| The focus of this study reflects on the very problem of how to coordinate training commensurate with the rapid advance of technological change and the constant movement of employees from job to job within industry.;The findings within this study have provided a method of selecting and identifying equipment for training purposes, a procedure for categorizing parts and sub-assemblies according to primary function, coordinating existing company policy and procedures within the training mission, and the identification of training modules pursuant to the specific needs of equipment maintenance.;The study consists of a four-step process integrating a computerized locomotive information system which identifies actual maintenance categories. Each step was designed in such a way as to produce a body of information, while at the same time, subdividing the locomotive into its individual parts and sub-assemblies.;In Step I, the builder was selected and the locomotive model identified. The builder in this case was the General Electric Company and the locomotive selected was the GE B23-7.;The study, based on the module concept of training, addresses these questions. By identifying training modules to meet specific maintenance requirements of equipment utilization, it is not only possible, but very realistic, for training to be tailored to specific job requirements. Thus, as equipment and technology change, so must job requirements and the prescription of training needed to support them.;Step II consisted of the integration of Conrail's Locomotive Information System (LIS) and the identification and study of one major locomotive subdivision, the "Diesel Engine.";Step III provided the technical description of each individual part or sub-assembly of the diesel engine and also categorically identified each according to its basic function of electrical, mechanical, or air.;Step IV, with the utilization of information in Steps I, II, and III, provided sufficient information to identify training modules in relation to the diesel engine's parts and sub-assemblies. The individual "modules" were designed specifically to address the maintenance requirements of each individual part or sub-assembly and, when combined, resulted in a comprehensive maintenance analysis curriculum for the "diesel engine."... |
