Program coordinator works with employer to establish and maintain training goals. Classroom and individualized study dealing primarily with the components, systems, operation, and efficient flow of power from power unit to final destined working component. Understanding of fundamentals and principles of mechanical systems of transmissions stressed. Individualized laboratory practice in the design, repair, and application of mechanical transmission systems. Includes compact diesel and gas power units, agriculture drive train components, and the use of mechanical drawing to sketch and read sketches, drawings, and diagrams reflecting problems encountered in power transfer systems.
Student is paid part-time employee under employer's immediate supervision.
Program coordinator works with employer to establish and maintain training goals. Classroom and individualized study provides opportunity to plan operation and technical skills on combine systems to strengthen judgment, decision making, and techniques for analyzing quality of performance of equipment application. Emphasis placed on combine equipment and efficient flow of material from field to storage to processing. Individualized laboratory practice using commercial service procedures for practice of theory and principles of harvesting equipment maintenance under actual conditions by running, testing, disassembling, and reassembling components and systems. Includes threshing mechanisms and related components, material flow components and systems, related hydraulic and power transfer systems, and electrical systems.