Career Education in Renewable Energy Technology

可再生能源技术职业教育

• 批准号: 1205015
• 负责人: Kenneth Walz
• 金额: $ 85.45万
• 依托单位: Madison Area Technical College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-09-01 至 2017-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1205015&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Career; Education; Renewable; Energy; Technology

Madison Area Technical College (MATC), in collaboration with the Consortium for Education in Renewable Energy Technology (CERET), offers Train the Trainer Academies for high school and two-year college instructors in renewable energy technologies, and Renewable Energy Certificates to students through online and face-to-face courses. This project strengthens and expands the current model by developing new professional development offerings and certificates in both bioenergy and advanced solar photovoltaics. The primary project goal is to provide renewable energy expertise to two-year college and high school instructors around the country, while creating model career pathways that give students broad skill sets and flexibility in tough and unpredictable labor markets. New courses and certificates in second and third generation biofuels and advanced solar photovoltaics will be the primary products of this effort.This three-year project addresses a critical need for community college and high school faculty professional development in renewable energy technologies to meet the growing student interest and demand for training in these job growth areas. Participating faculty enhance their content knowledge and skills related to renewable energy technology through hands-on training. As part of the biofuels training, participants learn about second and third generation biofuels, produce biodiesel fuel, perform tests on fuel samples, measure emissions on petroleum and biofuels and discuss and share techniques for teaching about biofuels. In the Advanced Photovoltaics Academy, participants practice installation, inspections, trouble-shooting, repair, and decommissioning of solar electric systems. Concurrent development of new, renewable energy certificates in these two areas provides current students the opportunity to specialize in renewable energy within traditional employment fields and provides incumbent workers in a variety of technical fields the opportunity to retool and become more competitive in green energy occupations. To enhance the impact of the Train the Trainer model, the project targets faculty from campuses that lack the resources for professional development such as: from small institutions, from remote geographic areas, and from schools that serve minorities, economically disadvantaged, and other underrepresented groups. Communication and collaboration between high school and two-year college faculty participating in the Academies, in turn, helps to build career pathways for students as they transition from high school to college to the workforce.This faculty professional development model and certificate program helps to meet the growing demand for renewable energy technicians in the biofuel and solar electric industries. The new courses and associated materials are available through CERET and other renewable energy organizations so that other schools can cultivate renewable energy courses on their campuses, even during lean budget years.

麦迪逊地区技术学院 (MATC) 与可再生能源技术教育联盟 (CERET) 合作，为高中和两年制大学教师提供可再生能源技术培训培训学院，并通过在线方式向学生提供可再生能源证书和面对面的课程。该项目通过在生物能源和先进太阳能光伏领域开发新的专业发展产品和证书，加强和扩展了当前的模式。 项目的主要目标是为全国各地的两年制大学和高中教师提供可再生能源专业知识，同时创建示范职业道路，为学生提供广泛的技能和在艰难且不可预测的劳动力市场中的灵活性。第二代和第三代生物燃料和先进太阳能光伏发电的新课程和证书将是这一努力的主要产品。这个为期三年的项目解决了社区大学和高中教师在可再生能源技术方面专业发展的迫切需求，以满足不断增长的学生的需求对这些就业增长领域的培训的兴趣和需求。参与的教师通过实践培训提高了与可再生能源技术相关的内容知识和技能。作为生物燃料培训的一部分，参与者将了解第二代和第三代生物燃料，生产生物柴油，对燃料样品进行测试，测量石油和生物燃料的排放，并讨论和分享生物燃料的教学技术。在高级光伏学院，参与者练习太阳能电力系统的安装、检查、故障排除、维修和退役。在这两个领域同时开发新的可再生能源证书，为在校学生提供了在传统就业领域专门研究可再生能源的机会，并为各种技术领域的在职工人提供了重组的机会，并在绿色能源职业中变得更具竞争力。为了增强培训师培训模式的影响，该项目针对缺乏专业发展资源的校园的教职人员，例如：小型机构、偏远地区以及为少数族裔、经济弱势群体和其他代表性不足群体服务的学校。参加学院的高中和两年制大学教师之间的交流和合作反过来又有助于为学生从高中过渡到大学和劳动力市场建立职业道路。这种教师专业发展模式和证书计划有助于满足生物燃料和太阳能发电行业对可再生能源技术人员的需求不断增长。新课程和相关材料可通过 CERET 和其他可再生能源组织获取，以便其他学校即使在预算紧张的年份也可以在其校园内开设可再生能源课程。