Advancing Female Incumbent Workers in the Manufacturing Industry

根据2015年制造业女性研究，女性占美国总劳动力的47%，但仅占制造业工作岗位的27%。 美国制造业的技能差距估计，由于合格申请人短缺，每十个制造业工作岗位中就有六个空缺。 为美国经济的关键制造业增加劳动力储备的一种方法可能是招募更多的女性进入该领域。 该项目旨在通过实施示范做法来实现这一目标，在制造业教育方案和就业中招募和留住代表性不足的群体，特别是女性。 它将实施学徒式培训模式，期望这种经验将增加妇女进入和保留制造业工作的人数。项目的调查结果可以为女性和其他群体代表性不足的其他STEM领域提供信息。该项目可以作为一个指南，以评估项目的有效性，在制造业教育和Careers.Owensboro社区和技术学院增加参与的女性和其他代表性不足的群体，特别是女性，在制造业培训计划和职业生涯在西部肯塔基州的大欧文斯伯勒地区。主要受众将是代表性不足的群体，特别是已经在生产岗位上就业的女性。该项目包括以下目标：1）扩大目前的计划，为女学生和其他代表性不足的群体提供制造业培训; 2）实施行之有效的保留战略，以确保学生取得成功（密集咨询，早期定位计划，具有与女性和代表性不足的群体合作经验的制造业教师的指导和指导，以及促进讨论）; 3）采用行之有效的技术，在非传统领域征聘任职人数不足的群体，特别是女性（大使/导师、营销活动中代表性不足的群体和信息会议）; 4）主持人促进了与专家的讨论，以在学校、大学和雇主之间建立对话，促进提高认识、看法，该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

According to the 2015 Women in Manufacturing Study, women comprise 47% of the total United States labor force, but hold only 27% of manufacturing jobs. The Skills Gap in US Manufacturing estimates that six of every ten manufacturing jobs are unfilled because of a shortage of qualified applicants. One approach to increasing the labor pool for the critical manufacturing sector of the US economy may be to recruit more women into the field. This project aims to achieve this goal by implementing model practices to recruit and retain underrepresented groups, particularly females, in manufacturing education programs and employment. It will implement an apprenticeship-style training model, with the expectation that this experience will increase entry and retention of women in manufacturing jobs. Project findings may inform other STEM areas in which females and other groups are also underrepresented. The project may serve as a guide for evaluating project effectiveness in increasing participation of females and other underrepresented groups in manufacturing education and careers.Owensboro Community and Technical College proposes to increase the number of underrepresented groups, particularly females, in manufacturing training programs and careers in the greater Owensboro region of western Kentucky. The primary audience will be underrepresented groups, particularly females, already employed in production positions. The project includes the following goals: 1) Expand current program offerings to provide manufacturing training to female students and other underrepresented groups; 2) Implement proven retention strategies to ensure students are successful (intensive advising, an early orientation program, instruction and mentoring from a manufacturing faculty with experience working with females and underrepresented groups, and facilitated discussions); 3) Incorporate proven techniques to recruit underrepresented groups, particularly females, in non-traditional fields (ambassadors/mentors, underrepresented groups depicted in marketing activities, and information sessions); 4) Host facilitated discussions with experts to create dialogue between schools, colleges, and employers that promote increased awareness, perceptions, and communication leading to greater gender diversity in the manufacturing industry.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.