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MINISTRY OF LABOR AND SKILLS

AUTOMOTIVE OCCUPATIONS

Presented by: Dereje Mulatu

June 2022
&
Tatek Mamo Adama
 Outlines:
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 Policy Direction
 The need for OS revision
 Activities to be done before OS Revision

 Points to be considered During OS Revision

 Automotive OS change History

 “ለውጥ ሂደት እንጂ ክስተት አይደለም!”
(ዶ/ር ዳዊት ወንድምአገኝ-አለመኖር መፅሐፍ)

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 Policy Direction

Occupational Standards shall be developed based on:

 internationally recognized experiences,
 market demand & local realities by engaging:
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professional associations,
sector professionals,
industry practitioners,
 private sectors, and other stakeholders.
 The need for OS revision:

 To align existing Occupational standards with the new TVET

policy and revised strategy.
 To align existing Occupational standards with current
technology and practices in the current market.
 To produce a professional who is capable to perform the work
and adopt his/her self to current technology or the job market.
 To avoid a miss match between the market demand and the job
seeker
 Activities to be done before OS Revision

1. Conduct labor market studies in that sector (Sector leading ministry

with MoLS)

2. Examine the gap of existing OS based on the current

market/technology/

3. Decide whether the identified gap forces to revise the OS or not?

4. Invite competent and experienced Practitioner from appropriate

Industries who is capable enough to revise the OS (use criteria set
by MoLS)
 Points to be considered During OS Revision

1. The result of labor market study and the Identified Gap must be
presented.

2. Understand TVET encompasses Middle level manpower (between

General Education and higher education)

3. Examine the existing OS and the identified gaps (Industry experts with
MoLS Facilitators)

4. Revise the OS in a manner that it can fill the identified gaps. To do so

the expert will follow the following procedures
 Points to be considered During OS Revision

5. Are all Occupations included in the map of that sector?

(mission)

6. Is the OS in the appropriate level (its alignment to ENTQF)

7. Is the OS at each level includes all the relevant competencies

for that sector

8. Does each level has competencies in its complexity

9. Does each units of competence under that level has knowledge,

 Points to be considered During OS Revision

10. After examining this 9 points, experts are expected to revise the OS by:

A. Adding new units of competence/s which is important for the occupation

B. Remove the UC/s which are in the existing OS but is not necessary for that
OS

C. Modify the existing units of competencies, (Merge or split UCs)

D. Check and edit all the parts of each units of competences (Name of Ucs,

unit descriptor, performance criteria, range of variable, required skill and

Knowledge, methods of assessment, resource implication etc.)

 Automotive OS Versions
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 1st Version(2010 GC)

 2nd Version(November 2016 GC)

 3rd Version(December 2021 GC)

 Automotive Occupations (Version-2)
Sector : Economic Infrastructure
Sub Sector: Transport
Occupational Area: Automotive
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Automotive Body Repairing

Automotive and Painting Management
Level V Electromechanical Analyzing
and Modification

Automotive Electromechanical Diagnosis Automotive Body Repairing and

Level IV Painting Supervision

Vehicle Vehicle Power Vehicle Body Vehicle

Level III Vehicle Engine
Overhauling Electrical and Train and Under
Repairing Painting
Electronic Work Chassis
Overhauling

Vehicle Servicing and Repairing Vehicle Body Repairing and

Level II Painting

Level I Vehicle Servicing

 Version-2
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 Number of Occupations 1+2+5+2+2= 12

 Number of Unit of Competencies
21+15+13+10+14+14+13+11+17+18+15+14 = 174
 Automotive Occupations (Version-3)
Sector : Economic Infrastructure
Sub Sector: Transport
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Automotive Body Automotive Automotive
Repair and Paint Mechanics OS Electrical
Level V Work OS Electronics OS

Level IV Automotive Body Automotive Automotive

Repair and Paint Mechanics OS Electrical
Work OS Electronics OS

Level III Automotive Body Automotive Automotive

Repair and Paint Mechanics OS Electrical
Work OS Electronics OS

Level II Automotive Body Repair Automotive Automotive

and Paint Work OS Mechanics OS Electrical
Electronics OS

Level I
Automotive Automotive Electrical
Mechanics OS Electronics OS
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 Number of Occupations 2+3+3+3+3 = 14

 Number of Unit of Competencies

9+10+8+10+11+8+9+9+5+8+8+8+8+7 = 118

Version-2 and Version-3 difference = 57

 Change History
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Mechanics Level-I

Previous Occupational Standard Modified Occupational standard

Name: Vehicle Servicing Name: Automotive Mechanics

Occupational Level: I Occupational Level: I

version:II version: III

Date of Development: November 2016 Date of Development: December,2021

 Mechanics Level-I
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Level Changes on the units Justification/Remark

Naming changed:  
Previous Name changed to
Merged Units:  
Merged unit Created unit  
Apply Fluids and Perform Periodic The UC apply fluid and
Lubricants Service Lubricants merged under
the UC Perform Periodic
Service.
 Mechanics Level-I
NO Removed unit of competency Justification/ Remark
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1 Apply Automotive Workplace Safety Fundamentals applied in each unit of competency

