PDCA Craftsmanship Forum
“The Pursuit of Excellence"
In the Painting and Decorating Industry, there is a lack of standard/benchmark
by which to identify which painters have achieved the highest level of competence
within their profession. Everybody who holds a brush can call themselves a “painter”.
This condition creates the following problems:
1. It lowers the status of our profession in the market place.
2. It cripples our "career appeal" in the job market
3. It handicaps the training of painters in our companies, because of the lack of a clear picture of what the end product is supposed to look like.
Our Mission Is:
- To define the Skill Standard for a Master Painter.
- To establish and implement the assessment process for the Master Painter qualification.
- To develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for painting operations in the different sectors of painting.
- To provide a forum for the dissemination of craftmen's tips & tricks.
- To promote Craftsmen (present and future) and Excellence in Craftsmanship.
- Convince the youth of America that Painting is a worthwhile career endeavor.
Training our workforce and inspiring them are two challenges that face business owners daily. Please take a moment and view two new videos from the PDCA Craftsmanship Forum.
This is an inspirational PowerPoint video narrated by John Peek of Peek Bros. Painting, San Diego, CA. John discusses the meaning of Craftsmanship and what being a Craftsman contractor entails. His presentation embodies the very qualities of craftsmanship he is describing: attention to detail, precision, heart, passion, focus and, yes, beauty!
PDCA and the Craftsmanship Forum have recently developed a video of the 6-Panel Door Painting Craftsmanship Operating Procedure. The video introduces what a "COP" is and encompasses all aspects of the paper copy of the 6-Panel Door Painting COP with added visuals.
"The Pursuit of Excellence"