Manufacturing Certifications for Rural High School Students through Community College Dual Enrollment

北佛罗里达，像其他农村地区一样，必须充分准备下一代先进制造业的熟练技术人员，因为当地的制造公司需要高素质和熟练的制造和工程技术人员与适当的软技能是成功的。参加者如能获得高薪工作，便可自食其力，为社会的发展和繁荣作出贡献。北佛罗里达社区学院（NFCC）的这个项目旨在与麦迪逊县高中学生一起开发一个先进制造业双招生项目。该项目将产生从两所当地高中到社区学院再到技术员就业的职业道路。该项目将包括双招生（DE），职业和技术教育（CTE），行业合作伙伴关系和软技能发展。这种独特的项目组成部分组合旨在满足农村高中生和农村制造公司的具体需求。项目的调查结果将在整个佛罗里达广泛传播，并可作为美国其他农村社区的样板。将进行一次全面评价，以记录成功经验并指导项目发展。该项目的目标是招募和教育代表性不足的（农村，第一代大学生，少数民族）高中生，他们将毕业于强大的软技能和成功完成自动化和生产技术（APT）课程，包括制造技能标准理事会（MSSC）认证生产技术员（CPT）证书。APT计划由四个部分组成，项目参与者将在随后的学期完成四个部分中的每一个。学院计划利用夏季机器人，3D打印和SolidWorks实践研讨会向潜在的学生介绍该项目。该项目的核心将是发展雇主寻求的软技能，包括团队建设和解决问题。项目参与者将参与需要他们解决不熟悉的问题，有效沟通，承担领导或追随者角色，协同工作和批判性思考的场景。行业合作伙伴将通过课堂参观和设施图尔斯参观与学生互动。NFCC有行业合作伙伴的承诺，提供计划支持，包括图尔斯参观制造设施，嘉宾演讲者和内容讲师，模拟面试，并雇用机会，学生谁成功完成计划。中学-中学后团队教学将提供专业发展，使所有教师接触高中和大学环境。专业发展部分，在此期间，高中和大学教师团队教，将加强这两个教育界部门之间的联系，以及模型的协作工作所必需的技能。MSSC CPT认证将转化为15个学分，用于在学院或佛罗里达学院系统的其他地方新开发的工程技术AS学位。这将为学生提供获得学士学位和更高技能就业的途径。

North Florida, like other rural areas, must adequately prepare the next generation of skilled technicians in the sector of advanced manufacturing because local manufacturing companies require highly qualified and skilled manufacturing and engineering technicians with appropriate soft skills to be successful. Participants who secure high-paying jobs can support themselves and contribute to the growth and prosperity of the community. This project at North Florida Community College (NFCC) is designed to develop an advanced manufacturing dual enrollment project with Madison County high school students. The project will result in career pathways leading from two local high schools to the community college to employment as technicians. This project will include dual enrollment (DE), career and technical education (CTE), industry partnerships, and soft skills development. This unique combination of project components is designed to meet the specific needs of rural high school students and rural manufacturing companies. Project findings will be widely disseminated throughout Florida and can serve as a model for other rural communities throughout the United States. A comprehensive evaluation will be conducted to document successes and guide project development. The goal of the project is to recruit and educate underrepresented (rural, first-generation in college, minority) high school students who will graduate with strong soft skills and successful completion of the Automation and Production Technology (APT) course including the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) Certified Production Technician (CPT) credential. The APT program is comprised of four components and the project participants will complete each of the four components during subsequent semesters.The college plans to use summer hands-on workshops in robotics, 3D printing, and SolidWorks to introduce the project to potential students. Central to the project will be the development of employer-sought soft skills including team-building and problem-solving. Project participants will be involved in scenarios that require them to solve unfamiliar problems, communicate effectively, assume leadership or follower roles, work collaboratively, and think critically. Industry partners will interact with students through classroom visits and facility tours. NFCC has the commitment of industry partners to provide program support including tours of manufacturing facilities, guest speakers and content lecturers, mock interviews, and hiring opportunities to students who successfully complete the program. Secondary-postsecondary team teaching will provide professional development to expose all instructors to both high school and college environments. The professional development component, during which high school and college faculty team teach, will strengthen the bond between these two sectors of the educational community as well as model the skills essential for collaborative work. The MSSC CPT certification will translate into 15 credit hours toward the newly developed AS Degree in Engineering Technology at the college or elsewhere in the Florida College System. This will provide a pathway to a baccalaureate degree and higher skilled employment for students.