Path to Information Technology (IT) Practice: Increasing Credential Completions in IT within the Southern Tier of Virginia

信息技术 (IT) 实践之路：提高弗吉尼亚州南部地区 IT 证书的完成率

• 批准号: 2055631
• 负责人: Joan Tuck
• 金额: $ 49.5万
• 依托单位: Southside Virginia Community College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-10-01 至 2024-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2055631&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Path; Information; Technology; Practice; Increasing

It is well documented that the Information Technology (IT) workforce is chronically understaffed, and predictions show that the shortage of IT workers will reach alarming levels in a few years. The goal of this project is to increase the number of students from Southside Virginia Community College, especially those from populations currently underrepresented in the IT professions, who are ready to enter the regional IT workforce. The project will target high school students in dual enrollment programs, as well as adult learners, employing a culturally responsive model that will increase enrollments and retention. Project goals will be attained by the deployment of a program infrastructure that incorporates a comprehensive recruitment strategy, with a specific focus on students from groups traditionally underrepresented in IT careers, coupled with academic support strategies and identity-building and self-efficacy activities to ensure student success.The project team will study methods to increase recruitment and attainment of success in community college IT programs, especially among students traditionally underrepresented in IT careers. Increased educational attainment is positively correlated with higher standards of living, increased wages, and overall prosperity and welfare. This project has the potential to improve the understanding and implementation of culturally responsive advising for all students, but especially for those traditionally underrepresented in IT professions. Results from this work will inform the Governor's G3 Initiative ("Get a Skill. Get a Job. Get Ahead") in Virginia, which is focused on getting credentialed students back to school to upskill for emerging technical careers. Providing opportunities for students, specifically those who are marginalized, will help address the gap in the IT industry by increasing the number of women and underrepresented minorities obtaining credentials. 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.

信息技术(IT)劳动力长期人手不足是有据可查的，而且预测显示，IT员工的短缺将在几年内达到令人震惊的水平。该项目的目标是增加南边弗吉尼亚社区学院的学生数量，特别是那些目前在IT专业中代表性不足的学生，他们准备进入地区IT劳动力。该项目将以双重招生计划中的高中生和成人学习者为目标，采用一种文化响应模式，以增加招生和保留率。项目目标将通过部署项目基础设施来实现，该项目基础设施包括全面的招生战略，特别关注传统上IT职业生涯中代表性较低的群体的学生，加上学术支持战略以及身份建立和自我效能活动，以确保学生成功。项目团队将研究增加社区大学IT项目的招聘和获得成功的方法，特别是在传统上IT职业生涯中代表性较低的学生中。受教育程度的提高与生活水平的提高、工资的增加以及整体的繁荣和福利呈正相关。这个项目有可能提高对所有学生，特别是那些传统上在IT专业中代表性不足的学生的文化响应性建议的理解和实施。这项工作的结果将为州长在弗吉尼亚州的G3倡议(“获得一项技能。获得一份工作。取得领先”)提供参考，该倡议的重点是让有证书的学生重返校园，为新兴的技术职业提升技能。为学生提供机会，特别是那些被边缘化的学生，将通过增加获得证书的妇女和代表不足的少数群体的数量，帮助解决IT行业的差距。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。