Strengthening Community College and Workforce Partnerships in Construction Management

未来十年，建筑管理行业的就业人数预计将增长11%。为了应对这种劳动力需求，哈德逊县社区学院最近开发了一个建筑管理专业的应用科学副学士学位课程。该学位包括可转学的通识教育课程以及建筑管理方面的相关培训。目前建筑管理专业的学生学习新的建筑方法、协议、测试程序、工程图纸、软件、成本估算和管理原则。然而，建筑技术的快速变化要求在毕业前不断更新课程和更多的真实世界经验。该项目将通过振兴作为商业和工业领导团队的工业教育咨询委员会来努力实现这些需求。这一变化预计将增加潜在雇主的参与度，并通过学术和行业对该项目的共同领导改善学生的结果。该项目的目标是(1)与当地雇主建立有组织的合作伙伴关系，以增加建筑管理专业学生和毕业生的实习机会和就业机会，以及(2)与行业教育咨询委员会合作，确保学术项目的严谨性和相关性。预计这些变化将导致在项目启动的12至36个月内培训合格的可就业毕业生。哈德逊县社区学院将继续评估这些计划的成功，包括所创建的合作伙伴关系的质量和数量，以及为建筑管理专业学生提供的实习、学徒和新的就业机会的数量。这一努力预计将增强学位计划中的八门课程，并使学生能够在继续学习的同时参加国家执照考试。与行业教育咨询委员会的共同领导将使哈德逊县社区学院能够不断调整他们的学术计划，以跟上建设管理的变化。该项目计划招聘和留住退伍军人、女学生、少数民族、非传统学生、有特殊需要的学生和在职工人。哈德逊县社区学院将在新泽西州的其他19所社区学院和新泽西州社区学院劳动力和经济发展联盟之间分享他们的工作成果。该项目由高级技术教育计划资助，该计划专注于为推动国家经济的先进技术领域培养技术人员。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。

Employment in construction management is expected to grow 11% over the next ten years. In response to this workforce demand, Hudson County Community College recently developed an Associate in Applied Science degree program in Construction Management. This degree includes transferable general education classes as well as relevant training in construction management. Current construction management students are trained on new construction methods, protocols, testing procedures, engineering drawings, software, cost estimation, and management principles. However, the rapid rate of change in construction technology requires continuous curriculum updates and additional real-world experiences prior to graduation. The project will work to achieve these needs by revitalizing the Industry Education Advisory Board as a Business and Industry Leadership Team. This change is expected to result in increased engagement of potential employers and improved outcomes for students through academic and industrial co-leadership of the project. The goals of this project are to (1) develop structured partnerships with local employers to increase internship opportunities and employment for Construction Management students and graduates, and (2) ensure rigor and relevance of the academic program in partnership with the Industry Education Advisory Board. It is expected that these changes will result in training of qualified employable graduates in 12 to 36 months of project initiation. Hudson County Community College will continually evaluate the success of these initiatives, including the quality and number of partnerships created, as well as the number of internships, apprenticeships, and new job opportunities for Construction Management students. This effort is anticipated to enhance eight courses in the degree program, and enable students to sit for national licensing exams as they proceed. Co-leadership with the Industry Education Advisory Board will allow Hudson County Community College to continually align their academic programs to keep pace with changes in construction management. The project plans to recruit and retain veterans, female students, minority, non-traditional students, students with special needs, and incumbent workers. Hudson County Community College will share the results of their work among the other 19 community colleges in New Jersey and the New Jersey Community College Consortium for Workforce and Economic Development. This project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education program that focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced-technology fields that drive the nation's economy.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.