Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center

MATE中心正在以其过去的成就为基础，以增加其对海洋技术教育的影响，并加强学生对海洋技术职业的准备。鉴于国家对准备充分的技术劳动力的需求以及社会对技术人员工作的看法不断变化，MATE正在建立伙伴关系和合作关系，以改善海洋技术教育，提高公众对技术教育和职业机会的认识。他们还在蒙特利半岛学院和MATE合作社区学院开发或加强模范海洋技术副学士学位课程。该中心有五个主要目标。它们是：(1)建立积极的伙伴关系；(2)确定行业需求并制定行业课程开发指南；(3)提高课程的质量和可用性；(4)为教师提供专业发展；(5)增加外联和传播。中心通过加强现有伙伴关系和发展新的伙伴关系，积极与商业、工业、研究和学术机构以及专业协会建立伙伴关系。这些伙伴关系是中心评估工业需求工作的重要组成部分。这些需求反过来又被用来创建行业驱动的课程开发指南。然后，这些指导方针形成了跨越众多职业的技能能力集群发展的基础。该中心还与政府机构合作，确定具体的海洋技术职业。指导方针和技能组构成了中心努力提高高中和大学一级课程和教学材料的可得性和质量的基础。蒙特利半岛学院正在试点这项工作。该中心每年提供一次教师暑期学院和教师实习，以促进这一进程。中心产品和信息的传播正在通过网站、广泛的信息服务、会议出席和对其他项目和行业的实地考察来进行。

The MATE Center is building upon its past achievements in order to increase its impact on marine technology education and enhance student preparation for marine technology careers. In light of the national need for a well-prepared technical workforce and the changing ways in which society views technician work, MATE is building partnerships and collaborations that improve marine technical education and increase public awareness of technical education and career opportunities. They are also developing or enhancing model marine technology associate degree programs at Monterey Peninsula College and MATE partner community colleges.The Center has five major goals. These are to: (1) build active partnerships; (2) identify industry needs and develop industry guidelines for curricula development; (3) increase the quality and availability of curricula; (4) provide professional development for faculty and teachers; and (5) increase outreach and dissemination. The Center is building active partnerships with business, industry, research and academic institutions, and professional societies by strengthening existing partnerships and developing new ones. These partnerships are an important part of the Center's efforts to assess industry's needs. These needs in turn are being used to create industry-driven guidelines for curriculum development. These guidelines then form the basis for the development of skill competency clusters that reach across numerous occupations. The Center is also working with government agencies to define specific marine technical occupations. The guidelines and skill clusters form the basis of the Center's efforts to improve the availability and quality of curriculum and instructional materials at the high school and college level. Monterey Peninsula College is piloting this effort. The Center is offering an annual faculty summer institute and faculty internships to foster the process. Dissemination of Center products and information is being carried out using the Web site, extensive information services, conference attendance, and site visits to other programs and industry.