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TSSB
Extends its Recognition of National
Institute of Metalworking Skills’
Machining I and II Skill Standards
October, 2009 - On
October 20, 2009, the Texas Skill Standards
Board extended its conditional recognition of
National Institute of Metalworking Skills
(NIMS) Machining I and II skill standards.
These national skill standards were originally
developed by the National Tooling and
Machining Association with the cooperation of
seven other trade organizations and three
organized labor institutions. The standards
are maintained by NIMS and approved by the
American National Standard Institute (ANSI).
The TSSB originally recognized the skill
standards at its November 9, 2004 meeting.
TSSB policy states that recognized skill
standards must be reviewed and, if necessary,
updated every five years at a minimum. NIMS
submitted a letter to the TSSB requesting
extension of their standards’
recognition, describing continual use and
review of the skill standards by industry and
educators. This industry scrutiny serves as an
ongoing source of review and update and shows
a continuing high level of relevance and
content validity, which are the objectives of
the TSSB’s five-year review and update
policy.
The TSSB granted NIMS’s request for
extension given the ongoing and active
national acceptance of the NIMS skill
standards by industry and educators.
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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