Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing

下一代制造区域中心

• 批准号: 1205104
• 负责人: Karen Wosczyna Birch
• 金额: $ 294.99万
• 依托单位: Connecticut's Community-Tech Colleges' College of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-10-01 至 2014-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1205104&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Regional; Center; Next; Generation; Manufacturing

Since its establishment in 2004, Connecticut College of Technology's Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing (COT-RCNGM) has contributed to the development of an advanced manufacturing workforce with a doubling of enrollments in COT programs. The goals of this center involve (1) student recruitment and persistence; (2) faculty development; (3) curriculum development; and (4) articulation and pathway programs. Intellectual Merit: The center goals are being informed by advice from regional manufacturers, the National Visiting Committee, and experienced faculty. RCNGM staff are implementing four new initiatives. (1) The highly successful statewide Manufacture Your Future Expo is being modified to provide local impact as highly effective Learning Symposiums. These Learning Symposiums, already pilot tested, continue to refine techniques to increase enrollment, particularly among underrepresented students. The new Symposiums use a reconfigurable format that highlights the strengths of individual community colleges where the symposiums are held. (2) Faculty externships that enhance faculty understanding of advanced manufacturing and enable faculty and their corporate sponsor to make presentations at Learning Symposiums as well as provide career guidance to students. Faculty also complete professional development for credentials recognized by industry. (3) RCNGM continues to address the need for a skilled workforce by developing industry driven credit courses, certificates, and options to support local and regional industries. The center continues to respond to workforce needs by the review and implementation of new courses, options and transferable, credit bearing credentials that are delivered in a flexible, accessible platform. (4) A workable dynamic articulation is being enhanced and expanded to new partners. New career pathways continue to incorporate the COT's multiple entry and exit pathways for the completion of credit certificates and degrees. Broader Impact: The RCNGM achieves broader impact in a variety of ways. RCNGM stakeholders have delivered papers and made presentations at local, regional and national conferences, expositions, and student poster sessions. A robust web site provides a digital avenue for dissemination of the RCNGM's activities, and students and parents are engaged through social media. The RCNGM is now expanding the successful models to community colleges and their industry partners in neighboring New England States. A community college and industry partner have been identified for Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. In addition, the RCNGM is working with these new partners to assess the educational programs offered and their inclusion of national credentials as identified by the National Association of Manufacturer's Manufacturing Certification System. Working with the New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE), interstate articulation agreements are being implemented using NEBHE's reduced tuition program, offering New England students the ability to pursue specific program options in neighboring states at their in-state tuition rate. Finally, regional manufacturing summits, professional development activities, and industry forums are being held involving all New England partners. The RCNGM continues to provide leadership for New England and collaborating partners for the establishment of manufacturing programs that prepare the highly skilled workforce that is the foundation of the national economy.

自2004年成立以来，康涅狄格理工学院下一代制造区域中心(COT-RCNGM)通过将COT项目的注册人数增加了一倍，为先进制造业劳动力的发展做出了贡献。该中心的目标包括(1)招生和坚持；(2)教师发展；(3)课程开发；(4)衔接和途径计划。智力优势：该中心的目标是从地区制造商、国家访问委员会和经验丰富的教师那里获得建议。RCNGM工作人员正在实施四项新举措。(1)非常成功的全州制造你的未来博览会正在进行修改，以提供当地影响，作为高效的学习研讨会。这些已经进行了试点测试的学习研讨会继续改进技术，以增加入学率，特别是在代表性不足的学生中。新的研讨会使用了一种可重新配置的格式，突出了举办研讨会的各个社区学院的优势。(2)学院外部奖学金，以加强教师对先进制造的了解，使教师和他们的企业赞助商能够在学习研讨会上发表演讲，并为学生提供职业指导。教师还完成了专业发展，获得了行业认可的证书。(3)RCNGM继续通过开发行业驱动的学分课程、证书和选项来满足对熟练劳动力的需求，以支持当地和区域行业。该中心继续通过审查和实施新课程、选项和可转让的学分证书来满足劳动力需求，这些证书在灵活、可访问的平台中提供。(4)正在加强可行的动态衔接，并将其扩展到新的合作伙伴。新的职业道路继续纳入考研的多种进入和退出途径，以完成学分证书和学位。更广泛的影响：RCNGM通过各种方式实现更广泛的影响。RCNGM利益攸关方在地方、区域和国家会议、博览会和学生海报会议上发表了论文并发表了演讲。一个强大的网站为RCNGM的活动提供了一个数字传播渠道，学生和家长通过社交媒体参与进来。RCNGM现在正在将成功的模式推广到邻近新英格兰各州的社区大学及其行业合作伙伴。马萨诸塞州、缅因州、新罕布夏州和佛蒙特州的社区学院和行业合作伙伴已经确定。此外，RCNGM正在与这些新的合作伙伴合作，评估所提供的教育项目及其纳入全国制造商制造认证体系协会确定的国家资质。与新英格兰高等教育委员会(NEBHE)合作，正在使用NEBHE的减免学费计划实施州际衔接协议，为新英格兰学生提供以州内学费在邻近州选择特定课程的能力。最后，正在举行区域制造业峰会、专业发展活动和行业论坛，所有新英格兰合作伙伴都参与其中。RCNGM继续为新英格兰和合作伙伴提供领导，建立制造项目，培养高技能劳动力，这是国民经济的基础。