Waubonsee Water Ways: Building Pathways to Careers in the Water Sector

Waubonsee Water Ways：构建水务领域的职业道路

• 批准号: 2400347
• 负责人: Sheela Vemu
• 金额: $ 35万
• 依托单位: Waubonsee Community College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2024-07-01 至 2027-06-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2400347&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Waubonsee; Water; Ways; Building; Pathways

This project aims to serve the national interest by addressing the current and emergent water and wastewater workforce needs nationally and in northern Illinois. A wave of retirements in the water sector is imminent. Existing and emerging positions will require new and updated fundamental skill sets as identified by the project’s foundational Business and Industry Leadership Team (BILT). The project will prepare students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for success as water and wastewater technicians. It will incorporate innovative experiential learning, extensive student support, and industry-based skills assessment to assist students in preparing for water and wastewater technician careers. The goals of the project include the development and delivery of a certificate program for two cohorts, comprehensive recruitment, robust retention activities, and program assessment. Significant activities include a focus on recruiting and enrolling underrepresented students within the region. Recruitment activities include cooperation with local workforce development agencies to target adult populations, college recruitment events at local high schools, campus visits, and prospective student visits to local water and wastewater treatment facilities. To support retention, the project will have cohort-specific academic advisors and tutors with required student-tutor interactions. Outside evaluators will conduct regular assessments of the program. Using these methodologies, the community, the targeted student populations, and the water sector of Northern Illinois will be better poised to meet future water and wastewater demands. 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.

该项目旨在通过满足全国和伊利诺伊州北部当前和紧急的水和废水劳动力需求来服务于国家利益。水务行业即将迎来一波退休潮。现有的和新兴的职位将需要新的和更新的基本技能集，由项目的基础商业和工业领导团队(BILT)确定。该项目将培养学生成为成功的给水和废水技术人员所需的知识、技能和能力。它将包括创新的体验式学习、广泛的学生支持和基于行业的技能评估，以帮助学生为供水和废水技术员的职业生涯做准备。该项目的目标包括为两个群体开发和交付证书计划、全面招聘、稳健的留住活动和计划评估。重要活动包括集中招收和招收该区域内任职人数不足的学生。招聘活动包括与当地劳动力发展机构合作，以成年人口为目标，在当地高中举办大学招聘活动，参观校园，以及未来学生参观当地的水和废水处理设施。为了支持留任，该项目将配备特定于队列的学术顾问和导师，并进行必要的学生与导师互动。外部评估者将对该计划进行定期评估。使用这些方法，伊利诺伊州北部的社区、目标学生人口和水务部门将更好地满足未来的水和废水需求。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。