An Integrative Workforce Training and Retraining Program for the Computer and Semiconductor Industry in the Rocky Mountain Region

该奖项授予科罗拉多州立大学，用于支持以下36个月的活动。该提案是为了响应创新伙伴关系计划招标（NSF-03521）而提交的。合作伙伴包括科罗拉多州立大学（领导机构）、惠普、波德雷学区、柯林斯堡高中和Front Range社区学院。该计划试图推动计算机和半导体工程教育进入高中，以提高对计算机和半导体工程行业的积极认识，并为那些感兴趣的人提供机会，否则他们可能会选择完全不同的职业。该计划将提供一个庞大的、多样化的、训练有素的劳动力库，以满足这些领域对专业人员的需求。该项目旨在提供从技术人员到博士的劳动力。没有任何一家机构能够无缝地提供如此广泛的教育和培训，使这种综合方法成为独一无二的。该计划的目标是：1。创建计算机和半导体科学与工程的工程预科课程。2 .在课程开发阶段与合作伙伴密切合作，创建更符合行业需求的综合课程。通过当地行业提供实习/合作项目，让学生在教育/培训中获得实际的工作经验。为高中教师和社区大学教师提供培训，以保持与行业相关的长期培训。提供夏令营来吸引和训练高中学生从事这两个领域的工作。招聘那些希望改变职业生涯进入这些领域的处于职业中期的成年人。潜在的经济影响信息技术领域在美国经济中无处不在。没有足够的工人来填补目前存在的所有工作机会，而且这种短缺在未来还会加剧。教育和培训工人的管道很长，我们现在必须开始跟上需求，保持美国经济在全球经济中处于领先地位。这项活动的智力价值在于，通过大学、社区学院和地方中学与区域计算机有关公司的合作，创造了新的综合教育和培训具有技术知识的劳动力。就更广泛的影响而言，这一建议非常出色。由于该项目与当地工业需求紧密结合，可能对该地区的经济发展产生非常积极的影响。这种劳动力教育和培训模式可以输出到全国其他地区。代表性不足的群体将参与赠款的活动，并从成果中受益。

0332555ChenThis award is to the Colorado State University to support the activity described below for 36 months. The proposal was submitted in response to the Partnerships for Innovation Program Solicitation (NSF-03521).PartnersThe partners include the Colorado State University (Lead Institution), Hewlett-Packard, Poudre School District, Fort Collins High School, and Front Range Community College.The proposed program attempts to push computer and semiconductor engineering education into the high schools to increase positive awareness of the computer and semiconductor engineering industry and to provide the opportunity for people who are interested and who may otherwise select a totally different career. The program will provide a large, diverse, and highly trained workforce pool to meet the demand for professionals in these fields. The program seeks to provide a workforce from technicians to PhDs. No single institution can provide such a range of education and training seamlessly, making this integrated approach unique. The goals of the program are:1. Create a pre-engineering curriculum in computer and semiconductor science and engineering.2. Create an integrated curriculum that is more responsive to the needs of industry by working closely with the partners during the curriculum development stage.3. Provide internship/co-op programs through local industry to give students real work experience as part of the education/training.4. Provide training for high school teachers and community college faculty to maintain long-term training that is relevant to industry.5. Provide summer camps to attract and train students at the high school level for careers in these two fields.6. Recruit adults in mid-career who wish to make career changes to enter these fields.Potential Economic ImpactThe information technology area is pervasive in the U.S. economy. There are not enough workers to fill all of the job opportunities that exist today, and the shortage will grow in the future. The pipeline for educating and training workers is long and we must begin now to keep up with the demands to keep the U.S. economy at the forefront in this global economy. The intellectual merit of the activity lies in the creation of the novel integrated education and training of the technologically literate workforce through collaboration of the university, community college and local secondary school districts with the regional computer-related companies. This proposal is excellent in terms of Broader Impacts. The project, because it is so well integrated with local industrial needs, could have a very positive impact on economic development in the region. The model for workforce education and training could be exported to other regions of the nation. Underrepresented groups will participate in the activities of the grant and will benefit from the outcomes.