Power, Structural and Technical Systems Standards

The National FFA Organization and The National Council for Agriculture Education are cooperating to lead this review of the Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (AFNR) Career Cluster Content Standards that teachers use to guide instruction. This review will allow us to determine the continued relevance of those standards.

Those who complete this survey and provide us with their contact information at the end of the survey will be entered in a drawing. We'll be giving away 10 $100 gift cards.

You are being asked to specifically focus on standards for the Power, Structural and Technical Systems Career Cluster. Here are a few careers you might find in this Career Cluster:
Automation Technician/Coordinator
Carpenter/Laborer
Dealer Services Representative
Electrical Engineer
Fleet Manager
Geospatial Analytics Scientist

Each standard is further defined by performance indicators and measurements. You will be asked to evaluate each level--standards, performance indicators and measurements.

Question Title

* 1. Please review each of the standards below. 

How strongly do you agree that each standard reflects essential industry knowledge and skills that students need to be ready for careers in Power, Structural and Technical Systems?

  Strongly disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
PST.01. Apply physical science principles and engineering applications to solve problems and improve performance in AFNR power, structural and technical systems.
PST.02. Operate and maintain AFNR mechanical equipment and power systems.
PST.03. Service and repair AFNR mechanical equipment and power systems.
PST.04. Plan, build and maintain AFNR structures.
PST.05. Use control, monitoring, geospatial and other technologies in AFNR power, structural and technical systems.

Question Title

* 2. If you indicated that any of these standards listed below do not reflect essential industry knowledge and skills that students need to be ready for careers in Power, Structural and Technical Systems, please comment to share why this standard is no longer relevant. How would you change this standard to make it more relevant?

List of standards: 
  • PST.01. Apply physical science principles and engineering applications to solve problems and improve performance in AFNR power, structural and technical systems.
  • PST.02. Operate and maintain AFNR mechanical equipment and power systems.
  • PST.03. Service and repair AFNR mechanical equipment and power systems.
  • PST.04. Plan, build and maintain AFNR structures.
  • PST.05. Use control, monitoring, geospatial and other technologies in AFNR power, structural and technical systems.

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