Utility Power Worker Program at Amarillo College

Summary of the Utility Power Worker Program at Amarillo College, which included ABE pathways, soft skills training, and technologically enhanced learning strategies to produce a redesigned training curriculum with TAACCCT grant funds
Date:
2016
Primary Material Type:
Program
Other Material Types:
Program Planning Resources
Institution:
Amarillo College
Subjects:
accelerate progress, basic skills, career pathways, contextualized learning, job placement, personalized instruction, simulations, stackable credentials, soft skills, supplemental instructor, TABE, problem solving skills, critical thinking skills, utility power worker

Industry / Occupation

Industry Partner:
Ad hoc group of electrical energy provider employers from the Texas Panhandle region: provided input into curriculum redesign, emphasizing both technical and soft skills needed by new employees
Industry Sector:
Other Services (except Public Administration) -- Repair and Maintenance (811)
Occupation:
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations -- Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers (49-9051)

Education / Instructional Information

Instructional Program:
Construction Trades (46)
Credit Type:
  • Credit
Credential Type:
  • Stacked/Latticed Credential Model
Number of weeks per course:
8
Number of courses in the program:
16
Program Delivery Format:
Face-to-face

Copyright / Licensing

Primary License:
Creative Commons License
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