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RV Technical Institute Plans Hands-on Curriculum
Editor's Note: This news item was retrieved and first published through the RV Industry Association's website.
RV Industry Association reports its accord with RV Dealer Association Boards to approve funding a strategic plan for the RV Technical Institute. That plan called for a significant investment in new curriculum to develop a hands-on approach to RV technician training using new world-class curriculum and teaching tools. an outline of technician training curriculum and credentialing has already been drafted, including paths for both RV technician generalists and specialists.
The RV Industry Association, previously RVIA, relays in its press release: "An occupational competency testing and job skills assessment company, NOCTI NBS, will work with the RV Technical Institute curriculum team during a 3-day in-person workshop at the RV Industry Association’s office in Elkhart, Ind., to validate the RV technician occupational behavior skills. Once validated, the curriculum team will take the best practices from all existing training and supplement it with new and innovative approaches. NOCTI NBS has provided assessments, recommendations and certifications for a range of industries and clients including The Boeing Company, the Hose Safety Institute, the Loyd E. Williams Pipe Trades Training Center and the Bearing Specialists Association among others. “We are excited to be able to combine these newly allocated resources with our industry experts to develop curriculum and deliver tools that will be the heart of the Institute’s training programs,” said RV Industry Association Senior Director of Standards and Education Sharonne Lee.
Read the full press release for more info on the RV Technical Institute.