Planning Grant for the Tech Valley ATE Center for Semiconductor and Nanotechnology Workforce Development

纳米技术是纽约州东北部“科技谷”的一个不断发展的产业。 为了满足这一需求，该学院，地理上位于科技谷和首都地区的中心，正在制定一项计划，建立科技谷ATE中心的半导体和纳米技术劳动力发展。该规划项目，通过实地研究，咨询NSF ATE专家，并组织区域规划峰会和教育工作者研讨会，从教育，工业和政府资源之间的伙伴关系，制定一个中心，提供半导体和纳米技术相关的副学士学位课程，教师专业发展，2+2+2管道转移计划，职业轨道培训，以及与劳动力需求相一致的就业安置。该中心的设计方案满足了科技谷、纽约州和东北地区这些行业的劳动力教育/培训需求。该项目的智力价值是双重的：（1）该项目涉及两个ATE中心，MATEC和NCTT的领导和专业知识，以制定一个全面的ATE劳动力发展中心计划，以满足该地区及其他地区不断增长的半导体和纳米技术相关业务的教育和培训需求。(2)在MATEC建立的技能标准的基础上，该项目正在为科技谷地区建立创新课程，协作教育材料和培训计划的基础，这些课程具有强大的科学和数学核心，可满足半导体和纳米技术行业的复杂需求。该项目的更广泛的影响是在战略伙伴关系中，该规划赠款可以在该地区的劳动力专业人员中建立，以满足对半导体制造和纳米技术相关技术人员日益增长的需求。员工队伍战略规划的一个主要挑战是有效地将所有区域利益攸关方聚集在一起，结成工作伙伴关系。该规划项目是区域ATE劳动力发展中心发展的关键第一步，该中心直接为沿着科技谷地区、大纽约州和邻近地区的半导体和纳米技术行业提供服务。

Nanotechnology is a growing industry in the "Tech Valley," the northeastern section of New York State. In response to this demand, the college, geographically located at the center of Tech Valley and the Capital Region, is developing a plan to establish the Tech Valley ATE Center for Semiconductor and Nanotechnology Workforce Development. This planning project, through field research, consultation with NSF ATE experts, and organization of both a regional planning summit and educators' workshop, engages a partnership from among education, industry and government resources to develop a strategic plan for a center that offers semiconductor and nanotechnology-related associate's degree programs, faculty professional development, 2+2+2 pipeline transfer programs, career track training, and employment placement aligned with workforce demands. The Center's design plan addresses the workforce education/training needs of these industries in Tech Valley, as well as New York State and the Northeast region. The Intellectual Merit of this project is two-fold: (1) This project engages the leadership and expertise of two ATE Centers, MATEC and NCTT, in order to develop a comprehensive plan for an ATE workforce development center to meet the education and training needs of the growing semiconductor and nanotech related businesses in the region and beyond. (2) Building on the skills standards established by MATEC, this project is establishing for the Tech Valley Region the foundation for the development of an innovative curriculum, collaborative educational materials, and training programs with a strong science and mathematics core that meet the sophisticated needs of the semiconductor and nanotechnology industry. The Broader Impact of this project is in the strategic partnerships this planning grant can forge among the workforce professionals in the region to address the growing need for semiconductor manufacturing and nanotechnology related technicians. A major challenge for strategic workforce planning is to effectively bring all the regional stakeholders together into a working partnership. This planning project is the critical first step toward development of a regional ATE workforce development center that directly serves the semiconductor and nanotech industry all along the Tech Valley region, greater New York State, and adjacent regions as well.