Innovations in Advanced Machining Technician Education

高级加工技师教育的创新

• 批准号: 2000786
• 负责人: Mason Lefler
• 金额: $ 49.97万
• 依托单位: Bridgerland Applied Technology College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-05-01 至 2023-11-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2000786&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Innovations; Advanced; Machining; Technician; Education

A critical shortage in skilled machining technicians exists across the nation, including in Utah's Bear River region. Factors that contribute to this shortage include retirements, low unemployment rates, and the changing skills that workers need because of innovation in the manufacturing sector. This project aims to increase the quality, capacity, and number of the next generation of skilled machinists in the Bear River Region. To achieve this goal, the project will design a new streamlined Machining Technology certificate aligned to industry needs for more Computer Numerical Control (CNC) experience. CNC uses computers and software to control machines, such as milling machines, lathes, and cutters. It is a technology that is increasingly important in manufacturing. The new Machining Technology certificate will be co-developed with industry partners. It will focus on engaging and supporting students through real world, problem-based machining projects. The project intends to acquire new equipment and to provide additional faculty training to prepare new workers from high school for the advanced manufacturing workforce, as well as to upskill local incumbent machinists. In this way, it will contribute to the national need for a highly skilled technological workforce for advanced manufacturing.The project will align the Machining Technology program with local industry needs by including certification in innovative advanced manufacturing technologies, such as 5-axis CNC machines, programmable Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM), and robotics. By working with area high schools, the project intends to serve as a model for how applied technical colleges and secondary schools can collaborate to strengthen awareness of high-paying careers in advanced manufacturing, as well as how the relevant stackable credentials can support a pathway towards college. The project will disseminate newly designed industry courses, recruitment strategies, and outcomes at local and regional meetings, such as the Utah System of Technical Colleges Presidents meeting, and at national meetings, including the Advanced Technological Education principal investigator meeting. This project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education program that focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced-technology fields that drive the nation's economy.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

全国范围内都严重缺乏熟练的机械加工技术人员，包括犹他州的熊河地区。 造成这种短缺的因素包括退休、低失业率以及由于制造业的创新而改变工人所需的技能。 该项目旨在提高熊河地区下一代熟练机械师的质量、能力和数量。 为了实现这一目标，该项目将设计一个新的简化的加工技术证书，以满足行业对更多计算机数控 (CNC) 经验的需求。 CNC 使用计算机和软件来控制机器，例如铣床、车床和铣床。 这是一项在制造业中日益重要的技术。 新的加工技术证书将与行业合作伙伴共同开发。 它将专注于通过现实世界中基于问题的加工项目吸引和支持学生。 该项目打算购买新设备并提供额外的教师培训，为高中毕业的新工人做好进入先进制造业劳动力的准备，并提高当地现有机械师的技能。 通过这种方式，它将有助于满足国家对先进制造高技能技术劳动力的需求。该项目将通过包括创新先进制造技术（例如 5 轴数控机床、可编程坐标测量机 (CMM) 和机器人技术。 通过与地区高中合作，该项目旨在成为应用技术学院和中学如何合作以加强对先进制造业高薪职业的认识，以及相关的可叠加证书如何支持通向未来的道路的典范。大学。该项目将在地方和区域会议（例如犹他州技术学院系统校长会议）和国家会议（包括先进技术教育首席研究员会议）上传播新设计的行业课程、招聘策略和成果。 该项目由先进技术教育计划资助，该计划重点关注推动国家经济发展的先进技术领域的技术人员教育。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和能力进行评估，被认为值得支持。更广泛的影响审查标准。