Apprenticeships: Work Process Categories
A primary component of an apprenticeship program on DSPTCH are the work process categories involved. Each work process category represents a specific type of training, such as First Aid, Electrical, Mechanical, or Blade Inspection, and specifies the minimum and maximum number of hours apprentices must complete before progressing in the program. Each occupation within the apprenticeship program can have its own work process categories.
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How to Create a New Work Process Category
Start by clicking the "Apprenticeships" tab in the primary navigation bar at the top of the page. Then, click the "Occupations" tab from the sub-navigation bar at the top of the page. Click on the occupation which needs a new work process category. This will open the occupation card. Scroll down and click the "+ New Work Process Category" button. This will open the "New Work Process Category" form.
See the video below for a demonstration:
There are several entry fields that must be filled out to create a new Work Process Category.
- Name (Required)
- The name of the work process category that will be visible to all apprentices in the program
- Minimum Hours (Required)
- The minimum hours that an apprentice must allocate towards the work process category to be considered proficient.
- Maximum Hours (Required)
- The maximum hours that an apprentice can allocate towards a work process category.
- Description (Optional)
- A textual description of the work process category and what it encompasses.
After filling in the required fields and clicking the "Save" button, the new work process category will appear in the "Work Process Categories" list within the occupation card. Apprentices can now begin allocating hours towards the work process category.
Editing/Deleting a Work Process Category
To edit an existing work process category, start by clicking the "Apprenticeships" tab from the primary navigation bar at the top of the screen. Then, click the "Occupations" tab from the sub-navigation bar at the top of the screen. Click on the occupations which contains the work process category that needs to be edited. Scroll down to the "Work Process Categories" list and locate the work process category that needs to be edited. Click the pencil and paper icon on the side of the work process category to edit it. If the work process category needs to be deleted, click the trash can icon.
See the video below for a demonstration:
This will open the "Edit Work Process Category" form.
All fields in the "Edit Work Process Category" form are editable. For a breakdown of each field, please see the description in the "How to Create a New Work Process Category" section above.
To delete a work process category, click the trash can icon to the right of the edit button (indicated by the red box in the image below).
A pop-up window will then appear, click the "OK" button.
In the event that the trash can icon button is grayed out and the text "You do not have permission to delete this work process category," there are two possible problems:
(1) Your DSPTCH account does not have admin permissions.
(2) There has been time allocated to the work process category from the apprentices within the apprentice program.