Industry Readiness Training

Topic outline

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  General

  Announcements

  • Announcements Forum

    Welcome to Industry Readiness Training

    This free and open course curriculum was developed by more than 700 U.S. community colleges in partnership with local industries to prepare students for employment as part of the U.S. Department of Labor’s $1.9 billion  Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant program.

    
    

    Expert-Designed Course

    This course was developed by subject matter experts, in partnership with local industries, to ensure the curriculum is aligned with the skills needed to gain employment. To ensure quality, this course was evaluated by third-party experts.

    
    

    Free and Open Materials

    As a student, you are free to explore and use these online materials to learn about the subject. As an instructor, you are free to adopt and adapt these online materials in your teaching of the subject. SkillsCommons materials have a  Creative Commons license, which means you can  download material directly from SkillsCommons to your computer. You are free to share, copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format you choose in accordance with the terms of use.
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  Syllabus/Course Info

  Syllabus/ Course Info

  • About This Course Page
  • Industry Readiness Training Overview: Student Learning Outcomes Page
  • Materials for Instructors
  • AMIR Program Evaluation Checklist Page
  • Revised Activity Template Page
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  Course Pre-Test

  • Pre-Test
  • Industry Readiness Training Pre-Test Quiz
  • OSHA (no content)
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  Workforce Success Skills

  • Workforce Success Skills
  • Work Success Skills: Student Learning Outcomes Page
  • Goal Setting
  • Goal Setting Overview Page
  • Goal Setting Presentation Page
  • Values Worksheet Page
  • SMART Goals Worksheet Page
  • Team Building & Communication
  • Team Building & Communication Overview Page
  • Team Building Lesson Plan Page
  • Team Building Presentation Page
  • Team Building Exercises Page
  • Writing about Team Building Page
  • Stranded on a Mountain Exercise Page
  • Effective Communication Presentation Page
  • Communication Survey Page
  • Communication Style Inventory Page
  • Workplace Success
  • Workplace Success: Student Learning Outcomes Page
  • Career Gate: Manufacturing Page
  • Workplace Success Presentation Page
  • Find Someone Who Activity Page
  • Job Search
  • Job Search: Student Learning Outcomes Page
  • Generic Job Application Page
  • Job Search Presentation (No Content) Page
  • Resume and Cover Letter
  • Resume and Cover Letter: Student Learning Outcomes Page
  • Resume & Cover Letter Presentation Page
  • Chronological Resume Sample Page
  • Combination Resume Sample Page
  • Resume Template Page
  • Cover Letter Details Page
  • Skills Resume Template Page
  • Interviewing
  • Interviewing: Student Learning Outcomes Page
  • Interviewing Presentation Page
  • Discontinued Lessons
  • Stress Management Page
  • Time Management Page
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  Introduction to Computers and Excel

  • Introduction to Computers and Excel
  • Basic Computer Skills, the Internet, Word, and Excel: Student Learning Outcomes Page
  • Basic Computer Use
  • Introduction to Computers Presentation Page
  • Confirm your Basic Computer Skills Quiz
  • Using the Internet Presentation Page
  • Confirm your Basic Internet Skills Quiz
  • Atomic Learning Page
  • Introduction to Excel
  • Introduction to Excel Page
  • Create an Excel Speadsheet Page
  • Atomic Learning (no content) Page
  • Introduction to Word
  • Confirm your Basic Word Skills Quiz
  • Atomic Learning (no content) Page
  • Discontinued Lessons
  • Introduction to Computers and Excel Discontinued Lessons Page
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  Shop Math

  • Shop Math
  • BPCC Open Campus Courses Page
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  Print Reading & Measurements

