National Convergence Technology Center

国家融合技术中心(CTC)建立在与德克萨斯州北部的企业和教育机构的合作伙伴关系以及发展为区域中心的合作伙伴和指导学院网络的基础上。国家中心的覆盖范围扩大到全国至少60所社区大学，通过五所合作学院指导所在地理区域的社区大学实施与网络IT基础设施相关的新兴技术方面的高需求融合学位和证书计划，包括以2 2 2的方式指导支线高中和四年制大学计划。区域商业行业领导团队(BILT)在全国范围内扩展，以提供工作任务分析，以指导全国社区学院网络的学生为IT基础设施领域的高薪、高要求工作做好准备，包括移动网络、云计算、移动设备集成、存储和网络虚拟化以及视频集成。这些都是融合技术的扩展：安全网络上的语音、视频、图像和数据。该中心提供电子书和交互式在线工具，以支持课程的交付和教师的专业发展。该中心专注于增加准备满足劳动力需求的学位/证书完成者的数量，并实施全国知名的招收、留住和毕业服务不足的学生的最佳实践。创建了一套可堆叠的证书，以扩大职业潜力并允许快速再就业。评估衡量该中心在发展有指导的学院方面的有效性，这些学院实施课程和计划，为地区企业提供准备好工作场所的应聘者，这些应聘者具有满足行业最新变化的技能，以及确保有效工作场所行为的就业能力技能。评估还衡量了教师专业发展的有效性以及学生的内容、知识和就业技能。方法包括收集数字数据、访谈和对学生、教职员工和BILT成员的调查。

The National Center for Convergence Technology (CTC) builds upon its partnership with businesses and educational institutions in North Texas and the network of partner and mentored colleges developed as a regional center. The reach of the National Center is expanded to at least sixty community colleges nationwide by working through five partner colleges that mentor community colleges in their geographic region to implement high-demand convergence degree and certificate programs in the emerging technologies associated with the networking IT infrastructure, including mentoring feeder high school and four-year university programs in a 2+2+2 pathway. The regional Business Industry Leadership Team (BILT) is expanded nationally to provide job task analyses to guide the nationwide network of community colleges to prepare their students for high-wage, high-demand jobs in IT infrastructure including mobile networks, cloud computing, mobile device integration, storage and network virtualization, and video integration. These are all expansions of convergence technology: voice, video, image, and data over a secure network. The Center provides e-books and interactive on-line tools to support delivery of courses and professional development of faculty. The Center focuses on increasing the number of degree/ certificate completers ready to meet workforce needs and on implementing nationally-known best practices for recruiting, retaining, and graduating underserved students. A set of stackable certifications is created to expand career potential and allow for rapid reemployment. An evaluation measures the effectiveness of the Center in developing mentored colleges that implement courses and programs that provide regional business with workplace ready employment candidates that have content skills to meet the latest changes in the industry as well as employability skills that ensure effective workplace behavior. The evaluation also measures the effectiveness of the professional development of faculty and the content knowledge and employability skills of the students. The methodologies include gathering numbers data, interviews, and surveys of students, faculty and BILT members.