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COURSE OVERVIEW
Title: NCCER Core Curriculum / 4 credit (s)
Suggested Prerequisite (s): None / 100 level (s)
Course Code: DT1231NCC / required or elective

Course Description

This course will build essential skills and knowledge that is the prerequisite to be eligible for further technical studies at the senior level and BermudaCollege

Course Requirements

The requirements for this course are as follows:

Performance Assessments
NCCER Performance Profile Sheet:-
  • Basic Safety
  • Power Tools
  • Hand Tools
  • Basic Rigging
/ 40%
Product Assessment
Personal Safety Portfolio: -
  • Material Safety Data Sheet
  • Incident/Accident Report Form
  • Conversion Charts
  • Sample Drawings/Blueprints
  • Preventative Maintenance Procedural Chart/Log
  • Inspection Checklist
/ 20%
Written Assessments
  • NCCER Basic Safety Exam (70% pass rate)
  • NCCER Construction Math Exam
  • NCCER Power Tools Exam
  • NCCER Hand Tools Exam
  • NCCER Blueprints Exam
  • NCCER Basic Rigging Exam
/ 40%
Total / 100%

Course Resources

NCCER, Core Curriculum-National Center for Construction Education and Research(Trainee Guide)Prentice-Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey Columbus, Ohio, 2000.

Course Outline

Module Title# Double Periods / Module Title# Double Periods
A. Basic Safety...... 15
  • Job Site Hazards
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Lifting
  • Aerial Work
  • Safety Communications
  • Fire & Electrical Safety
/ B. Construction Math ...... 15
  • Whole Numbers
  • Measurements & Fractions
  • Decimals
  • Metric System
  • Geometry

C. Hand Tools...... 10
  • Types of Hand Tools
  • Appropriate Usage
  • Safety & Maintenance
  • Competency Performance
/ D. Power Tools...... 15
  • Types of Power Tools
  • Appropriate Usage
  • Safety & Maintenance
  • Competency Performance

E. Blueprints...... 10
  • Types of Plans
  • Blueprints Components & Scale
  • Reading & Interpreting Blueprints
  • Lines of Construction
  • Abbreviations Symbols & Keynotes
/ F. Basic Rigging...... 10
  • Design & Characteristics
  • Safety & Maintenance
  • Rigging Hardware
  • Hardware Attachment
  • Inspection Criteria
  • Rejection Criteria
  • Rated Capacity
  • Load control

Subtotal ...... 75
Optional double periods ...... 15
Total double periods...... 90

SENIOR SCHOOL DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY

check: S1 S2 S3 S4

NCCER Core Curriculum

GOALS / SUBGOALS / MODULE & CURRICULUM
CORRELATION MATRIX
1 / Design / 1.1 / Problem Identification
1.2 / Research/Analysis
1.3 / Synthesis
1.4 / Justification
1.5 / Discrimination
1.6 / Evaluation
2 / Make / 2.1 / Resource Selection
2.2 / Tool Skills / x / x / x / x
2.3 / Realization
2.4 / Data Utilization / x
3 / Communicate / 3.1 / Drawing System / x
3.2 / Design Sketch / x
3.3 / Presentation Graphics / x
3.4 / Standard Symbols / x / x
4 / Manage Projects / 4.1 / Resource Identification
4.2 / Prioritization
4.3 / Organization
4.4 / Adaptation
5 / Technology
In Society / 5.1 / Identification
5.2 / Awareness
CONTENT
STRUCTURE / Designing
Planning
Making / x / x / x / x
Health & Safety / x / x / x / x
Communicating / x / x / x / x / x / x
Systems and Structures / x / x / x
Technology in Society
MODULES / A / B / C / D / E / F

MODULE KEY

ABasic SafetyDPower Tools

BConstruction MathEBlueprints

CHand ToolsFBasic Rigging

DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY
Course Title: / NCCER Core Curriculum / Sequence Reference: / DT1231NCC-A
Module Title: / Basic Safety / SeniorSchool Level
S1 / S2 / S3 / S4
Number of Periods: / 15 periods
Goal and Subgoal Emphasis: / Content Focus:
  • 2.2 Technical Competence
/
  • Health & Safety
  • Communicating
  • Making

Curriculum Objectives: / Content Detail:
At the end of this module, students will:
  • understand the basics of job site safety
  • demonstrate typical job site safety procedures
  • inspect and don personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • demonstrate safe and correct lifting procedures
/
  • Basic Safety – professional craftspeople, accidents causes, housekeeping, regulations and reports
  • Job Site Hazards – proximity & confined areas, motorized vehicles
  • PPE – hard hat, safety glasses, goggles, face shields, safety harness, gloves, safety shoes, back belt, hearing protection and respiratory protection
  • Aerial Work – ladders, stepladders & scaffolds
  • Safety Communication – fire & electrical safety
  • Safety Documentation – Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDA), Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom) and Incident/Accident Report Forms

