Preparing Local Talent for Jobs in the Sub-baccalaureate STEM Economy: A Study of the Marcellus ShaleNET Program and the Energy Sector

为本地人才在本科以下的 STEM 经济中就业做好准备：马塞勒斯 ShaleNET 计划和能源行业的研究

• 批准号: 1535322
• 负责人: Robert Bozick
• 金额: $ 149.95万
• 依托单位: Rand Corporation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-10-01 至 2019-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1535322&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Preparing; Local; Talent; Jobs; Sub

The research project will examine an industry-college collaborative model to align workforce development strategies to employment needs in a sector-specific economy. The research team will conduct a mixed-methods research study in the context of the Marcellus ShaleNET Program ? a unique partnership between the energy sector and a consortium of colleges in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and West Virginia. Through this partnership, local employers have designed sub-baccalaureate credentialing programs that teach critical, occupation-specific STEM skills to students set to prepare them for high-demand semi-skilled STEM jobs in the expanding energy sector across these regions. The proposed study will contribute to the knowledge of the role that sub-baccalaureate credentialing programs play in providing workers with the skills and training necessary to succeed in the STEM labor market. It will provide additional insights also about the relationship between sub-baccalaureate programs and labor force outcomes to better inform local colleges and employers seeking to improve the economic prospects of those not seeking four-year degrees. The researchers will collect and analyze primary data and conduct interviews and surveys to draw inferences about the program?s effectiveness by investigating the following research questions: (1) How do regional business leaders and sub-baccalaureate education and training programs collaborate to ensure that such programs are producing graduates who have acquired the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) to succeed in the energy sector?, (2) Do oil and gas industry-specific credential programs convey knowledge, skills, and abilities required of employers in the sub-baccalaureate STEM labor market? (3) Are workers who earn oil and gas industry-specific credentials more successful in the STEM labor market than their peers who pursue other postsecondary training options? The research will be guided by labor market screening theory, which emphasizes employers? trust in the credential because of its value in reducing uncertainty in the hiring process by accurately conveying the KSAs of the applicant, and human capital theory, which predicts that those with more valuable job-specific training will be more highly rewarded by employers. The project is supported by the ECR program that emphasizes fundamental STEM education research that generates foundational knowledge in the field. Investments are made in critical areas that are essential, broad and enduring: STEM learning and STEM learning environments, broadening participation in STEM, and STEM workforce development. ECR supports the accumulation of robust evidence to inform efforts to understand, build theory to explain, and suggest intervention and innovations to address persistent challenges in STEM interest, education, learning and participation.

该研究项目将研究一个行业-大学合作模式，以调整劳动力发展战略，以满足特定行业经济的就业需求。该研究小组将进行混合方法的研究，在马塞勒斯ShaleNET计划的背景下？能源部门与俄亥俄州、宾夕法尼亚州、得克萨斯州和西弗吉尼亚州的大学联盟之间的独特合作关系。通过这种伙伴关系，当地雇主设计了亚学士学位认证计划，向学生教授关键的，职业特定的STEM技能，为他们在这些地区不断扩大的能源部门中从事高需求的半技能STEM工作做好准备。拟议的研究将有助于了解亚学士学位认证计划在为工人提供在STEM劳动力市场取得成功所需的技能和培训方面所发挥的作用。 它还将提供有关学士学位以下课程与劳动力结果之间关系的更多见解，以更好地告知当地大学和雇主，以改善那些不寻求四年制学位的人的经济前景。研究人员将收集和分析原始数据，并进行访谈和调查，以得出有关该计划的推论？的有效性，通过调查以下研究问题：（1）如何做区域商业领袖和亚学士教育和培训计划合作，以确保这些计划正在生产的毕业生谁已经获得了必要的知识，技能和能力（KSA）在能源部门取得成功？，(2)石油和天然气行业特定的证书课程是否传达了学士学位以下STEM劳动力市场中雇主所需的知识，技能和能力？(3)获得石油和天然气行业特定证书的工人在STEM劳动力市场上比追求其他中学后培训选择的同龄人更成功吗？本研究将以劳动力市场筛选理论为指导，强调雇主？信任证书，因为它的价值，在减少不确定性，在招聘过程中准确地传达KSA的申请人，和人力资本理论，预测那些更有价值的工作具体的培训将更高的奖励雇主。该项目由ECR计划支持，该计划强调基础STEM教育研究，产生该领域的基础知识。 投资是在关键领域是必不可少的，广泛的和持久的：干学习和干学习环境，扩大参与干，干劳动力发展。 ECR支持积累强有力的证据，为理解、建立理论解释和提出干预和创新建议的努力提供信息，以解决STEM兴趣、教育、学习和参与方面的持续挑战。