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Tire Builders: a task-based learning plan

Operate machines to build tires.

Understand the profile before choosing priorities

The table shows the ten highest importance ratings among 32 skills with usable ratings. Skills tied on importance can share a rank. Importance (1–5) and level (0–7) describe different dimensions. A level of 4 is not 4/7 of a course, and neither scale is your personal score. Source dates refer to the underlying rating, not the database release date.

SkillImportance / 5Level / 7Rating date
Operation and Control3.253.1208/2020 · Analyst
Operations Monitoring3.123.3808/2020 · Analyst
Monitoring3.002.8808/2020 · Analyst
Active Listening3.002.6208/2020 · Analyst
Critical Thinking3.002.5008/2020 · Analyst
Time Management2.752.2508/2020 · Analyst
Judgment and Decision Making2.752.0008/2020 · Analyst
Speaking2.622.2508/2020 · Analyst
Quality Control Analysis2.622.1208/2020 · Analyst
Social Perceptiveness2.382.0008/2020 · Analyst

Anchor the plan in an actual task

Choose one reported task you want to understand better. Then choose one to three skills and describe an appropriate learning activity, evidence you will review and a date. For practical work requiring authorization, choose relevant coursework, observation or supervised training.

Operation and Control

Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

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These generic examples illustrate the level scale. They are not required activities for tire builders.

Level 4: Adjust the speed of assembly line equipment based on the product being assembled

Level 2: Navigate the settings on an office printer to print on both sides of the paper

Which authorized training and documented operating limits would you need to understand first?

Operations Monitoring

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Read the scale examples

These generic examples illustrate the level scale. They are not required activities for tire builders.

Level 4: Monitor machine functions on an automated production line

Level 2: Monitor completion times while running a computer program

Which indicator would you observe, what is its expected range, and how would you record an exception?

Monitoring

Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Read the scale examples

These generic examples illustrate the level scale. They are not required activities for tire builders.

Level 2: Proofread and correct a letter

Level 4: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed

What result or exception would you inspect during the task, and when would you revisit it?

Active Listening

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Read the scale examples

These generic examples illustrate the level scale. They are not required activities for tire builders.

Level 2: Take a customer's order

Level 4: Answer inquiries regarding credit references

What would you ask the other person to clarify, and how would you confirm you understood?

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

Read the scale examples

These generic examples illustrate the level scale. They are not required activities for tire builders.

Level 2: Determine whether a subordinate has a good excuse for being late

Level 4: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses

What assumption could change your conclusion, and what evidence would you check first?

Time Management

Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Read the scale examples

These generic examples illustrate the level scale. They are not required activities for tire builders.

Level 2: Keep a monthly calendar of appointments

Level 4: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week

What needs to happen first, where is the deadline, and what would you do if time runs short?

Judgment and Decision Making

Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Read the scale examples

These generic examples illustrate the level scale. They are not required activities for tire builders.

Level 2: Decide how scheduling a break will affect work flow

Level 4: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk

Which options, constraints and consequences would you compare, and what could change the choice?

Speaking

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Read the scale examples

These generic examples illustrate the level scale. They are not required activities for tire builders.

Level 2: Greet tourists and explain tourist attractions

Level 4: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history

How would you explain the task, audience needs and next step in a short conversation?

Quality Control Analysis

Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

Read the scale examples

These generic examples illustrate the level scale. They are not required activities for tire builders.

Level 2: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)

Level 4: Assess new parts for precision and accuracy to specifications

What is being checked, what defines a defect, and what evidence would be retained?

Social Perceptiveness

Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Read the scale examples

These generic examples illustrate the level scale. They are not required activities for tire builders.

Level 2: Notice that customers are angry because they have been waiting too long

Level 4: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group

What perspective or concern might another person bring to this task?

Review the result

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