Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing

自2004年成立以来，康涅狄格理工学院的下一代制造区域中心（COT-RCNGM）为先进制造业劳动力的发展做出了贡献，COT计划的入学人数翻了一番。该中心的目标涉及（1）学生招聘和坚持;（2）教师发展;（3）课程开发;和（4）衔接和途径方案。智力优势：该中心的目标是由来自区域制造商，国家访问委员会和经验丰富的教师的意见通知。 全国妇女理事会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修改，以提供高效的学习研讨会的地方影响。这些学习专题讨论会，已经试点测试，继续完善技术，以增加入学率，特别是在代表性不足的学生。新的专题讨论会使用可重新配置的格式，突出了举办专题讨论会的各个社区学院的优势。(2)教师实习，提高教师对先进制造业的理解，使教师和他们的企业赞助商在学习研讨会上做演讲，并为学生提供职业指导。教师还完成专业发展，获得行业认可的证书。(3)RCNGM继续通过开发行业驱动的信贷课程，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的课程，选项和可转让的，信用承载凭证，这些凭证在一个灵活的，可访问的平台上提供，以满足劳动力的需求。(4)正在加强一种可行的动态衔接，并将其扩大到新的伙伴。新的职业途径继续纳入COT的多个入口和出口途径，以完成信用证书和学位。更广泛的影响：RCNGM以各种方式实现更广泛的影响。全国妇女理事会的利益攸关方在地方、区域和国家会议、展览会和学生海报会议上发表了论文并作了介绍。一个强大的网站提供了一个数字渠道，用于传播国家性别平等委员会的活动，学生和家长通过社交媒体参与其中。RCNGM现在正在将成功的模式推广到邻近新英格兰州的社区学院及其行业合作伙伴。马萨诸塞州、缅因州、新罕布什尔州和佛蒙特州已经确定了一所社区学院和行业合作伙伴。 此外，RCNGM正在与这些新的合作伙伴合作，以评估所提供的教育计划，并将其纳入全国制造商制造认证系统协会所确定的国家证书。与高等教育（NEBHE）的新英格兰委员会合作，州际衔接协议正在使用NEBHE的降低学费计划实施，为新英格兰学生提供在他们的州内学费率在邻近州追求特定课程选择的能力。最后，区域制造业峰会、专业发展活动和行业论坛正在举行，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，以建立制造计划，为国民经济的基础高技能劳动力做好准备。

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.