Texas Instrument Skill Standards
06.11.2008
On November 9, 2004, the Texas Skill Standards Board (TSSB) recognized Industrial Instrumentation and Controls Technician skill standards. The skill standards address the growing demand for skilled entry-level Industrial Instrumentation and Controls technicians. The current shortage of technicians is the result of attrition, retirement, and lower new-hire skill levels. Gulf Coast plants report that the average age of a plant worker is between 48 and 49 years old, which is projected to result in a 60-70% turnover rate over the next 10 to 15 years.
The Industrial Instrumentation and Controls Technician Skill Standards were developed and validated by the Industrial Instrumentation and Controls Technology Alliance, an industry-driven alliance of employers and educators of instrumentation technicians, with the collaboration of the Center for Digital and Fieldbus Technological Education at Lee College as part of a National Science Foundation grant.
Participating technicians represented major Texas employers, such as British Petroleum, Dow Chemical, Eastman Chemical, ExxonMobil, Hampden Engineering Corporation, Merisol, Marathon Ashland Petroleum, Samson Controls, and Sterling Chemicals.
IICTA educational partners included the Center for Digital and Fieldbus Technological Education at Lee College, Brazosport College, College of the Mainland, Lamar Institute of Technology, Lamar State College, Louisiana Technical College, San Jacinto College, Texas State Technical College-Waco, and others.
Industrial instrumentation and controls technicians troubleshoot, maintain, repair, replace, and install process control equipment to produce quality products and insure environmental protection, safety, and cost-effective operations. Technicians work with pneumatic, mechanical, electronical and computer-based process control equipment to calibrate instruments used to control the measurement of materials, such as oil and gas.
Instrument technicians are found in various process-related industries, namely, oil and gas exploratin and refining, mineral processing, power generation, pharmaceutical, instrument equipment manufacturing, pertrochemical, pulp and paper processing, utilities, food and beverage, and municipal water and wastewater. Occupational job titles include Instrument and Electrical Technician, Process Control Technician, Control and Valve Installer and Repairer, Electro-Mechanical Technician, Electrial and Electronic Engineering Technician, and Maintenance and Repair Worker.
The TSSB recognized the standards in accordance with its Guidelines for the Development, Recognition and Usage of Skill Standards (May 2001). For more information, please contact the TSSB, at tssb@io.com or (512) 936-8100.
Texas Instrument Skill Standards
TSSB Recognizes Industrial Instrumentation and Controls Technician Skill StandardsOn November 9, 2004, the Texas Skill Standards Board (TSSB) recognized Industrial Instrumentation and Controls Technician skill standards. The skill standards address the growing demand for skilled entry-level Industrial Instrumentation and Controls technicians. The current shortage of technicians is the result of attrition, retirement, and lower new-hire skill levels. Gulf Coast plants report that the average age of a plant worker is between 48 and 49 years old, which is projected to result in a 60-70% turnover rate over the next 10 to 15 years.
The Industrial Instrumentation and Controls Technician Skill Standards were developed and validated by the Industrial Instrumentation and Controls Technology Alliance, an industry-driven alliance of employers and educators of instrumentation technicians, with the collaboration of the Center for Digital and Fieldbus Technological Education at Lee College as part of a National Science Foundation grant.
Participating technicians represented major Texas employers, such as British Petroleum, Dow Chemical, Eastman Chemical, ExxonMobil, Hampden Engineering Corporation, Merisol, Marathon Ashland Petroleum, Samson Controls, and Sterling Chemicals.
IICTA educational partners included the Center for Digital and Fieldbus Technological Education at Lee College, Brazosport College, College of the Mainland, Lamar Institute of Technology, Lamar State College, Louisiana Technical College, San Jacinto College, Texas State Technical College-Waco, and others.
Industrial instrumentation and controls technicians troubleshoot, maintain, repair, replace, and install process control equipment to produce quality products and insure environmental protection, safety, and cost-effective operations. Technicians work with pneumatic, mechanical, electronical and computer-based process control equipment to calibrate instruments used to control the measurement of materials, such as oil and gas.
Instrument technicians are found in various process-related industries, namely, oil and gas exploratin and refining, mineral processing, power generation, pharmaceutical, instrument equipment manufacturing, pertrochemical, pulp and paper processing, utilities, food and beverage, and municipal water and wastewater. Occupational job titles include Instrument and Electrical Technician, Process Control Technician, Control and Valve Installer and Repairer, Electro-Mechanical Technician, Electrial and Electronic Engineering Technician, and Maintenance and Repair Worker.
The TSSB recognized the standards in accordance with its Guidelines for the Development, Recognition and Usage of Skill Standards (May 2001). For more information, please contact the TSSB, at tssb@io.com or (512) 936-8100.