Manufacturing Essentials Curriculum Outline (60 contact hours of training)
Unit 1: Employability Skills - Provides education and training on employability
skills that the manufacturing community identified as necessary to the day-to-day
- Module 1: Human Behavior and Ethics
- Module 2: Communications Skills
- Module 3: Stress Management and Time Management
- Module 4: Team Building and Conflict Resolution
- Module 5: Counseling, Decision Making, and Conflict Resolution
- Module 6: Intermediate Math
Unit 2: Production and Processes - Develops existing skills needed for the production of products to meet customer needs while ensuring the process meets business requirements.
- Module 1: Introduction to Manufacturing and the Industry
- Module 2: The Production Process
- Module 3: Manufacturing Essentials and Instruments
- Module 4: Lean Six Sigma
- Module 5: Business Basics
- Module 6: Lean Supply Chain
Unit 3: Maintenance Awareness - Provides the core knowledge of preventive maintenance and enhances existing skills in the identification and performance of equipment maintenance used in the production process.
- Module 1: Troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis
- Module 2: Industrial Print Reading
- Module 3: Electrical Basics
- Module 4: Fluid Power Basics
- Module 5: Preventive Maintenance
- Module 6: Total Productive Maintenance
Unit 4: Quality Assurance - Enhances existing knowledge and skills needed for to maintaining quality and implementing continuous improvement processes, and correcting product and process variances to meet quality standards.
- Module 1: Introduction to Quality Management
- Module 2: Quality Improvement
- Module 3: Measuring Process Quality Control
- Module 4: Problem Solving
Unit 5: Safety Awareness - Provides baseline knowledge and skills related to maintaining a safe and productive work environment, ensuring the safe use of equipment in the workplace.
- Module 1: OSHA Standards and Safety Inspections
- Module 2: Hazard Awareness and Communications
- Module 3: Personal Protection Equipment and Programs
- Module 4: Fire Safety and Emergency Response
- Module 5: Electrical and Tool Safety
- Module 6: Lockout/Tagout Safety
- Module 7: Ergonomics
- Module 8: Bloodborne Pathogens
