Planning Grant for the ATE Northwest Regional Center for Sustainable Development Education and Training

工程-其他（99）本项目正在计划制定一项关于ATE可持续发展教育和培训区域中心的提案。 该机构及其合作伙伴正在对工业的劳动力需求进行全面评估，并研究示范课程，以适应这些需求。 他们正在分析和改善从高中到2年制和4年制机构的教育途径，并为教授可持续技术的教师和教职员工确定专业发展活动。 PI正在为学生开发相关的实习机会，并研究有效的学生招聘和保留策略，特别关注代表性不足的学生。 为了支持这些目标，PI将与规划委员会的合作伙伴以及来自政府、行业、教育和非营利组织的其他专业人士举办为期一天的规划峰会。 在规划峰会的基础上，为期半天的教育合作伙伴会议将重点讨论K-12学校和2年制和4年制院校的合作机会。 该项目小组正在确定课程需求，旨在支持目标行业以及培训学生掌握可持续发展技术。 PI正在研究现有ATE中心的运营模式，并为实施拟议的区域中心制定战略业务计划。PI正在通过规划峰会和K-12会议记录和传播有关行业需求、现有计划和课程以及其他信息的信息。

Engineering - Other (99)This project is planning the development of a proposal for an ATE Regional Center for Sustainable Development Education and Training. The institution and its partners are conducting a comprehensive assessment of industry's workforce needs and researching exemplary curricula for adaptation to meet these needs. They are analyzing and improving educational pathways from high school to both 2 and 4-year institutions and identifying professional development activities for teachers and faculty who are teaching sustainable technologies. The PIs are developing relevant internship opportunities for students and researching effective student recruitment and retention strategies with a particular focus on under-represented students. To support these goals, the PIs are hosting a one-day planning summit with the Planning Committee partners and other professionals from government, industry, education, and non-profits. Building on the planning summit, a half day meeting of the education partners is focusing on collaborative opportunities for K-12 schools and 2 and 4-year institutions. The project team is defining curricular needs aimed at both supporting the target industries as well as training students in sustainable development technologies. The PIs are researching operational models of existing ATE Centers and developing a strategic business plan for implementing the proposed regional center.The PIs are documenting and disseminating information on industry needs, existing programs and curricula, and other information through the planning summit and K-12 meetings.