ICATT Apprenticeship contract, company policies and employment regulations
Review significance of the apprenticeship training contract, in particular entering into it, its duration, and termination.
Review the mutual responsibilities, duties, and obligations arising from the training contract of both parties.
Review the essential elements of the training contract.
Review the provisions of the labor regulations or collective bargaining agreements that apply to the training company.
Review options for continuing education in the trade.
Structure and Organization of the ICATT Network Company
Explain the history, structure, and organization of the training company.
Explain basic functions of the training company such as procurement, manufacturing, sales, administration, and management.
Review the relationships of the training company and its personnel to business organizations, trade representatives, area Chambers of Commerce, K-12 schools, and colleges.
Describe the principles, tasks, and mode of operation of the representative bodies associated with the training company.
Workplace Safety and Health
Determine threats to safety and health at the workplace and actions to take to avoid them.
Review safety regulations and required documentation related to company equipment such as the operation of electrical, welding, and mechanical devices and tools.
Apply ergonomics, trade-specific safety and accident prevention regulations.
Describe actions to take in the event of accidents, falls, and health emergencies
Review safety regulations related to working with electrical equipment, devices, and operating equipment.
Apply fire prevention rules and describe action to take in the event of fire.
Review company CPR/first aid/AED protocols and locations of equipment.
Use protective and safety equipment and test their functioning.
Environmental protection
Review company procedures to avoid environmental impacts arising from operations within the occupational work area, in particular: use of green, energy, material, and economical and environmentally sound options.
Review possible environmental impact made by the training company and its contribution to protect the environment
Identify waste disposal of substances and materials in an environmentally sound manner.
Review OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) regulations and applications relevant to the training company
Evaluate and apply proper disposal techniques and procedures for fuels and other hazardous waste products.
Operational and technical communication
Select information sources, gather and evaluate information.
Interpret and use technical drawings and parts lists and prepare sketches.
Collect, supplement, evaluate, and use documents, technical documentation, and relevant specifications.
Maintain, back up, and archive data and documents, taking data protection into account.
Engage in clear, articulate and appropriate conversations with customers, supervisors, and in teams taking cultural diversity into account.
Illustrate factual situations, prepare records
Find and utilize information from technical documents or databases.
Organize and facilitate meetings; document and present results.
Engage in activities to resolve conflicts among team members, customers, supervisors as appropriate.
Plan and organize the work, assess work results
Set up the work space using approved operational processes and procedures of the training company
Select tools and materials; order, check, transport, and prepare them in a timely manner and maintain accurate inventory.
Plan and execute work flows and partial tasks in compliance with economic and scheduling rules.
Use instruments of order processing and scheduling.
Collect and evaluate data relevant to operations.
Review, present and compare the economic feasibility of various solutions.
Contribute to continuous improvement of work procedures in your own area.
Determine qualification deficiencies and utilize training opportunities.
Apply a variety of learning techniques.
Select and use testing methods and testing equipment, determine operability of testing equipment.
Monitor, evaluate, and document work results.
Plan and execute work in the team.
Distinguish, classify and handle materials and auxiliary supplies
Evaluate material properties and their modifications and select and handle materials appropriately.
Classify, use, and dispose of auxiliary supplies according to their use.
Manufacture components and modules
Ensure operational availability of machine tools, including tools.
Select tools and clamping devices, align and clamp workpieces.
Manufacture workpieces using manual and machine manufacturing processes.
Manufacture parts using cutting and forming processes.
Assemble/join parts made of different materials into modules, machines and other work pieces
Maintain operating equipment
Inspect, maintain, and repair operating equipment and maintain records and reports for equipment maintenance.
Visually inspect mechanical and electrical components and connections for mechanical damage, and repair or have them repaired.
Select, use, and dispose of materials such as fuels, liquids, and lubricants.
Control technology (advanced manufacturing and robotics)
Analyze the inspection criteria of control technology for training company equipment and tools, and review, evaluate, and maintain relevant records and documents.
Use and maintain control technology.
Lash, secure, and transport
Select means of securing equipment and products for lifting, moving, transportation and use taking into account relevant local, state, federal, and global regulations.
Demonstrate unloading, storage, and securing of various cargo, equipment and production products
Customer orientation
Procure specifications and information specific to the customer order; review, implement, or forward a customer's order specifications and information to team members
Identify order-specific special characteristics and safety regulations with team or customer.
Manufacture, assemble, and disassemble components, modules, and systems
Analyze tool and equipment technical documents.
Create and use assembly and disassembly plans and blueprints.
Manufacture and fit components using a combination of various manufacturing processes.
Assemble modules and components according to position and function.
Disassemble and label modules, systems, or equipment.
Clean, maintain, and store modules and components and document results
Program numerically controlled machine tools or production systems
Handle data entry and data output devices and storage data
Produce programs
Enter, test, alter and optimize programs
Carry out data back up according to company provisions
Set up machine tools or production systems
Prepare, assemble and align workpiece clamping devices
Prepare clamping devices and clamp tools
Calculate and save tool correction data
Set and enter production parameters
Prepare equipment for auxiliary and operating materials
Assemble protective equipment and check functionality
Carry out test run
Produce Workpieces
Align and clamp workpieces according to form and material properties
Produce workpieces from various materials using appropriate production procedures in accordance with technical documents
Evaluate suitability for milling of workpieces taking into account material composition, condition of delivery and condition of heat treatment
Follow safety regulations in carrying out the milling process
Consider economic factors in producing workpieces
Monitor and optimize production processes
Monitor and optimize the production processes
Recognize and analyze errors in the production process, identify and rectify causes
Repair machine-related malfunctions or arrange for repair
Monitor safety equipment and ensure functionality
Guide quality and quantity by optimizing the process parameters
Business practices and quality management in operating area
Clarify the nature and scope of orders, identify specific services, agree on particular characteristics deadlines with the customer.
Procure, evaluate, and use information for order fulfillment, take technical developments into account, comply with regulations relevant to safety.
Accord due consideration to business management and ecological points of view in planning the processing of orders, reach agreement with upstream and downstream divisions, prepare planning documents
Arrange for partial orders, review results.
Execute orders whilst in particular taking account of health and safety at work, environmental protection and deadlines
Apply company quality assurance systems in their own work area, systematically seek out, remedy and document the causes of quality defects.
Select and apply test procedures and equipment, check the correct functionality of test equipment, apply test plans and company test regulations, document and evaluate results
Document order processing, services and consumption
Handover technical systems or products to customers and explain such systems and products, prepare acceptance protocols
Evaluate work results and execution of work and contribute to the continuous improvement of work processes
Arrange for the optimization of stipulations, particularly of documentation
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