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Show DAVC maintenance class members improve their skills with hands-on training. Pictured is Woody Kloor, instructor and Ron Newey and Mike Zeuch. Maintenance employees go back to school at DAVC advertised, other companies have heard about the training and are inquiring in-quiring about training availability. "Our current classes are full, but there may be a few openings when the curriculum moves into pneumatics and hydraulics in May," said Dr. Worthington. "We also may run this program again in early 1991. Companies or individuals in-dividuals should contact the DAVC if they are interested in this training program." If inquiries into this program continue, con-tinue, the DAVC may also need to install a permanent hat rack where maintenance workers can hang their hard hats as they proceed to their soft seats on a regular basis. i jobs, their reaction has been very favorable. "I'm glad that a program was finally designed that pertains just to industrial maintenance. You usually have to take so many different classes, but they are now combined into one. The lab has a lot of equipment that is actually out in the industry," said Mike Zeuch of Smith's Distribution Center. Another student, Ron Newey, commented, "The program is going to be well-rounded and touches on areas that most maintenance workers have to do a lot of work in." Although the industrial maintenance program has not been One hundred thirteen industrial maintenance employees in Davis County are trading in their hard hat for soft seats. At least they're doing it twice a week while they go back to school at the Davis Area Vocational Voca-tional Center in a special training program that has been designed to upgrade their industrial maintenance skills. The program was implemented at the request of local manufacturing businesses who have recently purchased pur-chased new equipment. The next step for these businesses was to upgrade the maintenance skills of their employees to help them better understand the technological advances ad-vances in the new equipment. Last fall, several businesses contacted con-tacted Jack Shell, director of the Davis Area Vocational Center, to see if the DAVC could provide the service that was needed. Although the DAVC did not have an industrial maintenance program operating, it had purchased some advanced electronic equipment in anticipation of such a need. The DAVC accepted the challenge of designing and implementing the industrial maintenance training program. Dr. Kent Worthington, regional vocational director, and Sheryl Allen, custom fit coordinator, formed form-ed a committee to identify the curriculum cur-riculum needs. Representatives from All American Gourmet Company, Phillips Petroleum, Lifetime Products, Pro-ducts, Smith's Food and Drug Distribution Center, Allied After-market After-market and Futura Home Products served on the committee which identified desired competencies and the curriculum and equipment that would deliver them. The training program began in mid-January after two months of committee preparation. "The businesses busi-nesses needed this nine-month training program started quickly, so we pulled out all stops to get it up and going to meet their request," according to Dr. Worthington. Training will include instruction in electrical controls, pneumatics, hydraulics, and machining skills. Allied Aftermarket has a special curriculum package for their employees which also includes instruction in-struction in welding and sheet metal. Even though students attend class on their own time after spending long hours on their maintenance |