Collaborative Project for the Preparation of the 21st Century Welding and Materials Joining Technician

材料连接是一项关键的制造技术，影响着广泛的行业。目前，高技能焊接技术人员的短缺是有目可睹的，这种短缺在不久的将来会变得更加严重。21世纪的焊接/材料连接技术人员需要发展复杂的技能和知识，以使他/她能够满足与先进制造技术相关的工作挑战。该项目是Lorain县社区学院（LCCC）和俄亥俄州立大学（OSU）之间的合作伙伴关系，共同设计和开发一系列课程模型/材料，为21世纪的制造业工作准备焊接/材料连接技术人员。我们项目的主要重点之一是提高失业工人的技术技能，并增加现代焊接领域对妇女、少数民族和城市内社区的接触。尽管美国有许多两年制大学提供焊接技术的证书或学位课程，但这些课程往往主要侧重于手工技能和低技术弧焊工艺的发展。我们的项目正在开发一种课程模式，有可能成为两年制大学焊接和连接技术人员培训的国家模板。我们的教师团队正在开发课程模式，可供中学和其他两年制学院效仿，这些学院目前有或希望创建焊接技术人员培训课程。我们的模式提供焊接技术各个领域的核心竞争力-工艺，材料，设计和检查，同时允许灵活地培训学生以满足当地制造业的需求。在LCCC和当地高中完成并测试这一模式之后，正在建立一个区域中心，将这一方法扩展到大湖地区制造业部门的重点两年制大学和中学。这些学院和学校在此模式的基础上进行适当的调整，以满足当地环境的需要。

Materials joining are a critical manufacturing technology that impacts a wide range of industries. Currently there is a well-documented shortage of highly skilled welding technicians and this shortage will become more acute in the very near future. The welding/materials joining technician of the 21st century needs to develop sophisticated skills and knowledge to allow him/her to meet the job challenges associated with advanced manufacturing technologies. This project is a collaborative partnership between Lorain County Community College (LCCC) and The Ohio State University (OSU) to jointly design and develop a series curricular models / materials to prepare welding / material joining technicians for manufacturing jobs in the 21 century. One of the main focuses of our project is to advance the technological skills of displaced workers and to increase the exposure of the modern welding field to women, minorities, and the inner-city communities.Although there are numerous two-year colleges in the US that offer certificate or degree programs in welding technology, these programs tend to be primarily focused on the development of manual skills and low technology arc welding processes. Our project is developing a curriculum model with the potential to be a national template for the training of welding and joining technicians at two-year colleges. Our faculty teams are developing curricular models that can be emulated by secondary schools and other two-year colleges who presently have, or desire to create, programs for the training of welding technicians. Our model provides core competency in the various areas of welding technology - processes, materials, design, and inspection, while allowing flexibility for training students to meet the needs of the local manufacturing community. Following the completion and testing of this model at LCCC and local high schools, a regional center is being established to expand this approach to key two-year colleges and secondary schools in the manufacturing sectors of the Great Lakes Region. These colleges and schools are building upon the model with adaptations as appropriate to meet the needs of their local environment.