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development of a task list for on-the-job training (OJT) of Power Plant Technician Apprentices at Texas A&M University
This study was conducted in 1997-1998 to develop the list of tasks necessary for the on-the-job training (OJT) of the Power Plant Technician Trade in Physical Plant Apprenticeship Program at Texas A&M University. A group of seven subject matter experts (SMEs) from the Texas A&M University Power Plant was selected. The data collection and validation process was introduced to the SMEs through individual interviews. A master list, based on the list of tasks gathered from each SME, was reviewed by each individual SME in two separate rounds. In round three, which included 264 competencies, SMEs validated the final draft as a group. For external validation, three co-generation utility plants located in Houston, Texas, Lubbock, Texas, and Norman, Oklahoma were identified. The task list was formatted as a questionnaire, with measures of applicability; on a scale of one-to-five (one being the least important), the level of importance of each task for OJT was questioned. Five SMEs from two sites and four from the third site participated in this external validation process. The data analysis showed that over 90% of the tasks were applicable to the other similar plants and that over 75% of the tasks held importance levels of three or higher in regard to OJT. In fact, the tasks with mean ratings of four or greater (very important to essential) were 60% in site one, 87% in site two, and 75% in site three. It was concluded that the methodology selected for this study was valid and reliable for task list development. The data collected represented a perceived high degree of importance for most of the applicable tasks in regard to structured on-the-job training. Also noted was the essential role the subject matter experts played in curriculum design for work force development. Periodic evaluation and upgrade of the developed task list in addition to the use of the list for related training enhancement and curriculum development was recommended.
"Major Subject: Educational Human Resource Development".
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Major educational human resource development