Module Evaluation:
  • Performance Assessments:
NCCER Performance Profile Sheet – Basic Safety
  • Product Assessments:
Personal Safety Portfolio: Material Safety Data Sheet andIncident/Accident Report Form
  • Written Assessment:
NCCER Basic Safety Exam (70% pass rate)
Prerequisite Skill Areas
(if any): / Special Resources
(materials, equipment & community involvement):
  • N/A
/
  • National Training Board (NTB)
  • Construction Association of Bermuda (CAOB)
  • Bermuda Electric Light Company (BELCO)
  • BermudaCollege (Applied Science & Technology)
  • Health & Safety Office (Occupational)

GLOSSARY:
  • Refer to text

REFERENCES - TEACHER:
NCCER, Core Curriculum-National Center for Construction Education and Research (Annotated Instructor’s Guide)Prentice-Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey Columbus, Ohio, 2000.
REFERENCES - STUDENT:
NCCER, Core Curriculum-National Center for Construction Education and Research(Trainee Guide)Prentice-Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey Columbus, Ohio, 2000.
DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY
Course Title: / NCCER Core Curriculum / Sequence Reference: / DT1231NCC-B
Module Title: / Construction Math / SeniorSchool Level
S1 / S2 / S3 / S4
Number of Periods: / 15 periods
Goal and Subgoal Emphasis: / Content Focus:
  • 2.4 Technical Competence
  • 3.4 Design and Technology
/
  • Communicating

Curriculum Objectives: / Content Detail:
At the end of this module, students will:
  • recognize and use standard/metric units of length, weight, volume and temperature
  • use standard/metric rulers
  • apply basic arithmetic to industry tasks
  • apply basic geometry used in the construction industry
  • perform mathematical computations with and without a calculator
/
  • Standard & metric ruler
  • Machinist’s rule
  • Measurements and fractions
  • Calculations-add, subtract, multiply and divide
  • Conversion process
  • Construction Geometry – angles, rectangles, square, triangle, circles
  • Area of Shapes
  • Volume of Shapes

Module Evaluation:
  • Performance Assessments:
Computation using technology
  • Product Assessments:
Personal Safety Portfolio: Conversion Charts
  • Written Assessment:
NCCER Construction Math Exam (70% pass rate)
Prerequisite Skill Areas
(if any): / Special Resources
(materials, equipment & community involvement):
  • N/A
/
  • National Training Board (NTB)
  • Construction Association of Bermuda (CAOB)
  • Bermuda Electric Light Company (BELCO)
  • BermudaCollege (Applied Science & Technology)
  • Calculators
  • Rulers
  • Scale rule

DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY
Course Title: / NCCER Core Curriculum / Sequence Reference: / DT1231NCC-C
Module Title: / Hand Tools / SeniorSchool Level
S1 / S2 / S3 / S4
Number of Periods: / 10 periods
Goal and Subgoal Emphasis: / Content Focus:
  • 2.2 Technical Competence
/
  • Health & Safety
  • Communicating
  • Making

Curriculum Objectives: / Content Detail:
At the end of this module, students will:
  • recognize and identify basic hand tools used in the industry
  • demonstrate the safe and efficient use of hand tools
  • demonstrate the procedures for maintaining hand tools
/
  • Hammers, screwdrivers, sledgehammers, ripping bars, nail pullers & wrenches
  • Pliers, wire cutters, levels, squares, rulers, bench vises and clamps
  • Saw, files, rasps, chisels, punches, plumb bob, socket, ratchets and torque wrenches
  • Wedges, chalk lines, utility knives, chain falls and come-alongs, wire brushes, shovels
  • Safety procedures

Module Evaluation:
  • Performance Assessments:
NCCER Performance Profile Sheet – Hand Tools
  • Product Assessments:
Personal Safety Portfolio: Preventative Maintenance Procedural Chart/Log and Inspection Checklist
  • Written Assessment:
NCCER Hand Tools Exam (70% pass rate)
Prerequisite Skill Areas
(if any): / Special Resources
(materials, equipment & community involvement):
  • Basic Safety
  • Construction Math
/
  • National Training Board (NTB)
  • Construction Association of Bermuda (CAOB)
  • Bermuda Electric Light Company (BELCO)
  • BermudaCollege (Applied Science & Technology)
  • Works & Engineering (Air Conditioning & Electrical)

DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY
Course Title: / NCCER Core Curriculum / Sequence Reference: / DT1231NCC-D
Module Title: / Power Tools / SeniorSchool Level
S1 / S2 / S3 / S4
Number of Periods: / 15 periods
Goal and Subgoal Emphasis: / Content Focus:
  • 2.2 Technical Competence
/
  • Health & Safety
  • Communicating
  • Systems & Structures
  • Making

