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TSSB
Extends its Recognition of Industrial
Instrumentation and Controls Technician
Skill Standards
October, 2009 - On
October 20, 2009, the Texas Skill Standards
Board extended its recognition of the
Industrial Instrumentation and Controls
Technician skill standards.
These standards were developed by the
Industrial Instrumentation and Controls
Technology Alliance (IICTA), 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. The TSSB originally
recognized the skill standards at its
November, 2004 meeting. In April, 2009,
subject matter experts from the IICTA
conducted a thorough review of the skill
standards and determined that the skill
standards are current and still reflect the
needs of industry, and that no changes to the
skill standards were required.
Industrial instrumentation and controls
technicians install, maintain, and repair
process control equipment to produce quality
products and ensure environmental protection,
safety, and cost effective operations.
Technicians work with pneumatic, mechanical,
electronic, and computer-based process control
equipment to calibrate instruments used to
control the measurement of materials, such as
oil and gas.
The TSSB recognized the skill standards in
accordance with its Guidelines for the
Development, Recognition, and Usage of Skill
Standards (October 2006). For more
information, please contact the TSSB at (512)
936-8100.
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