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• Line C - Tools and Equipment Competency C-4: Describe Ladders and Work Platforms

  Author(s): Camosun College

  Updated: May 9, 2019

  Description: In this Competency you will learn about some of the common equipment used for performing work at elevated locations. The safe use of ladders and scaffolds is required in all types of jobs. A safely built scaffold provides a stable platform for workers to complete their work. The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Regulation has set minimum standards for erecting and using ladders and work platforms.The following list of lines and competencies was generated with the goal of creating an entry-l...[more]

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• Line C - Tools and Equipment Competency C-3: Describe Rigging and Hoisting Equipment

  Author(s): Camosun College

  Updated: May 9, 2019

  Description: Rigging loads for lifting requires the use of various hardware items. Knowing how to correctly select, inspect, and assemble of each of these items is critical to a safe lift. To effectively use ropes in a work setting requires that you become familiar with several types of ropes, knots, bends, and hitches. The following list of lines and competencies was generated with the goal of creating an entry-level trades training resource, while still offering the flexibility for lines to be used as st...[more]

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• Line C - Tools and Equipment Competency C-2: Describe Common Power Tools and Their Uses

  Author(s): Camosun College

  Updated: May 9, 2019

  Description: Power tools play a major role in virtually every trade. You will be expected to be familiar with a wide range of portable and stationary power tools and to understand the safe operation of these tools. Proper maintenance improves the life and performance of the tool. Correct set-up and operating procedures ensure good results and prevent injury. The following list of lines and competencies was generated with the goal of creating an entry-level trades training resource, while still offering the...[more]

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• Complexities, Capacities, Communities: Changing Development Narratives in Early Childhood Education, Care and Development

  Author(s): Alan Pence, Allison Benner

  Updated: May 9, 2019

  Description: The term ‘capacity building’ has come into common usage in twenty-first century international development. While the term means different things to different people, it is often used to describe an infusion of knowledge or skills to help ‘build’ a government’s or institution’s ability to address key development challenges. However, like other well intentioned interventions from the industrialized West, such ‘capacity building’ can have destructive, as well as productive, impacts. This volume pr...[more]

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• Line C - Tools and Equipment Competency C-1: Describe Common Hand Tools and Their Uses

  Author(s): Camosun College

  Updated: May 9, 2019

  Description: Hand tools are used in almost every trade, but many of them have particular applications in a specific trade. It is likely you have used some of these tools already at work, at school, or at home, but this may be the first time you have had the chance to study some of the tools’ designs and applications in detail. The following list of lines and competencies was generated with the goal of creating an entry-level trades training resource, while still offering the flexibility for lines to be use...[more]

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• Steps to Success: Crossing the Bridge Between Literacy Research and Practice

  Author(s): Kristen A. Munger, Editor, Open SUNY

  Updated: May 9, 2019

  Description: Steps to Success: Crossing the Bridge Between Literacy Research and Practice introduces instructional strategies linked to the most current research-supported practices in the field of literacy. The book includes chapters related to scientifically-based literacy research, early literacy development, literacy assessment, digital age influences on children’s literature, literacy development in underserved student groups, secondary literacy instructional strategies, literacy and modern language, a...[more]

• Line D - Organizational Skills Competency D-5: Use Manufacturer and Supplier Documentation

  Author(s): Camosun College

  Updated: May 9, 2019

  Description: Document use is one of the nine essential skills identified by the Government of Canada to be successful in the workplace. It refers to the skills needed to find, enter, and use letters, numbers, symbols, and images in electronic and paper form. In the trades, people use document literacy skills to find and enter information in forms, lists, tables, graphs, maps, and drawings. The following list of lines and competencies was generated with the goal of creating an entry-level trades training res...[more]

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• Line D - Organizational Skills Competency D-2: Apply Science Concepts to Trades Applications

  Author(s): Camosun College

  Updated: May 9, 2019

  Description: This Competency introduces the basic principles governing the structure and the behaviour of solids, liquids, and gases. You will look at the effects forces have on objects and the basic machines that transmit a force. You will also examine the effects of thermal and electrical energy. The following list of lines and competencies was generated with the goal of creating an entry-level trades training resource, while still offering the flexibility for lines to be used as stand-alone books. Lin...[more]

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• Line D - Organizational Skills Competency D-1: Solve Trades Mathematical Problems

  Author(s): Camosun College

  Updated: May 9, 2019

  Description: Essential skills are used in every job to varying degrees and at different levels of complexity. They provide the foundation for learning all other skills and enable people to evolve in their jobs and adapt to changes in the workplace. The following list of lines and competencies was generated with the goal of creating an entry-level trades training resource, while still offering the flexibility for lines to be used as stand-alone books. Line D – Organizational Skills. D-1 Solve Trades Mathemat...[more]

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• Line D - Organizational Skills Competency D-4: Use Codes, Regulations and Standards

  Author(s): Camosun College

  Updated: May 9, 2019

  Description: Codes, regulations, standards, specifications, and recommended practices are used in all aspects of construction, fabrication, manufacturing, and inspection. The following list of lines and competencies was generated with the goal of creating an entry-level trades training resource, while still offering the flexibility for lines to be used as stand-alone books. Line D – Organizational Skills. D-1 Solve Trades Mathematical Problems, D-2 Apply Science Concepts to Trades Applications, D-3 Read ...[more]

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