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PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
is designed according to accepted
instructional design practices including
specific learning objectives, frequent
knowledge assessments, active learning
activities, and final learning assessments that
link back to the learning objectives. Third, all
materials are written in concise, easy to
understand language with the layman
practitioner in mind versus complex GD&T
jargon that can often generate confusion.
Krulikowski continued to lead the GD&T
program as an SAE staff member through
2016, at which point he chose to retire. His
legacy continues on with Rochelle Courson,
who assumed the GD&T program leadership
role in 2017. Rochelle had spent some 27 years
with Ford Motor Co., where she developed
deep GD&T skills, making her one of the
company's key subject matter experts. She
too became involved in the GD&T standards
committees over the years and remains quite
active today. She also maintains ASME's
GD&T Senior Certification credential.
Training delivery is supported by
multiple instructors. Among them are two
SAE instructors, Roy Cross and Daniel
Meyers, who split their time between
teaching and coaching on GD&T inside
companies and helping to keep the
courseware current. The instructor team
also includes a roster of adjunct instructors
who come with vast GD&T experience in
industry. All instructors are ASME Senior
Certified. The team is also underpinned with
a dimensional graphics illustrator,
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programmer, editor/writer, instructional
designer, and technical systems specialists.
Training courses include Engineering
Drawing Requirements, Fundamentals,
Advanced Concepts, Applica-tions, Tolerance
Stacks, Statistical Tolerance Stacks, and
Functional Gaging and Measurement. While
most training is delivered as private on-site
engagements, SAE offers a regular schedule
of public classes, mostly at its Livonia, Mich.,
location where the GD&T staff resides. More
than 150 private and public trainings are conducted annually.
Besides training, a collection of resource
aids are available, the most popular being the
Fundamentals of GD&T textbook and the
Ultimate GD&T Pocket Guide, a pocket-sized
on-the-job reference manual. Thousands of
these books are purchased annually by
individuals, companies, colleges, and training
organizations. Other resources include GD&T
glossaries and online skills assessments.
To learn more, contact SAE's GD&T
training division at gdtsales@sae.org. The
GD&T program is part of SAE's larger
Professional Development department that
offers hundreds of classroom, online, and
on-demand online courses to support the
professional growth of engineers and
technical and business professionals. For
more information, visit sae.org/learn.
This article was written for Update by
Kevin Perry, recently retired as Director
of Professional Development at SAE
International.

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