Strengthening Technical Apprenticeships through Regional Coordination

通过区域协调加强技术学徒培训

• 批准号: 2301100
• 负责人: Justin Starr
• 金额: $ 65万
• 依托单位: Community College of Allegheny County Allegheny Campus
• 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: 2023-06-01 至 2026-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2301100&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Strengthening; Technical; Apprenticeships; through; Regional

Apprenticeships are one of the most effective tools for producing trained technicians to meet the needs of the local workforce, but some programs are too closely tied to the needs of a specific company or offerings of an education provider. This project aims to transform a successful mechatronics apprenticeship into a regional engine for growth by convening a Business and Industry Leadership Team to expand the apprenticeship opportunity to encompass community colleges and corporate partners in a four-county area. It will result in a standardized, articulable mechatronics curriculum that will allow apprentices to enter the program in their home county, transfer credits between institutions, and receive on-the-job training that is closely tied to classroom instruction. This will serve as a model for dynamically changing technical apprenticeship programs that serve the needs of an entire region as manufacturing technologies continue to advance.Specifically, four local community colleges sill work together to adopt the knowledge, skills, and abilities recommended by the business and industry leadership team to create a foundational mechatronics program that serves as the basis of the technical instruction of the apprenticeship program, including standardizing a core set of lab equipment. Roving trainers will align the on-the-job training with classroom instruction using detailed technical lessons adapted from the German dual system of technical education, and a coordinator will align the progress of apprentices as they move between participating community colleges. Participating community colleges will host a series of STEM summer camps to attract a continuous pipeline of students interested in advanced manufacturing to meet the increased demand of this regional apprenticeship program. 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.

学徒制是培养训练有素的技术人员以满足当地劳动力需求的最有效工具之一，但有些计划与特定公司的需求或教育机构的产品联系过于紧密。该项目旨在通过召集商业和行业领导团队扩大学徒机会，将四个县地区的社区大学和企业合作伙伴纳入其中，从而将成功的机电一体化学徒制转变为区域增长引擎。它将产生标准化的、可清晰表达的机电一体化课程，使学徒能够在自己的县参加该计划，在机构之间转移学分，并接受与课堂教学密切相关的在职培训。这将成为动态变化的技术学徒计划的典范，随着制造技术的不断进步，这些计划可以满足整个地区的需求。具体来说，四所当地社区大学将共同努力采用企业和机构推荐的知识、技能和能力。行业领导团队创建一个基础机电一体化计划，作为学徒计划技术指导的基础，包括标准化一套核心实验室设备。巡回培训师将使用改编自德国双元技术教育体系的详细技术课程，将在职培训与课堂教学结合起来，协调员将协调学徒在参与的社区学院之间流动时的进度。参与的社区大学将举办一系列 STEM 夏令营，以吸引源源不断对先进制造感兴趣的学生，以满足该地区学徒计划不断增长的需求。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，并通过利用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的评估进行评估，认为值得支持。影响审查标准。