Electrical Trades. Occupational Competency Analysis Profile.

This Occupational Competency Analysis Profile (OCAP), which is one of a series of OCAPs developed to identify the skills that Ohio employers deem necessary to entering a given occupation/occupational area, lists the occupational, academic, and employability skills required of individuals entering the electrical trades. The introduction explains the content and purpose of OCAPs. Presented next are an OCAP listing competency builders in 8 technical skill areas specific to the electrical trades (safety, electrical principles, National Electrical Code, residential installations, commercial and industrial installations, commercial and industrial motor installations, specialized systems, and electronic applications) and an OCAP listing competency builders in 12 employability skill categories. A section on academic job profiles discusses the purpose of job profiling, presents an academic job profile for the electrical trades, and details the specific academic skills included in the following categories: applied mathematics, locating information, reading for information, applied technology, teamwork, listening, and writing. Included in a section on academic competencies are a master list of 504 academic competencies and a list of 79 academic competencies specific to the electrical trades. Concluding the OCAP is information on the OCAP verification panels. (MN)