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Chapter 98
MBRSKILL - Assign Skill Codes to Members

You used the skill code maintenance procedure to set up appropriate skill codes for your affiliate.

The MBRSKILL - Assign Skill Codes to Members menu option is used to assign the skill codes to the members. The "out of work" processing procedures access the member/skill code data to determine which of the members are available for specific jobs.

This menu option is also used to assign traveler skill codes to members of other locals who have open traveler cards in this local.

To assign skill codes to members, select the MBRSKILL option on the menu. 



            +---------Skills / Out of Work / Referral----------+ 
            |  WAGEMAINT      Wage Code Maintenance            | 
            |  MBRSKILL       Assign Skill Codes to Members    | 
            |  LAGOVERRIDE    Skill Lag Override               | 
            |  SKILLRPT       Members by Skill Code Report     | 
            |  WORKSKILLS     Member Skills Inquiry            | 
            |  MBREXPSKILL    Member Skill Expiration Report   | 
            |  TRAINUPDATES   Certified TRAIN Skills Updates   | 
            |  WORKENTRY      Out of Work List Entry           | 
            |  CHECKIN        Out of Work List Mass Check In   | 
            |  CHNGSEQ        Change Work List Sequence        | 
            |  OUTWRK         Out of Work List                 | 
            |  REFERRAL       Job Referral                     | 
            |  DLYREFERRAL    Referral Reporting               | 
            |  REINOOW        Reinstate to Out of Work Report  | 
            |  WRKHIST        Work/Referral History Inquiry    | 
            |  AUDSEQ         Work List Resequence Audit       | 
            |  RESTRICTMAINT  Mbr Contractor Restrict Maint    | 
            |  RESTRICTINQ    Mbr Contractor Restriction Inq   | 
            |  REPDISPFRM     Reprint Dispatch Form            | 
            +--------------------------------------------------+

This chapter explains how to assign skill codes to members, and to remove assigned skill codes.

98.1 Assign Skill Codes Input Screen

After MBRSKILL is selected from the menu, the assign skill codes input screen is displayed. 



 ULTRA     United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America       (date) 
                                  Tucson Local                         UBC01444 
 
Affiliate ID: 
Member ID   : 
Class       :                Dues Paid Thru:             Birthdate: 
Status      :                         Phone: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Member name or ID? ____________________________________________________________ 
 
 
<ESC>=Exit                   Member Skill Code Maint         <F2>=Back <F1>=Help

98.2 Prompts and Responses

The following sections describe the prompts displayed when you assign skill codes to members.

98.2.1 Member Name/Member ID

You are asked for the member name or member ID. 



 Member name or ID? ____________________________________________________________

Enter the member's name or ID.

After the member name or ID is entered, the member's affiliate information, some information about the member and the current skill codes assigned to the member are displayed. For example: 



Affiliate ID: UBC01444       Tucson Eastside 
Member ID   : U-3207-6513    Coins, Jake R. 
Class       : MEMBER         Dues Paid Thru: 07/31/2010  Birthdate: 07/14/1972 
Status      : GOODSTANDG              Phone: (521) 554-0031 
 
 
 
 
 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  Add a New Member Skill                                                      | 
|  Finished With Skills                                                        | 
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|                                                                              | 
|  Skill    Description                              CITF Expires    Expired   | 
|  CABINETS Cabinet work                                                       | 
|  DRYWALL  Drywall Work                                                       | 
|  FIN EXT  Finisher - exterior                                                | 
|  TRIM EXT Trim - exterior                                                    | 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Traveler Members

If the member is not a local member but has a traveler card, the following message is displayed: 



                U-7431-2332 B. Austin is a member of UBC01111. 
                 Current Traveler Info Found for this Member.

If the member is not a local member and has no open traveler card, the following message is displayed: 



                 U-6203-7917 P. Boone is a member of UBC01111. 
                No Current Traveler Info Found for this Member.

If the member does have an open traveler card, you can proceed to add and remove traveler skill codes.

Which Affiliate

If the member holds several current traveler cards, you are asked for the local/affiliate that the member is going to work for. 



