Abstract
The value of the spectrograph was proven during World War II and, in the years since the war, more and more analytical work has been done on the emission spectrograph.
As the laboratories expand and new men are brought in to take over the routine analysis that has been set up, someone must show these men how to do this.
Since this assignment is usually given to the experienced operator who knows his job but has no teaching experience, the committee asked Mr E. G. Bowman of the General Motors Institute to speak at the 1953 spring meeting of G.M.S.C. Mr. Bowman spoke on “Training to Meet Specific Needs” This paper gave a good background for a training program.
The Methods and Equipment Subcommittee was given the project of writing a training program for spectrographic technicians. This report has been reviewed and corrected by all the members of the subcommittee thus it has been made general enough to be of value in all types of laboratories. Mr. Bowman has been consulted to make sure the report adheres to the principles on which it is based.
This report is being made available to all spectrographic laboratories. We hope you will find it useful. To those who are interested, bound copies of this report are available which contain the Job Requirement and Job Breakdown sheets referred to in the report. Send requests to the address above.
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