Abstract
Due to the fact that paintwork in the automobile repair industry requires individual correspondence, work by human hands is indispensable. Although the skills of expert engineers have a great influence on the finish, learning these skills require a lot of experience and time. In Japan, the number of young people in the automobile mechanic and automobile repair industry is drastically decreasing due to the declining birthrates, the trend of young people turning away from driving cars, and the diversification of occupation options. Moreover, the aging of the mechanics and repair technicians has been progressing, and the average age of the mechanics and repair technicians remaining in this industry has been increasing every year. In the near future, there is a high possibility that the shortage of human resources supporting this industry will become apparent. In this study, we aimed to construct a self-study support system for young engineers engaged in automobile repair painting to support skill acquisition, using e-learning teaching materials utilizing motion analysis data on block painting by solid paint done by experienced engineers. Furthermore, the usability of the teaching materials was clarified from the viewers’ characteristics obtained by publishing the teaching materials. The e-learning teaching materials which secured a certain number of repeaters had a possibility to be effective teaching material. At the same time, several tasks such as the shortening of playback time of the teaching material time were also highlighted.
Highlights
The success of transferring skills is a social problem often spoken in various fields
Considering the nature of the automobile repair and paint industry, which is dominated by small and medium-sized factories hiring less than 10 employees [3] that suffer from financially harsh environments, it is difficult to encourage them to take the Off-JT program
Engineers engaged in automobile repair painting are required to perform a block painting work using solid paint on a door panel of an automobile
Summary
The success of transferring skills is a social problem often spoken in various fields. Considering the nature of the automobile repair and paint industry, which is dominated by small and medium-sized factories hiring less than 10 employees [3] that suffer from financially harsh environments, it is difficult to encourage them to take the Off-JT program. This basically, leaves OJT as the more realistic and reliable method to improve the skill development of their workers. It takes a lot of time to transfer these particular skills, especially related to the workers’ long-years of experience and talents Both skilled and young engineers must carry out OJT while conducting normal operations. Usability of contents was clarified from viewers’ characteristics obtained by content disclosure
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