Flight Deck Virtual Maintenance Trainer Project

每天有200多万名航空乘客，国家拥有熟练的技术人员来制造和维护安全可靠的飞机是至关重要的。为了满足航空业对训练有素的技术人员的迫切需求，三叉戟技术学院将加强实践培训，并制作课程材料，供其他院校采用。在这个项目中，将开发至少9个新的航空电子实验室和29个改装的航空实验室，以改进获得证书和副学位的课程。该项目将在开发课程的同时与行业伙伴密切合作，以确保这一培训的相关性。因此，课程的质量将会提高，有可能增加完成该项目的学生的就业机会。该项目旨在帮助学生掌握航空业所需的技术人员技能，并为学生获得必要的联邦航空管理局就业认证做好准备。外展活动将服务于广泛和多样化的学生群体，目的是促进他们对航空学和技术员职业的兴趣。该项目将加强对国家航空安全至关重要的领域技术人员的培训，并让学生学习航空学和STEM领域，以支持多样化的STEM劳动力。该项目旨在提高三叉戟技术学院航空专业学生的准备和能力。它将提供课程和动手培训，使用最先进的行业标准设备和基于模拟的维护培训工具。该项目旨在开发严格的课程材料，通过实践经验培养学生学习和成功的环境。学生将能够与实际飞机部件和航空电子系统进行交互、测试和故障排除，以充分了解在飞行甲板上工作的要求。通过在制定和审查学生学习目标、课程和实验室方面的合作，将加强与业界的伙伴关系。课程和动手实验将在ATE中心在线资源库上共享。外展工作将包括促进K-12学生学习航空学和STEM职业的兴趣。该项目开发的课程和实验活动的广泛传播将潜在地使全国高等教育机构的技术教育受益。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

With more than two million airline passengers daily, it is critical that the nation has skilled technicians to build and maintain safe, reliable aircraft. To meet the acute need in the aeronautical industry for well-trained technicians, Trident Technical College will enhance its hands-on training and create course materials that other institutions can adopt. In this project, at least nine new avionics labs and 29 modified aeronautical labs will be developed to improve courses that lead to certificates and associate degrees. The project will work closely with industry partners while developing the curriculum, to ensure the relevance of this training. As a result, the quality of the courses will increase, with the potential to increase employment opportunities for students completing the program. The project aims to help students master the technician skill sets needed in the aeronautical industry, and to prepare students to pursue the necessary Federal Aviation Administration certification for employment. Outreach activities will serve a broad and diverse population of students, with the goal of promoting their interest in aeronautics and technician careers. This project will strengthen the training of technicians in a field critical to national aviation safety, as well as engage students in aeronautical and STEM fields of study to support a diverse STEM workforce.The project aims to enhance the preparation and abilities of students in aeronautical programs at Trident Technical College. It will offer courses and hands-on training with state-of-the-art, industry-standard equipment and a simulation-based maintenance training tool. The project aims to develop rigorous curriculum materials that foster an environment of student learning and success through hands-on experiences. Students will be able to interact with, test, and troubleshoot actual aircraft components and avionics systems to fully understand the requirements of working on a flight deck. Partnerships with industry will be strengthened through collaboration on developing and reviewing the student learning objectives, curriculum, and laboratories. The curriculum and hands-on labs will be shared on the ATE Central online repository. Outreach efforts will include promoting the interest of K-12 students in learning about aeronautical and STEM careers. The broad dissemination of the curriculum and lab activities developed in this project will potentially benefit technical education at postsecondary institutions nationally.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.