Operating Engineer - Winter 2014

Education & Training
Training Instructors Come Together
for Crane Curriculum Review
THE NATIONAL TRAINING FUND (NTF) presented
a crane curriculum review and rollout for 65 Training
Administrators and Instructors in January at the Maritime
Institute Conference Center in Linthicum, Maryland. The
review included statements from many of the subject
matter experts that helped design and guide this project to
completion.
Also included was a synopsis of the 31 modules in the
new crane training instructor manual, with a snapshot of the
31 power point presentations, including almost 1100 slides,
many with embedded videos for the classroom. This new
curriculum, which took approximately a year and a half to
complete, met with the group’s approval and many requests
for order information.
IUOE Training Directors and Instructors who are
interested in ordering copies of the manual can contact Steve
Brown at (202) 778-2665 or sbrown@iuoe.org
Stationary Engineers Helping to Develop New National Skills
Standards for Energy Management
THE NATIONAL TRAINING FUND (NTF) is currently
working with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to
address new national energy management skill standards.
IUOE training, including the NTF’s Energy Conservation
curriculum, helps members develop state-of-the-art craft
skills. In turn, IUOE Stationary Engineers play a pivotal role
in implementing energy management programs.
IUOE members already have a tremendous impact
on facility energy management as part of their day to
day responsibilities and their craft skills will increase in
importance as new technologies and work processes are
implemented. The NTF is committed to maintaining the
highest quality standards in the expected expansion of both
training and certification activity for energy conservation.
The DOE is currently working with the National Institute
of Building Sciences on a project called “Better Buildings
Workforce Guidelines.” The IUOE is represented on the
project’s Commercial Workforce Credentialing Council
Board of Advisors by Stationary Department Director Russell
Duke.
Several IUOE Stationary Engineers are also helping to
ensure the union’s voice is heard in setting national skill
standards, by serving as industry practitioner subject matter
experts or alternates. They are participating in a formal
process called job task analysis which will describe in detail
the essential skills needed for energy-related job categories.
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INTERNATIONAL OPERATING ENGINEER