Creating Relevant, Effective, and Accessible Technical Education for Electrical Skilled Trades

为电气技能行业创建相关、有效且易于使用的技术教育

• 批准号: 2201982
• 负责人: Michael Holewinski
• 金额: $ 34.95万
• 依托单位: Terra State Community College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-06-15 至 2025-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2201982&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Creating; Relevant; Effective; Accessible; Technical

An Ohio community needs assessment with 240 respondents showed 21% of manufacturers in Northwest Ohio have unfilled skilled positions, due to a regional skills gap. This challenge has highlighted the importance of skilled Electrical Maintenance Technicians to Ohio industries. This project will collaborate with industry partners, aligning the curriculum of a Programmable Logic Control (PLC) certificate to meet their current and future needs. This will facilitate and expedite both upskilling and employment for students at Terra State Community College. Over the three years of the project, 110 students will complete the PLC Certificate, providing them an advanced understanding of Industrial Electricity and employment in this high-demand field. A Business and Industry Leadership Team (BILT) will guide this project to define, align and embed key competencies into the certificate. Faculty associated with the project will benefit from professional development, capitalizing on new concepts and technologies to enhance and implement a competency-based hybrid classroom model. This structure will utilize mobile access to online learning modules, a new assessment model, and competency-based outcomes. Each of these concepts will combine, creating an environment where improved student learning occurs. This flexible curriculum provides greater opportunities for students struggling to balance family and work responsibilities by providing online learning with open lab access. On a broad scale, this project has the potential to improve the diversity of the industry by providing increased access for all students, including underserved populations (e.g., women, minorities, and veterans), as they pursue high-demand, family-sustaining occupations in the technical workforce.The goal of the project is to better prepare students to enter the STEM workforce with relevant classwork and industry experience. Approximately 110 students are expected to complete this certificate over three years. Between four to six faculty will be trained in Competency-Based Education (CBE) during summer learning experiences. The project will create a series of critical skills assessments to ensure success in the introductory courses, by providing students the requisite technical abilities. Students completing ten electrical courses (and four Gen Ed courses) will qualify for the PLC Certificate which includes two industry credentials. The Business and Industry Leadership Team will demonstrate the scope of skills and knowledge essential to skilled Electrical Maintenance Technicians in manufacturing. 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.

俄亥俄州对240名受访者进行的社区需求评估显示，由于地区技能差距，俄亥俄州西北部21%的制造商有技术职位空缺。这一挑战突出了熟练的电气维修技术人员对俄亥俄州行业的重要性。该项目将与行业合作伙伴合作，调整可编程逻辑控制（PLC）证书的课程，以满足他们当前和未来的需求。 这将促进和加快提高技能和就业的学生在特拉州立社区学院。在该项目的三年时间里，110名学生将完成PLC证书，为他们提供对工业电气和这个高需求领域就业的深入了解。一个商业和行业领导团队（BILT）将指导该项目定义，调整和嵌入到证书的关键能力。与该项目相关的教师将受益于专业发展，利用新概念和技术来增强和实施基于能力的混合课堂模式。这一结构将利用移动的在线学习模块、新的评估模式和基于能力的成果。 这些概念中的每一个都将联合收割机结合起来，创造一个改善学生学习的环境。这种灵活的课程为努力平衡家庭和工作责任的学生提供了更多的机会，通过提供开放实验室访问的在线学习。在广泛的范围内，该项目有可能通过为所有学生提供更多的机会来改善该行业的多样性，包括服务不足的人群（例如，妇女、少数民族和退伍军人），因为他们在技术劳动力中追求高需求、家庭维系的职业。该项目的目标是更好地为学生进入STEM劳动力做好准备，并提供相关的课堂作业和行业经验。预计约有110名学生将在三年内完成这一证书。 四到六名教师将在暑期学习期间接受能力本位教育（CBE）培训。该项目将创建一系列关键技能评估，通过为学生提供必要的技术能力，确保入门课程的成功。完成十门电气课程（和四门通用艾德课程）的学生将有资格获得PLC证书，其中包括两个行业证书。商业和工业领导团队将展示制造业中熟练的电气维修技术人员所必需的技能和知识范围。 该项目由先进技术教育计划资助，该计划侧重于推动国家经济的先进技术领域的技术人员的教育。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。