  • Print Reading & Measurements
  • Print Reading: Student Learning Outcomes Page
  • Print Reading
  • Print Reading Schedule Page
  • Student Activities Page
  • Class #1
  • Class 1.1 Line Conventions and Lettering: Presentation For Students Page
  • Class 1.2 Title Blocks and Parts Lists: Presentation For Students Page
  • Class 1.3 Drawing Revision Systems: Presentation For Students Page
  • Class #2
  • Multiview Drawings: Presentation For Students Page
  • Section Views: Presentation For Students Page
  • Class #3
  • Auxiliary Views: Presentation For Students Page
  • Detail Drawings: Presentation For Students Page
  • Class #4
  • Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T): Presentation For Students Page
  • Surface Texture Symbols: Presentation For Students Page
  • Screw Thread Representation: Presentation For Students Page
  • Plastic Parts: Presentation For Students Page
  • Welding Prints: Presentation For Students Page
  • Precision Sheet Metal Parts: Presentation For Students Page
  • Tests Page
  • Presentations from Previous Cohorts Page
  • Measurement Tools
  • Measurement Tools: Student Learning Outcomes Page
  • Measurement Tools Outline Page
  • Measurement Tool Presentation Page
  • Caliper Test with Answers Page
  • Micrometer Test with Answers Page
  • Student Activities Page
  • Print Reading for Industry Page
  • Useful Videos Page
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  Introduction to Mechatronics

  • Introduction to Mechatronics
  • Introduction to Machines: Student Learning Outcomes Page
  • Introduction to Machines: Outline of Topics Page
  • Lever and Pulley Homework Page
  • Class 1: Introduction and Linkages
  • Simple Machines Presentation Page
  • Circular to Linear Motion Presentation Page
  • Crank Simulation Page
  • Exercise: Stroke and Flow Page
  • Crank Simulations A-C Page
  • Exercise: Four Bar Linkage Page
  • Simulations: 4 Link Models 1-9 Page
  • Class 2: Cams
  • Cams Presentation Page
  • Simulations: Plate Cams 1-4 Page
  • Exercise: Cam Rise, Fall and Dwell (No Content) Page
  • Class 3: Timing and Position
  • Timing and Position Presentation Page
  • Exercise: Position, Stroke and Timing Page
  • Simulations: Position, Stroke and Timing Page
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  Industrial Electricity

  • Industrial Electricity
  • Electronics: Student Learning Outcomes Page
  • Electronics Overview Page
  • Class 1: Introduction
  • 01- Basic Electron Flow Page
  • 02- Direct and Alternating Current Page
  • 03- Scientific and Engineering Notation Page
  • Handouts
  • Glossary Page
  • Activities
  • Activity: Prefixes and Conversions Page
  • Scientific and Engineering Notation - Simplified Version Page
  • Class 2: Circuits
  • Circuits Page
  • 05- Ohm's Law Page
  • 06- Kirchoff's Laws Page
  • Activities
  • Resistor Series Circuit Page
  • Kirchoff's Law Activity Page
  • Series Circuits Unknowns Page
  • Class 3: Components
  • 07 Components Presentation Page
  • Activities
  • Identifying Resistors Page
  • Handouts
  • Resistor Color Chart Page
  • Class 4: Measuring Devices
  • 04- Measuring Devices Presentation Page
  • Image of a Digital Multimeter Page
  • Class 5 Hands on Lab
  • Electronic Drawing Page
  • Deprecated Resources
  • Basic Electron Flow Presentation Page
  • Basic Electrical Circuits Page
  • Resistor Codes Page
  • Digital Multimeters Page
  • Scientific Notation Page
  • Sine Waves Page
  • Device Testing Page
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  Quality

  • Quality
  • Quality Overview Page
  • Quality-Related Acronyms Page
  • Introduction to Quality Presentation Page
  • Deprecated Resources
  • Introduction to Quality Presentation (ver. 1.0) Page
  • Thinking About Quality Forum
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  Lean Manufacturing

  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Lean Manufacturing: Student Learning Outcomes Page
  • Lean Manufacturing Presentation Page
  • The LEGO Game Page
  • Glossary Page
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  Wagon Project

  • Wagon Project
  • Wagon Project: Student Learning Outcomes Page
  • Wagon Project Directions Page
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  Topic 12

  • MWCC Resources URL
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  Topic 13

  • 24/7 Helpdesk URL