Accelerating Advanced Electric Vehicle Technician Education While Increasing the Recruitment and Retention of Women

转向电池驱动的电动汽车继续改变着美国公共和个人交通的格局，而且没有任何放缓的迹象。虽然基础设施的发展加快，电动汽车在道路上的数量继续增长，但对汽车和重型设备维修行业的影响将需要得到解决。林本顿社区学院(LBCC)的这个项目旨在解决俄勒冈州西南部汽车和重型设备技术人员面临的日益严重的技能差距。该学院将利用其现有的汽车和重型设备柴油设施，创建新的一年制证书，重点是电动汽车和混合动力汽车技术。作为这一努力的一部分，该学院将特别努力让更多的女学生参与该学院的先进交通技术项目。最后，该项目将通过包括邻近社区大学和高中在内的合作努力，促进区域内高级车辆技师教育项目的发展。项目组最近完成了对该地区经销商、独立修理店和市政当局的行业调查，以评估他们对当前和未来工人的需求。这项调查的结果将有助于创建一个新的一年证书，这将是一个新的可堆叠的证书，将有助于现有的先进车辆技术学位。LBCC的教师将完成行业认可的培训，为开设六门关于先进运输和电池车辆技术的新课程做好准备。为了增加女性的代表性，学院将参加定制的培训课程，以进行系统性改革，从而增加女性招生人数。这种培训的做法将创造一种支持女学生的文化，并最终应有助于使电动汽车劳动力多样化。这项工作的成果将在俄勒冈州的17所社区大学之间分享，并通过ATE社区在全国范围内分享。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。

The shift towards battery powered electric vehicles continues to change the landscape of public and personal transportation in the United States and shows no signs of slowing down. While development of infrastructure ramps up and the number of electric vehicles on the road continues to grow, the impact on the automotive and heavy equipment repair industry will need to be addressed. This project from Linn Benton Community College (LBCC) seeks to address the growing skills gap facing automotive and heavy equipment technicians in southwest Oregon. The college will leverage its existing automotive and heavy equipment diesel facilities to create a new one-year certificate that will focus on electric vehicle and hybrid vehicle technology. As part of this effort, the college will make a special effort to engage more female students in the college's advanced transportation technology program. Finally, the project will promote the development of advanced vehicle technician education programs regionally through a collaborative effort including neighboring community colleges and high schools. The project team recently completed an industry survey of dealerships, independent repair shops, and municipalities in the region to gauge their needs for current and future workers. Results from this survey will inform the creation of a new one-year certificate, which will be a new stackable credential that will contribute to the existing Advanced Vehicle Technology degree. Instructors from LBCC will complete industry recognized training to prepare them for the creation of six new courses on Advanced Transportation and Battery Vehicle Technology. To increase the representation of females, the college will participate in customized training sessions to make systemic changes that should result in increased female enrollment. Practices from this training will create a culture of support for female students, and should ultimately help to diversify the electric vehicle workforce. Results from this work will be shared regionally among Oregon's 17 community colleges, and nationally through the ATE community. 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.