Maintenance Assessment and Training
Every day businesses are becoming more dependent on highly automated manufacturing systems. The companies with the
brightest futures all have employees who are trained from the future.
That's why our Economic Development division has a program to help your company improve employee skills in the areas of mechanical and electrical
maintenance. Our program delivers comprehensive assessments and training
to your employees with dramatic results. Your company will not only benefit from having a better trained workforce, but also gain a competitive
edge in today's global environment.
No one needs all of our training. Your employees have differing degrees of skill. So rather than give your people unnecessary
instruction, we take time to find out exactly what each employee needs.
Our training starts with an evaluation process that usually takes place at a certified assessment center. Our assessment team
consists of a team leader, three to four certified assessors, a scheduler, and a data entry specialist.
MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT
The mechanical maintenance assessment program includes eleven written, seven identification and application, and six performance
activities. In approximately 12 hours we will assess your employees' capabilities in the following areas:
Motors and couplings
Belts, chains and shafts
Bearings and seals
Principles of mechanics
Lubrication
Welding
Hydraulics and pneumatics
Plumbing and tubing
Gears, drives, and clutches
Fasteners and torque
Math
ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT
The electrical maintenance assessment program also covers a broad range of skills with seven written, six identification and application, and
five performance activities. In approximately 10 hours we will assess your employees' capabilities in the following areas:
Electrical safety
Fundamentals of electricity
Electrical blueprints
Test equipment
Motors and generators
Control devices
Math
Power distribution
THE RESULTS
The analysis from the assessments are displayed on bar graphs and other printouts that give both the individual and the company a full
summary of the results and provide recommendations for training. Moreover, employees are individually counseled on their
performance.
The purpose of this training evaluation isn't to use the test for hiring, promoting, firing, or providing
pay-for-skills data. The purpose is to improve performance, improve your business and improve the confidence and skill level of each
person who we work with in your company.
THE NEXT STEP
To make sure your company's skill level improves, we follow up our assessment with high quality training
programs, each specially developed to address any needs identified in the assessment.
There are 85 mechanical and 30 electrical units in the training series, and each unit includes student and instructor materials. Many units
also include a performace requirement which involves hands-on training. It's a great way for your employees to learn.
Instruction is provided in a classroom format, supervised individual study, or a combination of the two. The important thing
is not to simply provide materials, but to provide real learning and improvement. And our methods do just that.
Of course, throughout this whole process, your company will be a full partner every step of the way. We believe that cooperation
is the best way to succeed in meeting training objectives which result in a more productive workforce.
That keeps both your business and our community
strong, competitive and productive, and that's what DeKalb's technical
education system is all about.
