UPDATE: Utilities Pipeline Development for Advanced Technological Education

在东北威斯康星州技术学院的先进技术教育（更新）项目的公用事业管道开发解决了教育材料的进步，以支持不断发展的能源公用事业行业的关键问题。 随着电力智能电网在全国各地的发展，UPDATE项目的教育和专业发展产品有可能使能源公用事业行业的雇主和技术人员受益。 支持智能电网的发展有助于持久、可靠地输送电力，这对经济健康和国家安全至关重要。 项目成果包括为新进入能源公用事业劳动力市场的人和需要智能电网技术的在职工人开发途径。智能电网技术正在改变国家电网上用于输送电力的方法和基础设施。 更新项目支持建立一支技能更高、适应性更强的能源公用事业劳动力队伍。 这是通过为公用事业技术人员教育制作教育材料来实现的，这些教育材料通过智能电网技术的能力得到增强。 此外，UPDATE项目是：1。为能源和公用事业领域的两年制大学教育工作者提供专业发展机会; 2.建立外展计划，告知初中和高中学生及其教师和辅导员有关公用事业技术人员的职业;以及3.制定智能电网技术人员教育的标准证书，包括证书和副学士学位。 更新项目团队正在与电力研究所的专家合作，以验证新的课程材料，确定与智能电网技术人员教育相关的核心能力，并探索智能电网技术人员的行业认可证书。

The Utilities Pipeline Development for Advanced Technological Education (UPDATE) project at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College addresses critical issues in the advancement of educational materials to support the evolving energy utilities industry. As the electrical power Smart Grid is being developed in all parts of the nation, the educational and professional development products from the UPDATE project have the potential to benefit both employers and technicians in the energy utility industry. Supporting the development of the Smart Grid contributes to enduring, reliable delivery of electrical power, which is vital to economic health and national security. Project outcomes include developing pathways both for new entrants into the energy utilities workforce and for incumbent workers in need of currency in Smart Grid technology.Smart Grid technology is changing the methods and the infrastructure used for the delivery of power on the nation's electrical grid. The UPDATE project supports the establishment of a more highly skilled and adaptable energy utilities workforce. This is being accomplished by producing educational materials for utilities technician education that are enhanced with competencies for Smart Grid technology. Additionally, the UPDATE project is: 1. providing professional development opportunities for two-year college educators in the energy and utilities fields; 2. establishing outreach programs to inform middle and high school students and their teachers and counselors about careers as utilities technicians; and 3. developing standard credentials for Smart Grid technician education at the certificate and associate degree level. The UPDATE project team is working with experts from the Electrical Power Research Institute to validate the new curricular materials, identify core competencies related to Smart Grid technician education and explore industry recognized credentials for Smart Grid technicians.