Planning Grant for a Regional Manufacturing Education Center

加州制造商无法满足他们对电子、焊接、机械加工和其他制造相关领域合格、训练有素的技术人员的需求。艾伦·汉考克和奎斯塔学院以及精选的行业合作伙伴和教职员工将加入圣路易斯奥比斯波加州理工州立大学，通过建立地区制造业教育中心来解决这一短缺问题。该项目构成了该中心发展的规划阶段。规划阶段正在帮助参与成员建立这项全面工作取得成功所需的牢固联系。规划活动的重点是组织与行业合作伙伴的会议，以确定行业需求，为社区大学和高中教师提供试点研讨会，并审查所有相关数据，以满足行业对制造业的需求，同时保持教育完整性。一旦开发完成，该中心将为高科技工作提供行业驱动的技能培训，将提供一系列活动来吸引学生进入制造业项目，并将为那些希望攻读学士学位的人提供进入四年制院校的无缝途径。

California manufacturers cannot fill their demand for qualified, trained technicians in electronics, welding, machining and other manufacturing related fields. Allan Hancock and Cuesta Colleges along with select industrial partners and faculty are joining California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo to address this shortage by developing a Regional Center for Manufacturing Education. This project constitutes the planning phase for the development of this center. The planning phase is helping the participating members to create the strong linkages needed for the success of such a comprehensive undertaking. Planning activities are focused on organizing meetings with industrial partners to identify industry needs, offering a pilot workshop to community college and high school faculty, and reviewing all relevant data to meet industry needs for manufacturing while maintaining educational integrity. Once developed, this center will provide industry driven skill training for high tech jobs, will offer a series of activities to attract students into manufacturing programs, and will give those who wish to pursue a baccalaureate degree a seamless path to a four-year institution.