Articulation of the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Program with the Oceanographic Research Community

设在蒙特利的海洋研究和教育联盟(CORE)和国家科学基金会海洋高级技术教育中心(MATE)正在协调一系列活动，旨在促进Mate与海洋科学和技术界的研究型大学和机构之间的联系。这些大学和其他机构代表着海洋技术专业毕业生当前和未来的雇主。该项目正在确定机会、工具和机制，以便在参与Mate计划的海洋学基础研究社区和社区大学网络之间建立和保持长期关系。海洋技术员是为期两年的大学海洋技术教育计划的主要受益者，他们从事各种各样的工作，占美国海洋研究大学和研究所劳动力的主要部分。这些项目涉及海洋技术人员的三个主要领域：人口统计、课程开发以及基础设施和劳动力管理。由CORE组织的研讨会将使用多方面的方法来解决人口统计、课程开发和基础设施方面的问题。活动包括：(A)对研究界进行调查，以确定关于海洋技术员的职责和责任和教育的基线数据；(B)召集一个指导委员会，以确定这种讲习班的结构和最后要讨论的问题；(C)组织和召开讲习班本身；(D)开发和广泛传播与讲习班活动有关的产品。

The Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education (CORE) and the NSF Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center in Monterey are coordinating a series of activities designed to target articulation between MATE and the community of research universities and institutions involved in oceanographic science and technology. These universities and other institutions represent a current and future employer for the graduates of marine technology programs. The project is identifying opportunities, tools, and mechanisms for establishing and maintaining a long-term relationship among the oceanographic basic research community and the network of community colleges involved in the MATE program. Marine technicians who are the primarily beneficiaries of two-year college marine technology education programs work in a wide variety of jobs and represent a major portion of the workforce at the oceanographic research universities and institutes in the united States. Three primary areas involving marine technicians are being addressed in the projects: demographics, curriculum development, and infrastructure and management of the workforce. The workshop organized by CORE will use a multifaceted approach to address issues in demographics, curriculum development, and infrastructure. Activities include: (a) a survey of research community to establish baseline data on duties and responsibilities and education of marine technicians; (b) bringing together of a steering committee to define the structure and final questions to be addressed in such a workshop; (c) organizing and convening the workshop itself; and (d) development and widespread dissemination of products relating to workshop activities.