2 Read and Interpret Workshop Manuals applied in each unit of competency

3 Remove, Tag and Replace Vehicle System Components covered under level two UCs
Perform Minor Surface Repair and Paint There is separate occupational standard
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of automotive body repair and paint
5 Apply Basic Retrofitting not relevant for level one automechanics
6 Operate a Personal Computer  
7 Demonstrate Work Value  
Receive and Respond to Workplace  
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Communication  
9 Apply Quality Standards included after the policy makers agreed

10 Work with Others

11 Develop Understanding of Entrepreneurship
12 Apply 3S
 Automotive Electricity and Electronics Level-I
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Previous Occupational Standard Modified Occupational standard

Name: Vehicle Servicing Name: Automotive Electricity and Electronics

Occupational Level: I Occupational Level: I

version:2 version: 3

Date of Development: November, 2016 Date of Development: December,2021

 Automotive Electricity and Electronics Level-I
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Level Changes on the units Justification/Remark

  Retained or Reapproved units  Because of that:
   Apply automotive mechanical system fundamentals  The competencies are
   Apply automotive electrical electronic system relevant and
  fundamentals appropriate to the
   Use Tools, Equipment and Measuring Instruments occupations
   
   
  Naming changed:  
  Previous Name changed to
 
Interpret working Drawing It is changed to Electrical To make it relevant to the
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and sketch Drawing and sketch occupation (Automotive
 
  Electrical and Electronics)
 
 
 
 Automotive Electricity and Electronics Level-I
Level Changes on the units Justification/Remark
  Modified unit  
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Merged unit Created unit
  Apply Automotive Apply fundamentals of The previous unit of competence
  electrical system Automotive Electrical and misses electronics concept.
  fundamentals Electronics system
  Removed units  
  Apply Automotive Workplace Safety Fundamentals  All Engine mechanical system is
  Read and Interpret Workshop Manuals modified and included in level-I
  Remove, Tag and Replace Vehicle System Components by naming “Apply automotive
  Perform Minor Surface Repair and Paint
mechanical system
I Apply Basic Retrofitting
fundamentals”
Operate a Personal Computer
   The focus of the occupational
Demonstrate Work Value
  area was changed to
Receive and Respond to Workplace Communication
  “automotive electricity and
  Apply Quality Standards
electronics”
  Work with Others
  Develop Understanding of Entrepreneurship
  Apply 3S
 Automotive Electricity and Electronics Level-I
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Level Changes on the units Justification/Remark

  New units Added  

  Carryout soldering technics
  Perform on vehicle minor servicing
  system
  Remove and install automotive
  electrical electronic system
  I components
 
The newly included Unit of
competences are significant:
 To equip the tranee with a
necessary competences
 To produce competant
manpower for the industry in the
specific occupations
 Automotive Body Repair and Paint Work Level-II
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Previous Occupational Standard Modified Occupational standard

Name: Vehicle body repairing and Name: Automotive Body Repair and Paint
painting Work

Occupational Level: II Occupational Level: II

version:2 version: 3
Date of Development: November, Date of Development: December,2021
2016
 Automotive Body Repair and Paint Work Level-II
Level Changes on the units Justification/Remark
  23 Retained & re-Approved Units:  
  Naming changed:  
 
Previous Name changed to
 
Carryout panel repair Carry out Basic panel repair To make it short and clear competency
 
to pre-paint condition   title
 
  Apply paint removal Remove old paint from The word “apply” not show the
  method vehicle body specific job it explains the method.
 
Carryout welding  Perform metal arc “because carryout welding procedure
 
procedure welding is not indicates the required skills to
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 Perform oxyacetylene perform welding activities.
welding

Apply paint touch-up  Touch up minor vehicle Because in this level the candidate
techniques paint work expected to perform minor paint work
rather than major paint work.
 Automotive Body Repair and Paint Work Level-II
Level Changes on the units Justification/Remark
  Merged unit Created unit  
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 Remove and replace vehicle Carry out Basic These two unit competences are
  components and body repair panel repair related works and require similar
   carryout panel repairs to pre-   skill and knowledge to accomplish
  paint condition the required work. In addition, at
  this level the candidate expected to
  perform basic repair rather than
  major repair work.
 
 
Removed units  
II
Apply rust prevention and sound deadening materials It It is a single activity in the paint
application
Perform under coat application It is a single activity in the paint
application
Use garage information system It included in the core competency
 Automotive Body Repair and Paint Work Level-II
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  II New units Added
Carryout vehicle cleaning
Apply automotive system fundamentals
Interprete technical drawings and sketches
Perform bench work
Use tools, equipments and measuring instruments
 
Required competence at this level
Required competence at this level
The level of Body repair and paint
work is requiring high level of
responsibility with minimum
supervision, so as a group we decided
to start this occupation from level two.
In addition to this companies need is to
engage level II and above candidates.
For these reasons we shifted the listed
competencies (left side) from old level
I to level II with modifications.
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Sample OS
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Thank
you!