Conference: Workshop on a National Center for Quantum Education and Workforce Development

非技术描述：随着劳动力需求的增加，需要新的劳动力培训和教育计划，以尽早提高具有量子信息科学与工程（QISE）技能的学生数量。我们需要大规模的量子教育，以接触到在上个世纪的技术革命中被遗漏的不同学习者。当(1)一个学科是新的，专家能力有限时，(2)需要长期解决方案，(3)一个挑战跨越多个部门时，中心规模方法是有利的。博士前量子教育和劳动力发展符合所有这些标准。总体而言，中等规模的投资将提高产能，使美国学生有机会进入这个前景广阔的行业。为了满足这些需求，研讨会将集思广益，讨论中心规模的方案，以响应即将到来的NQI法案重新授权的计划要求。技术描述：本次会议将汇集来自高等教育、K-12教育、行业和政府的专家，讨论量子教育和国家资源。与会者将讨论中心规模量子教育的投资机会、收益和制约因素。研讨会文件将概述当前和未来的量子教育计划和投资，以创造多样化的、量子就绪的劳动力。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Non-technical description:As labor demands rise, new work-force training and educational programs are needed to raise the number of students with quantum information science and engineering (QISE) skills early on. Scaled quantum education is needed to reach different learners who were left out of technology revolutions in the last century. Center-scale approach is advantageous when (1) a discipline is new and experts have limited capacity, (2) long-term solutions are needed, and (3) a challenge spans multiple sectors. Pre-PhD quantum education and workforce development meet all these criteria. Overall, center-scale investments will increase capacity and equip U.S. students for opportunities in this promising industry. To meet these demands, the workshop will brainstorm center-scale programs, in response to planned requirements of the upcoming reauthorization of the NQI Act. Technical description:This meeting will bring together specialists from higher education, K-12 education, industry, and government to address quantum education and a national resource. Participants will address center-scale quantum education investment opportunities, benefits, and constraints. The workshop paper will frame current and future quantum education programs and investments to create a diverse, quantum-ready workforce.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.