National Center of Excellence in Welding Education and Training (NCWET)

国家焊接教育和培训卓越中心 (NCWET)

• 批准号: 0703018
• 负责人: Monica Pfarr
• 金额: $ 499.99万
• 依托单位: Lorain County Community College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-07-01 至 2011-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0703018&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: National; Center; Excellence; Welding; Education

The National Center for Welding Education and Training (NCWET), also known as WELD-ED, is increasing the number of science and engineering welding technicians to meet workforce demands. The Center furthers comprehensive reform in welding education by providing technologically current educational materials and professional development opportunities to two-year colleges and other educational institutions. The focus is on welding technician education at community colleges, but secondary and university education are being advanced with a 2+2+2 model of vertical articulation. Intellectual Merit: The welding industry in the United States is economically large, technically diverse, and has documented educational needs and considers technician education and training as essential to advanced manufacturing. The Center envisions education driven by industry needs through a network of nine regional partner colleges. The project team represents five major corporations, four industry associations, ten educational institutions, two government facilities, and one professional society. One of the corporate advisors directs a large commercial educational facility with ties to union training facilities. National conferences, print media, and web casts supplement faculty workshops at convenient regional locations and online courses. Faculty are being exposed to state-of-the-art welding equipment and welding methods in modern factories where their students will work. Development of a contemporary welding technician curriculum is providing the curricular foundation for the Center. Joining the partner colleges is the American Welding Society (AWS), the primary professional society for welding worldwide. AWS has ready-made dissemination networks through its education committees and a professional development program for educators. The AWS Foundation plans to commit proceeds of a future endowment to sustain the Center. Broader Impacts: Collaboration with the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council (MSSC) and other employers and educational institutions assures that the education of welding technicians for the modern workforce is the priority of the Center. Allied modern processes such as brazing, soldering, cutting, and thermal spray (coatings) are being considered as well as robotic welding and process control. Organizations and initiatives interested in increasing the diversity of the workforce (including the The Dream It! Do It! Campaign of the National Association of Manufacturers' (NAM)) are partnering with the Center to recruit and retain students.

国家焊接教育培训中心(NCWET)，也被称为WELD-ED，正在增加科学和工程焊接技术人员的数量，以满足劳动力需求。该中心通过向两年制学院和其他教育机构提供最新的技术教材和职业发展机会，进一步推动焊接教育的全面改革。社区学院的重点是焊接技师教育，但中学和大学教育正在以2+2+2垂直衔接的模式推进。智力优势：美国的焊接业经济规模庞大，技术多样化，教育需求有据可查，认为技师教育和培训对先进制造业至关重要。该中心设想通过一个由九所地区性合作学院组成的网络，由行业需求驱动教育。该项目团队代表了五家大公司、四个行业协会、十个教育机构、两个政府设施和一个专业协会。其中一名企业顾问管理着一家与工会培训机构有联系的大型商业教育机构。国家会议、印刷媒体和网络广播在方便的地区地点和在线课程补充教员研讨会。在他们的学生将要工作的现代工厂里，教师们接触到了最先进的焊接设备和焊接方法。现代焊接技师课程的发展为该中心提供了课程基础。加入合作院校的还有美国焊接协会(AWS)，这是全球焊接行业的主要专业协会。AWS通过其教育委员会和教育工作者的专业发展计划建立了现成的传播网络。AWS基金会计划将未来捐赠的收益用于维持该中心。更广泛的影响：与制造技能标准委员会(MSSC)和其他雇主和教育机构的合作确保了为现代劳动力提供焊接技术人员的教育是该中心的优先事项。联合的现代工艺，如铜焊、焊接、切割和热喷涂(涂层)，以及机器人焊接和过程控制都在考虑之中。对增加劳动力多样性感兴趣的组织和计划(包括梦想吧！去做吧！全国制造商协会(NAM)运动)正在与该中心合作招收和留住学生。