   +------Work Affiliate-------+ 
   |  UBC01111  Benson Local   | 
   |  UBC01444  Tucson Local   | 
   +---------------------------+

Select the appropriate local/affiliate from the menu.

98.2.2 Options

The assign skill code maintenance options are displayed, and you are asked to select an option. 



+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  Add a New Member Skill                                                      | 
|  Finished With Skills                                                        | 
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|                                                                              | 
|  Skill    Description                              CITF Expires    Expired   | 
|  CABINETS Cabinet work                                                       | 
|  DRYWALL  Drywall Work                                                       | 
|  FIN EXT  Finisher - exterior                                                | 
|  TRIM EXT Trim - exterior                                                    | 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Select "Add a New Member Skill" to assign a skill code to this member.

Select "Finished With Skills" when you have finished maintaining skill codes for this member.

If you want to remove or change one of the skills, select that skill from the menu of skill codes.

Skill Options

If the member has an open traveler card, the following options are displayed: 



+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  Add a New Traveler Skill                                                    | 
|  Finished With Skills                                                        | 
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|                                                                              | 
|  Skill    Description                              CITF Expires    Expired   | 
|  CABINETS Cabinet work                                                       | 
|  DRYWALL  Drywall Work                                                       | 
|  FIN EXT  Finisher - exterior                                                | 
|  HAMMER   Hammer and Nail Work                          NEVER                | 
|  NAILER   Nailer                                                             | 
|  TRIM EXT Trim - exterior                                                    | 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
                  Current Traveler Info Found for this Member.

The actual steps/prompts for adding and removing skill codes is the same for both local members and traveler members.

98.2.3 Adding Member Skill Codes

After you select "Add Member Skill", you are asked for the skill type, business type, and skill codes.

Skill Type

First you are asked for the skill type. 



   +--------Skill Type---------+ 
   |  Carpenter                | 
   |  Floor layer              | 
   |  House/Building Framing   | 
   |  Industrial/Shop          | 
   |  Interior work            | 
   |  Landscape work           | 
   |  Millwright               | 
   +---------------------------+

Select the appropriate skill type item from the menu.

The skill type option you select is displayed in the top portion of the screen.

Business Type

You are asked for the business type. 



   +--------Business Type--------+ 
   |  Commercial                 | 
   |  Residential                | 
   |  Commercial & Residential   | 
   +-----------------------------+

Select one of the business type items from the menu.

The business type option you select is displayed in the top portion of the screen.

Selecting Skill Codes

A menu of skill code options is displayed.

Note
Note: The skill code menu options that are displayed depends on what is entered for skill type and business type, and what is set up in the skill codes file. This means that if you enter a skill type or business type and later change one of the types, the list of skill codes might be different, and you might have to delete some already assigned skill codes. 



   +--------Select Skill to ADD--------+ 
   |  CABINETS  Cabinet work           | 
   |  DRYWALL   Drywall Work           | 
   |  FIN EXT   Finisher - exterior    | 
   |  FIN INT   Finisher - interior    | 
   |  HAMMER    Hammer and Nail Work   | 
   |  TRIM EXT  Trim - exterior        | 
   |  TRIM INT  Trim - interior        | 
   |  FORMS     Wooden forms setup     | 
   |  FRAME     framer                 | 
   +-----------------------------------+

Select the skill code you want to assign to this member.

Expire Date

You are asked for the skill expiration date. 



 Skill expiration date (MMDDYYYY or NEVER)? NEVER___

Enter a future expiration date, or press RETURN to accept the default of "NEVER".

After a code is added, it is displayed on the skill codes menu. 



+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
|  Add a New Member Skill                                                      | 
|  Finished With Skills                                                        | 
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|                                                                              | 
|  Skill    Description                              CITF Expires    Expired   | 
|  CABINETS Cabinet work                                                       | 
|  DRYWALL  Drywall Work                                                       | 
|  FIN EXT  Finisher - exterior                                                | 
|  HAMMER   Hammer and Nail Work                          12/31/2010           | 
|  TRIM EXT Trim - exterior                                                    | 
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

You can assign one or more skill codes to this member. If you want to assign another skill code, select the "Add a New Member Skill" option. Continue this process until you have completed assigning skill codes to this member.