Curriculum Objectives: / Content Detail:
At the end of this module, students will:
  • Recognize and identify commonly used power tools in the industry
  • Demonstrate safety procedures when using power tools
  • Apply basic maintenance procedures when using power tools
  • Describe preventative and corrective maintenance for power tools
/
  • Power tools- electric, pneumatic and hydraulic
  • Power drills – electric, cordless, hammer, electromagnetic and pneumatic
  • Power saws – circular, saber, reciprocating and portable bandsaws
  • Grinders and sanders
  • Safety procedures

Module Evaluation:
  • Performance Assessments:
NCCER Performance Profile Sheet – Power Tools
  • Product Assessments:
Personal Safety Portfolio: Preventative Maintenance Procedural Chart/Log and Inspection Checklist
  • Written Assessment:
NCCER Power Tools Exam (70% pass rate)
Prerequisite Skill Areas
(if any): / Special Resources
(materials, equipment & community involvement):
  • Basic Safety
/
  • National Training Board (NTB)
  • Construction Association of Bermuda (CAOB)
  • Bermuda Electric Light Company (BELCO)
  • BermudaCollege (Applied Science & Technology)
  • Works & Engineering (Civil Engineering)

DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY
Course Title: / NCCER Core Curriculum / Sequence Reference: / DT1231NCC-E
Module Title: / Blueprints Reading / SeniorSchool Level
S1 / S2 / S3 / S4
Number of Periods: / 10 periods
Goal and Subgoal Emphasis: / Content Focus:
  • 2.4 Technical Competence
  • 3.1- 3.4Design and Technology
/
  • Communicating

Curriculum Objectives: / Content Detail:
At the end of this module, students will:
  • Recognize the fundamentals of architectural and mechanical drawings/blueprints
  • Interpret and use drawing dimensions
  • Apply their understanding of Bermuda architectural and mechanical standards to drawings/blueprints
  • Recognize different classifications of drawings
/
  • Plans- civil, architectural, structural, mechanical, plumbing/piping, electrical
  • Blueprint components - title border, drawing areas, revision block, legend
  • Scales – Engineer’s, Architect’s, metric scale and measuring tools
  • Lines of construction - alphabet of lines
  • Abbreviations, symbols and keynotes

Module Evaluation:
  • Performance Assessments:
NCCER Performance Profile Sheet – Blueprints
  • Product Assessments:
Personal Safety Portfolio: sample drawings/blueprints
  • Written Assessments:
NCCER Blueprints Exam (70% pass rate)
Prerequisite Skill Areas
(if any): / Special Resources
(materials, equipment & community involvement):
  • Basic Safety
  • Construction Math
/
  • National Training Board (NTB)
  • Construction Association of Bermuda (CAOB)
  • Bermuda Electric Light Company (BELCO)
  • BermudaCollege (Applied Science & Technology)
  • Works & Engineering (Department of Planning)
  • Institute of Bermuda Architect (IBA)
  • Bermuda Residential Building Code

DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY
Course Title: / NCCER Core Curriculum / Sequence Reference: / DT1231NCC-F
Module Title: / Basic Rigging / SeniorSchool Level
S1 / S2 / S3 / S4
Number of Periods: / 10 periods
Goal and Subgoal Emphasis: / Content Focus:
  • 2.2 Technical Competence
/
  • Health & Safety
  • Communicating
  • Making

Curriculum Objectives: / Content Detail:
At the end of this module, students will:
  • Identify and describe the use of slings and common rigging hardware
  • Describe the basic inspection techniques and rejection criteria used for slings and hardware
  • Describe the basic hitch configurations and their proper connections
  • Describe basic load-handling safety practices
  • Demonstrate proper use of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) hand signal
/
  • Synthetic slings
  • Alloy steel chain slings
  • Wire rope slings,
  • Hitches, sling stress and hoists
  • Rigging hardware
  • Rated capacity
  • Sling attachment and safety
  • Hardware attachment
  • Load control
  • Safety procedures

Module Evaluation:
  • Performance Assessments:
NCCER Performance Profile Sheet – Basic Rigging
  • Product Assessments:
  • Personal Safety Portfolio: Preventative Maintenance Procedural Chart/Log and Inspection Checklist
  • Written Assessments:
NCCER Basic Rigging Exam (70% pass rate)
Prerequisite Skill Areas
(if any): / Special Resources
(materials, equipment & community involvement):
  • Basic Safety
  • Construction Math
  • Hand Tools
  • Power Tools
  • Blueprints
/
  • National Training Board (NTB)
  • Construction Association of Bermuda (CAOB)
  • Bermuda Electric Light Company (BELCO)
  • BermudaCollege (Applied Science & Technology)
  • Island Construction Limited Company
  • BCM McAlpine
  • D & J Construction
  • Stevendoring Services
  • Marine & Ports

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