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

项目编号：0302803机构：俄亥俄州立大学PI：Charles Albright标题：准备21世纪焊接和材料连接技术的合作项目摘要材料连接是一项影响广泛行业的关键制造技术。目前，高技能焊接技术人员的短缺是有据可查的，在不久的将来，这一短缺将变得更加严重。21世纪的焊接/材料连接技术员将需要发展复杂的技能和知识，使他/她能够应对与先进制造技术相关的工作挑战。我们的建议是洛雷恩县社区学院(LCCC)和俄亥俄州立大学(OSU)的合作伙伴关系，在那里我们共同设计和开发一系列课程模型/材料，为21世纪的制造业工作培养焊接/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、少数民族和市中心社区的接触。尽管美国有许多两年制大学提供焊接技术证书或学位课程，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个课程模式，该模式将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可以被中学和其他两年制大学效仿的课程模式，这些学校目前有或希望创建焊接技术人员培训计划。我们的模式提供了焊接技术各个领域的核心能力--工艺、材料、设计和检验，同时允许灵活地培训学生，以满足当地制造业的需求。在LCCC和当地高中完成这一模式并进行测试后，将建立一个区域中心，将这种方法推广到大湖区制造业部门的重点两年制大学和中学。这些学院和学校将在这种模式的基础上进行适当的调整，以满足当地环境的需要。

Project Number: 0302803Institution: Ohio State UniversityPI: Charles AlbrightTitle: Collaborative Project for the Preparation of the 21st Century Welding and Materials Joining TechnicianAbstractMaterials 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 will need to develop sophisticated skills and knowledge that will allow him/her to meet the job challenges associated with advanced manufacturing technologies. Our proposal is a collaborative partnership between Lorain County Community College (LCCC) and The Ohio State University (OSU) where we have jointly designing and developing a series curricular models / materials that will prepare welding / material joining technicians for manufacturing jobs in the 21 century. One of the main focuses of our project has been 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 leading to the development of a curriculum model that will serve as 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 will be established that will expand this approach to key two-year colleges and secondary schools in the manufacturing sectors of the Great Lakes Region. These colleges and schools will build upon the model with adaptations as appropriate to meet the needs of their local environment.