Preparing Manufacturing Technicians for the Challenges of Industry 4.0

让制造技术人员做好应对工业 4.0 挑战的准备

• 批准号: 2300650
• 负责人: Doug Parrish
• 金额: $ 30.62万
• 依托单位: Edgecombe Community College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-10-01 至 2026-09-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2300650&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Preparing; Manufacturing; Technicians; Challenges; Industry

Due to the fast pace of technological advancements in the manufacturing industry, employers have identified a need for more highly-trained manufacturing technicians. Desired skills for manufacturing technicians now include data acquisition, computer integration, machine maintenance, and troubleshooting. This project from Edgecombe Community College (ECC) will align the existing Manufacturing Technology degree and Electrical Systems Technology diploma with the current and emerging Industry 4.0 needs of local manufacturing employers in Edgecombe County and an adjacent jurisdiction, Nash County. Over this three-year project, ECC plans to recruit and enroll up to twenty students who will be on track to complete these programs, and obtain industry recognized credentials along the way. ECC faculty will participate in certified professional development from the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) to better prepare them to enhance the curriculum at ECC. Through continuing education classes, ECC will engage with incumbent manufacturing technicians who are in need of re-skilling. To address the under- and unemployment of populations in Edgecombe and Nash counties who are underrepresented in their pursuit of careers in manufacturing, the college will collaborate with the Tar River Area Boys and Girls Club to actively recruit teens with an aptitude towards technical and science topics, specifically Black male teens, and on-site mentoring with peer student mentors.The overall goal of this project is to meet the needs of manufacturing employers in Edgecombe and Nash counties with respect to emerging workforce skills in maintenance and troubleshooting. ECC intends to grow the skilled technical workforce with recruitment efforts that will include under-employed incumbent manufacturing workers and high school graduates. These students will benefit from a focused STEM curriculum tailored towards the data-intensive needs of Industry 4.0 which relies increasingly on smart sensors, cloud computing, data acquisition, and cloud analytics. ECC intends to enroll forty to sixty individuals over three years and engage ECC faculty to complete the training necessary to deliver this curriculum. Each cohort of high school students and incumbent workers will be able to complete five courses in the first year of this project, which can ultimately result in a Manufacturing Technology degree. Students may gain additional relevant experience as they participate in available internships. Initial course completers may be eligible to enter the workforce or continue to complete the Manufacturing Technology or Electrical Systems Technology degree program. Through an actively engaged Advisory Board, ECC faculty and administration will pursue additional workforce engagement opportunities to ultimately improve employment outcomes for ECC students. 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.

由于制造业的技术进步速度快速，雇主已经确定了对训练有素的制造技术的需求。现在，制造技术的所需技能包括数据获取，计算机集成，机器维护和故障排除。 Edgecombe社区学院（ECC）的该项目将使现有的制造技术学位和电气系统技术文凭与Edgecombe县当地制造业雇主的当前和新兴行业4.0需求以及纳什县的邻近司法管辖区的需求保持一致。在这个为期三年的项目中，ECC计划招募和注册多达二十名学生，这些学生将有望完成这些计划，并在此过程中获得行业公认的证书。 ECC教职员工将参加制造技能标准委员会（MSSC）的认证专业发展，以更好地做好准备，以增强ECC的课程。通过继续教育课程，ECC将与需要重新技能的现任制造技术人员互动。为了解决Edgecombe和Nash县人口的不足和失业，他们在追求制造业的职业方面的人口不足，该大学将与Tar River Area Boys and Girls Club合作，以积极招募青少年，以对技术和科学主题，尤其是黑人男性的精神，以及与Peer Adgooter的启发者相满足的目标。和纳什县关于新兴劳动力技能的维护和故障排除。 ECC打算通过招聘工作来发展熟练的技术劳动力，其中包括职业欠缺的制造工人和高中毕业生。这些学生将受益于针对行业4.0数据密集型需求的重点STEM课程，该课程越来越依赖于智能传感器，云计算，数据获取和云分析。 ECC打算在三年内注册40至60个人，并聘请ECC教师完成提供此课程所需的培训。在该项目的第一年，每个高中生和现任工人的队列都将完成五门课程，这最终可能会导致制造技术学位。学生在参与可用的内部船只时可能会获得其他相关经验。初始课程完成者可能有资格进入劳动力或继续完成制造技术或电气系统技术学位计划。通过积极参与的顾问委员会，ECC教师和行政管理将寻求更多的劳动力参与机会，以最终改善ECC学生的就业成果。该项目由高级技术教育计划资助，该计划的重点是推动国家经济的高级技术领域的技术教育。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并通过使用基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响审查标准来通过评估来评估。