Advancing Career and Technical Skills: Through the science of material, nondestructive testing and welding education.

提升职业和技术技能：通过材料科学、无损检测和焊接教育。

• 批准号: 2400736
• 负责人: Catlin Davis
• 金额: $ 33.13万
• 依托单位: Pueblo 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=2400736&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Advancing; Career; Technical; Skills; Through

Ongoing research has demonstrated that there is a notable shortage of skilled trade and technical workers in the United States, and in specialty areas such as welding. A needs assessment conducted in Southern Colorado by Pueblo Community College (PCC) revealed that 21% of skilled positions in advanced manufacturing are unfilled due to a regional skills gap. This project at PCC addresses the demand for skilled professionals, focusing on welding education, materials testing, and pertinent industry focused certifications. Over the three-year project period PCC aims to align curriculum with industry standards, creating competency-based pathways in both welding and welding inspection through aligned American Welding Society (AWS) and American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) qualifications. Faculty associated with the project will benefit from professional development opportunities focusing on welding and nondestructive Testing (NDT) education. This training will enable faculty and staff to prepare students for industry recognized credentials. The project targets a 5% increase in enrollment and student employment in industry-related careers. The initiative meets regional industry needs, and contributes to workforce diversity, broadening participation amongst underserved populations. This project aligns with PCC's mission to advance technical education while preparing students for high-demand careers in welding and nondestructive testing.The overall goal of the project is to prepare students with the necessary industry skills and credentialing to succeed in careers with a documented skills gap such as welding and welding inspection. This will be accomplished with the help of an advisory board of regional employers with demonstrated expertise in welding technology with an emphasis on NDT. The advisory committee will work with program faculty to ensure that relevant skills are being taught in the classroom, and that college credentials are appropriately valued by regional industry. Students will be taking courses in NDT with input from the ASNT curriculum, which will prepare them to enter the welding industry in quality control, quality assurance and inspection. It is estimated that more than 300 students a year will have the potential to be certified with relevant industry credentials through the PCC course offerings, benefitting the regional economy. 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.

正在进行的研究表明，在美国以及在焊接等专业领域中，熟练的贸易和技术工作者存在明显的短缺。普韦布洛社区学院（PCC）在科罗拉多州南部进行的需求评估表明，由于区域技能差距，高级制造业中有21％的熟练职位是未填充的。 PCC的该项目解决了对熟练专业人员的需求，专注于焊接教育，材料测试和相关行业的认证。在为期三年的项目期间，PCC旨在使课程与行业标准保持一致，从而通过一致的美国焊接学会（AWS）和美国非损害测试（ASNT）资格来创造基于能力的途径。与该项目相关的教师将受益于专业发展机会，重点是焊接和非破坏性测试（NDT）教育。这项培训将使教职员工能够为学生提供公认的资格准备。该项目的目标是增加5％的与行业相关职业的入学人数和学生就业。该计划满足了地区行业的需求，并为劳动力多样性做出了贡献，扩大了服务不足的人群的参与。该项目符合PCC的使命，即在为学生做好焊接和无损测试方面的高需求职业的同时，为学生提供准备。该项目的总体目标是为学生提供必要的行业技能和证书，以使职业能够在焊接和焊接检查等技能差距上取得成功。这将在区域雇主的顾问委员会的帮助下，在焊接技术方面具有专业知识，重点是NDT。 咨询委员会将与课程教师合作，以确保课堂上的相关技能是由区域行业恰当评价的。学生将在ASNT课程的投入下参加NDT的课程，这将使他们准备进入质量控制，质量保证和检查的焊接行业。据估计，每年有300多名学生有可能通过PCC课程提供的相关行业证书认证，从而使区域经济受益。该项目由先进的技术教育计划资助，该计划的重点是推动国家经济的高级技术领域的技术人员的教育。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是通过基金会的智力优点和更广泛影响的审查标准通过评估来通过评估来支持的。