Steward Skill Code Lag

Optionally, you can freeze the adding/deleting of skills for stewards for 30 business days. To do this, you need to select the "Referral/Dispatch Info Maint" menu option and set the "Steward Skill Restriction" flag to "Yes".

If you are restricting the adding/deleting of skill codes, and the member currently has a skill code flagged as a steward skill code, the following message is displayed when you attempt to add a new skill code: 



               Skill 1444-DRY added.  30 day lag until effective.

The new skill code will be added, but it will not go into effect for 30 business days. This means that it cannot be added to work lists until it actually becomes effective.

If you attempt to add a skill code that has already been added and is pending, the following message is displayed: 



    +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
    | Member already has skill 1444-DRY addition pending a steward skill   | 
    | code change lag.                                                     | 
    |                                                                      | 
    | The new skill will be effective mm/dd/yyyy.                          | 
    +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
                        Press the RETURN key to continue

Press [Enter] to continue.

98.2.4 Removing/Changing Skill Codes

If you want to remove or change one of the assigned skills, select that skill from the list of skill codes.

After you select a skill from the menu, information for that skill is displayed. For example: 



Skill Code : TRIM EXT 
Description: Trim - exterior 
 
CITF Skill from TRAIN System: N 
CITF Class Date             : 
 
Skill Expire Date           : 
Active Skill Y/N            : Y 
 
 
 
 +-------------Select Option--------------+ 
 |  Modify Skill Expire Date/Reactivate   | 
 |  Remove This Skill from Member         | 
 |  Finished                              | 
 +----------------------------------------+

You are now asked what you want to do with this skill code.

Select "Modify Skill Expire Date/Reactivate" to change the skill expire date. This option is used to reactivate a skill code.

Select "Remove This Skill from Member" to delete this member's skill.

Select "Finished" when you are done maintaining this skill.

Steward Skill Code Lag

If you are restricting the adding/deleting of skill codes, and the member currently has a skill code flagged as a steward skill code, the following message is displayed when you attempt to delete a skill code: 



              Skill 1444-CAR deleted.  30 day lag until effective.

The skill code will be deleted, but it will not go into effect for 30 business days. This means that it will remain on work lists until it actually becomes effective.

If you attempt to delete a skill code that has already been deleted and is pending, the following message is displayed: 



    +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
    | Member already has skill 1444-CAR deletion pending a steward skill   | 
    | code change lag.                                                     | 
    |                                                                      | 
    | The skill delete will be effective mm/dd/yyyy.                       | 
    +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
                        Press the RETURN key to continue

Press [Enter] to continue.

98.2.5 Shop/Job Steward

You are asked if this member has ever been a shop/job steward. 



   +Ever shop/job steward+ 
   |  Yes                | 
   |  No                 | 
   +---------------------+

Select "Yes" or "No".

98.2.6 Supervisor Experience

You are asked if this member has ever had experience at the supervisory level. 



   +-------Supervisory Level-------+ 
   |  Foreman Experience           | 
   |  Superintendent Experience    | 
   |  No Supervisory Experience    | 
   |  General Foreman Experience   | 
   +-------------------------------+

Select one of the options from the menu.

98.2.7 Update Member

You are asked if you want to update the member record with the shop/job steward and supervisory experience information shown at the bottom of the screen. 



   +Update member+ 
   |  Yes        | 
   |  No         | 
   +-------------+ 
    Ever shop/job steward: N    Experience at supervisory level: GENFOREMAN

Select "Yes" to update this member's record.

Select "No" if you do NOT want the member record updated.

98.2.8 Notes

You are asked if you want to enter any special job notes or job restriction notes. 



   +Enter special/restrictions notes+ 
   |  Yes                           | 
   |  No                            | 
   +--------------------------------+

Select "Yes" if you DO want to enter notes.

Select "No" if you do NOT want to enter any notes, and you will be returned to the member ID prompt.

If "Yes", you are placed into the notes procedure where you can add, change or delete notes. After you complete notes entry, you are returned to the member ID prompt.

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