Auto / Automotive Body Repair Cluster

PREPARATION LEVEL COURSES

I340  COLLISION  DAMAGE  REPAIR  I  (ACC)

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 2.5

Grade level: 11, 12

Auto Collision Repair I is the first year of a two year program that requires students to have good manual dexterity and an appreciation for craftsmanship.  In this course, the students will start by learning basic shop safety.  They will then learn the names and uses of the hand and power tools used to repair late model automobiles.  They will also learn the basic terminology and techniques in MIG welding, sheet metal straightening, rust proofing / undercoating, plastic parts repair, chassis alignment, panel replacement / alignment, and application of primers and paints.

I440  COLLISION  DAMAGE  REPAIR  II  (ACC)

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: 2.5

Grade level: 11, 12

Auto Collision Repair II is the second year course in the two year Auto Collision Repair program.  In this course students will advance their skills and experience in techniques for MIG welding, sheet metal straightening, rust proofing / undercoating, plastic parts repair, chassis alignment, panel replacement / alignment, and application of primers and paints.  During this second year, students are expected to work more independently and aid in the instruction of the first year students through their experience.

I401 INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY COOPERATIVE EDUCATION

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: variable

Grade level: 11, 12

Industrial Technology Cooperative Education is designed for junior and senior students interest in pursuing careers in Industrial Technology.  Students are released from school for their paid cooperative education work experience.  They participate in 200 minutes per week of related classroom instruction focusing on job survival skills, career exploration skills related to the job, and human relations skills. 

A qualified industrial technology instructor is responsible for supervision and is given 30 minutes per student per week to do so.  Written training agreements and individual student training plans are developed and agreed upon by the employer, student and coordinator.  The coordinator, student and employer assume compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations.  The coordinator also needs to have taken six semester hours of organization and administration of cooperative education.

The course content includes the following broad areas of emphasis:  further career education opportunities, planning for the future, job seeking skills, personal development, human relationship, legal protection and responsibilities, economics of the job, organization and job termination.

Z401  INTERRELATED COOPERATIVE EDUCATION         

Course length: 1 year

Course credit: variable

Grade level: 11, 12

Interrelated Cooperative Education is designed for junior and/or senior students interested in pursuing careers in vocational occupations.  Students are released from school for their paid cooperative education work experience and participate in 200 minutes per week of related classroom instruction.  Classroom instruction focuses on providing students with job survival skills and career exploration skills related to the job and improving student’s abilities to interact positively with others.  For skills related to the job, refer to the skill development course outlines and the task list of the desired occupational program.

A qualified vocational cooperative coordinator is responsible for supervision.  Written training agreements and individual student training plans are developed and agreed upon by the employer, student and coordinator.  Occupational task lists form the basis for training plans.  The coordinator, student and employer assume compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations.

The course content includes the following broad areas of emphasis: further career education opportunities, planning for the future, job-seeking skills, personal development, human relationships, legal protection and responsibilities, economics and the job, organization and job termination.  In addition, classroom instruction includes technical skills as identified on occupational task lists.