Planning Grant for Regional Center for Information Technology Education

科罗拉多州社区学院计划建立一个信息技术(IT)区域中心，以显著增加科罗拉多州IT劳动力的供应、能力和多样性。该中心是由社区学院与科罗拉多州理工学院、国家新兴技术劳动力中心和拟议中的科罗拉多州IT产业咨询委员会组成的联盟。举行了一次技术研讨会，让产业界和大学就关键问题进行对话。业界需要意识到两年制大学毕业生在IT领域的角色。两年制大学的信息技术课程需要根据标准和行业要求进行升级和扩展。教职员工、教师、辅导员和管理人员需要持续的专业发展。需要向学生提供关于IT职位的一致信息和建议。这次研讨会为该中心奠定了基础。

The Community Colleges of Colorado plan to establish a regional center in information technology (IT) to significantly increase the supply, capability and diversity of the IT workforce in Colorado. The Center is a consortium of the community colleges with the Colorado Institute of Technology, the National Workforce Center for Emerging Technologies and a proposed Colorado IT Industry Advisory Council. A technology symposium is held to engage industry and colleges in a dialogue about key issues. Industry needs to become aware of the roles for two-year college graduates in IT. The IT curricula in two-year colleges need to be upgraded and expanded based upon standards and industry requirements. The faculty, teachers, counselors and administrators need ongoing professional development. Students need to be provided consistent information and advising about IT positions. This symposium serves to develop the basis for the Center.