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Title: WISCONSIN'S EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AIDES OR TECHNICIANS
Accession Number: 00200262
Record Type: Component
Abstract: THE RAPIDLY EXPANDING HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM WILL REQUIRE THE TRAINING OF SEMI-PROFESSIONAL AIDS AND TECHNICIANS WHO MAY BE ASSIGNED TO MANY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES NOW BEING CARRIED ON BY PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS. THE ENGINEERS MAY THEN BE REASSIGNED TO PROFESSIONAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES FOR WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN TRAINED. THE WISCONSIN SYSTEM OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION DURING RECENT YEARS HAS DEVELOPED TECHNICIAN TRAINING PROGRAMS IN A NUMBER OF FIELDS WHERE THE NEED FOR SEMI-PROFESSIONAL AIDS AND TECHNICIANS IS INCREASING MARKEDLY. CURRICULA AND MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE CONDUCT OF SUCH TRAINING PROGRAMS HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY THE STATE BOARD. WHEN THE NEEDS FOR SEMI-PROFESSIONAL AIDS AND TECHNICIANS WAS BROUGHT TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION A PROGRAM WAS WORKED OUT FOR COOPERATION WITH THE HIGHWAY COMMISSION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR HIGHWAY AIDS IN CITIES OF THE STATE WHERE DISTRICT HIGHWAY OFFICES ARE LOCATED. THE CURRICULUM HAS BEEN PREPARED COOPERATIVELY BY SELECTED VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OFFICIALS AND HIGHWAY AND ALLIED CONSTRUCTION PERSONNEL. TEACHERS, WHO IN SOME INSTANCES WERE EMPLOYED ON HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION DURING THE SUMMER OF 1957, MADE AN ANALYSIS OF THE JOB REQUIREMENTS FOR HIGHWAY AIDS AND TECHNICIANS. BASED ON THIS EXPERIENCE, SPECIFIC COURSES TO MEET THE TRAINING NEEDS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED. PROFESSIONAL WORKERS AND ENGINEERS PRESENTLY EMPLOYED IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION WILL BE UTILIZED TO PROVIDE SOME OF THE TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION. THE TRAINING PROGRAM WILL BE CONDUCTED ON BOTH A FULL-TIME DAY AND PART-TIME EVENING BASIS. THE DAY PROGRAM WILL EMPHASIZE TRAINING FOR INITIAL EMPLOYMENT AND THE EVENING SCHOOL PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO EMPLOYED HIGHWAY WORKERS TO UPGRADE THEMSELVES FOR INCREASED RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROMOTION. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THIS COOPERATIVE TRAINING EFFORT WILL TO SOME DEGREE ALLEVIATE THE SHORTAGE OF TRAINED SEMI-PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL REQUIRED FOR THE EXPANDED HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM. /AUTHOR/
Supplemental Notes: No. 200, pp 15-21, 2 APP Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01410594
Authors: Greiber, C LPagination: 7p
Publication Date: 1958
Serial: Media Type: Digital/other
TRT Terms: Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Highways
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Sep 12 1994 12:00AM
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