MCHNac: PRECISION MACHINING TECHNOLOGY Section 1 Unit 3 Workplace Skills

Terms in this set (12)

worker who is trained by a skilled professional and receives practical experience in the workplace

training period and arrangement in which a person is trained by a skilled professional and receives practical experience in the workplace

associate degree

generally a two-year degree that indicates a person's understanding of theory as well as his / her ability to perform specific hands-on tasks

baccalaureate degree / bachelor degree

degree from a four-year institution of higher learning

career and technical education / vocational education

hands-on training in a trades school; symbol CTE

document that verifies a person's ability to perform specific hands-on tasks

rank of person who has successfully completed an apprenticeship

National Institute for Metalworking Skills

professional organization that sets high standards for skills and knowledge in machining; symbol NIMS

on-the-job training (OJT)

learning how to do a job while working at that job; symbol OJT

personal skills

combination of a person's soft and hard skills

technical skills

physical and mechanical skills

MCHN Section 1 Unit 3 Careers in Machining, Precision Machining Technology, ISBN -13: 978-1-285-44454-3. Definitions are original by Linda L. Mullin, Ph.D

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