Skill Standards for Chemical Technicians

ChemTechStandards Database

ACS maintains a database of skill standards for chemical technicians, operators, and analysts. The skill standards were developed using input from more than 1,000 chemical professionals and cover most sectors of the chemical enterprise.

• User's Guide
• About skill standards and the ChemTechStandards database
• Aligning Skills with Industry Expectations
  (from the 2006 Equipping the 2015 Chemical Technology Workforce symposium)

For information on the development of the most recent set of skill standards, please see Skills Standards for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing .

Who can use the database?

• Students and Technicians
  Students and working technicians may use the database to view the complete sets of skill standards for laboratory technicians, process technicians, and laboratory analysts in pharmaceutical manufacturing. If an institution has set up an assessment, students and technicians can complete the assessment.
• Educators
  Educators can use the database to view skill standards sets, customize sets to meet their needs, create assessment tools, and perform a gap analysis that compares educational outcomes to the needs of industry partners.
• Supervisors and Managers
  Employers and managers of technicians can use the database to customize a skill standards set, create assessment tools and job profiles, and communicate their needs with their academic partners.