A California Central-Coast Partnership for Industry-focused Micro/nanotechnology Education

在现代微/纳米技术领域维持一条成功的劳动力管道是一项关键的国家需求。该项目旨在满足微/纳米技术行业对随时准备工作的洁净室制造技术人员的需求。尽管社区大学的学生可以帮助满足这些行业的需求，但许多社区大学无法获得半导体洁净室设施。因此，这些机构的学生无法培养进入高科技制造业岗位所需的洁净室技能。该项目旨在为社区大学生提供在加州纳米系统研究所和NSF资助的纳米制造设施中进行制造洁净室设施的现场学习的机会。通过这些经验和相关的课程工作，他们将发展在洁净室设施工作所需的知识和技能。该项目可以通过增加竞争激烈的当地申请洁净室技术员职位的人数来促进当地经济，这反过来可以降低对在职培训的需求，并减少员工的周转率。通过这个项目，圣巴巴拉城市学院和圣巴巴拉大学将建立合作伙伴关系，为社区学院的学生提供进入洁净室设施并在其中进行培训的机会。在这些设施中，社区学院的教职员工和学生都将接受洁净室技术培训。他们还将参观当地的制造设施，体验洁净室技术的真实应用。圣巴巴拉城市学院的教职员工将定期参加行业咨询委员会的讨论，为行业需求和大学课程的协调提供双向对话的渠道。学生将能够获得经过行业审查的证书，这些证书符合半导体行业标准组织SEMI制定的证书。通过为社区大学生提供洁净室设施，该项目可以为学生进入高科技制造岗位做好准备。该项目旨在为建立一个强大的区域劳动力管道奠定基础，以服务于更大的微/纳米技术行业。这种合作伙伴关系包括一所社区大学、一所为期四年的机构和当地行业合作伙伴，以开发行业支持的课程，这是一种可以在其他地方采用或改编的模式。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。

Maintaining a successful workforce pipeline in modern micro/nanotechnology is a critical national need. This project is designed to fill a demonstrated micro/nanotechnology industry need for job-ready cleanroom-manufacturing technicians. Although community college students could help meet these industry needs, many community colleges lack access to semiconductor cleanroom facilities. As a result, students at these institutions are unable to develop the cleanroom skills needed for entry into high-tech manufacturing positions. This project intends to provide community college students with access to onsite learning in manufacturing cleanroom facilities at the California Nanosystems Institute and the NSF-funded Nanofabrication Facility. Through these experiences and related coursework, they will develop the knowledge and skills needed for work in cleanroom facilities. The project can contribute to the local economy by increasing the number of competitive local applicants for cleanroom technician positions, which can in turn lower the need for on-the-job training and decrease employee turn-over. Through this project, Santa Barbara City College and the University of Santa Barbara will build a partnership to provide community college students with access to and training within cleanroom facilities. At these facilities, both community college faculty and students will be trained in cleanroom techniques. They will also tour local manufacturing facilities to experience real-world applications of cleanroom technology. Santa Barbara City College faculty members will participate in regular Industry Advisory Board discussions, creating an avenue for two-way dialogue to align industry needs and college curricula. Students will be able to earn industry-vetted certificates that comply with those set by the semiconductor industry-standards organization, SEMI. By providing community college students access to cleanroom facilities, the project can prepare students for high-tech manufacturing positions. This project intends to lay the foundation for building a robust regional workforce pipeline to serve the larger micro/nanotechnology industry. This collaborative partnership involving a community college, a four-year institution and local industry partners to develop an industry-backed curriculum is a model that could be adopted or adapted elsewhere. 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.