SVP 6 Examples...

Specific Vocational Preparation Level 6 Examples

Level 6 Over 1 year up to and including 2 years

6:1 Performs dental prophylactic treatments and instructs group and individuals in care of teeth and mouth. Removes calcareous deposits, accretions, and stains from teeth by scraping accumulation of tartar from teeth and beneath margins of gums, by using rotating brush, rubber cup, and cleaning compounds. Charts conditions of decay and disease for diagnosis and treatment by dentist. Lectures community organizations and other interested groups regarding oral hygiene, using motion pictures, charts, and other visual aids. 

6:2 Keeps records of financial transactions of establishment. Verifies and enters details of transactions in account and cash journals from items, such as sales slips, invoices, check stubs, inventory records, and requisitions. Balances books and compiles reports to show statistics, such as cash 
receipts and expenditures, accounts payable and receivable, profit and loss, and other items. Calculates employee wages from plant records or time cards and makes up checks or withdraws cash from bank for payment of wages. 

6:3 Sells insurance to new and present clients, recommending amount and type of coverage based on analysis of prospect's circumstances. Compiles lists of prospective clients to provide leads most likely to produce additional business. Explains features of policies offered. Calculates rates to be applied to policy for each prospect, using rate books. 

6:4 Identifies stains in wool, synthetic, and silk garments and household fabrics and applies chemical solutions to remove them, determining spotting procedures on basis of type of fabric and nature of stain. Sprinkles chemical solvents over stain and pats area with brush or sponge until stain is removed. Sprays steam, water, or air over spot to flush out chemicals and dry garment. 

6:5 Controls still, from central control board, to distill brandy, gin, or whiskey. Adjusts valves to control temperature and rate of flow of distilling materials through still and auxiliary equipment, such as stripping column, rectifier, condenser, and tribox. Observes gauges, dials, and charts to ensure that temperature and rate of flow of distillants are maintained according to formula. Determines proof of distilled liquor by ascertaining temperature and specific gravity of liquor, using thermometer and hydrometer. 

6:6 Inspects wool to sort and grade it according to length of fiber, color, and degree of fineness, utilizing sight, touch, experience, and established specifications. Shakes fleece over screen-topped table to remove dust. Picks out foreign matter, such as burrs, sticks, strings, and cinders. Breaks fleece into pieces and inspects and sorts them according to quality. 

6:7 Sets up and operates two or more types of machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, boring machines, and grinders, to machine metal workplaces according to specifications, tooling instructions, standard charts, applying knowledge of machining methods. Reads blueprint or job order for product specifications, such as dimensions and tolerances, and tooling instructions, such as fixtures, feed rates, cutting speeds, depth of cut, and cutting tools to be used. Positions tool in toolholder. Moves controls to position tool and workplace and to set specified feeds, speeds, and depth of cut. Starts machine. Observes operation and verifies conformance of machined work piece to specifications, using measuring instruments, such as fixed gauges, calipers, and micrometers. 

6:8 Arranges layout of work stations on assembly line, following written specifications and oral instructions, to prepare line for production of electronic components, such as printed circuit boards, transformer assemblies, and wiring harness and cables. Reads specifications including lists of materials and wiring diagrams to requisition equipment, such as piece parts, tools, test instruments, jigs, and fixtures for work stations. Positions equipment in specified arrangement at work stations. 

6:9 Cuts, shapes, and polishes precious and synthetic gems. Positions rough stone in holder and holds stone against edge of revolving saw or lapidary slitter impregnated with diamond dust to cut and slit stone. Selects shaping wheel and applies abrasive compound. Holds lapidary stick against revolving shaping wheel and lapidary disk to shape stone and grind facets. 

6:10 Alters women's ready-to-wear garments as instructed. Rips stitches from darts and seams of section to be altered. Operates sewing machine to sew ripped sections to customer's measurements. Sews sections of garment, such as hem, sleeve, or lining, using needle and thread.