APPROPRIATE OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE
FOR OCCUPATIONAL INSTRUCTORS IN THE
WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM

Instructional Area: 412 Combustion Engines

Program: 50-412-1 Garage Mechanic Apprenticeship

Consultant: Marge Wood

Date Prepared: February 2000

District(s): Madison

I. WORKING TITLES WHICH PROVIDE THE OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE NECESSARY TO FUNCTION AS AN INSTRUCTOR

Garage Mechanic

Mechanic Industrial Truck

II. JOB DUTIES WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL SHOULD HAVE PERFORMED IF THEY ARE TO FUNCTION AS AN INSTRUCTOR

• Working knowledge of metal processes and machine shop.
• Inspects, overhauls, repairs, paints, cleans, greases and otherwise services automotive and construction equipment
• Inspects, services, diagnoses, repairs, and overhauls gasoline and diesel engines, standard and automatic transmissions.
• Inspects, services, diagnoses, repairs and overhauls front and rear axles, hydraulic and air brake systems, springs, electrical systems, cooling systems, hydraulic systems, and other chassis and auxiliary components.
• Aligns front ends.
• Inspects, diagnoses and repairs minor structural failures and cracks in metal and fiberglass booms, frames and support.
• Repairs and maintains electric, diesel, and gasoline industrial trucks: following manuals, using hand tools, and power tools utilizing knowledge of electrical, power transmission, brake, and other automotive systems.
• Reads job order and observes and listens to truck in operation to determine malfunction and to plan work procedures.
• Installs new ignition systems, aligns front wheels, changes or recharges batteries, and replaces transmissions and other parts using hand tools.
• Overhauls gas or diesel engines using mechanics' hand tools, welding equipment, standard charts, and hoists.
• Examines protective guards, loose bolts, and specified safety devices on trucks, and makes adjustments using hand tools.
• Lubricates moving parts, and drives repaired truck to verify conformance to specifications.
• May fabricate special lifting or towing attachments, hydraulic systems, shields, or other devices according to blueprints or schematic drawings.

III. WORKING TITLES WHICH DO NOT PROVIDE THE OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE NECESSARY TO FUNCTION AS AN INSTRUCTOR AND WHICH MIGHT CAUSE CONFUSION IN THIS AREA

Automotive Technician

Time-up Mechanic

Automobile Service Station Mechanic

Mechanic Endless Track Vehicle

IV. REQUIREMENTS FROM OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, ASSOCIATIONS, OR OTHER SIGNIFICANT GROUPS

Requires completion of BAS/BAT registered apprenticeship program OR acceptance by appropriate local Apprenticeship Advisory Committee.