Extending the Forest Ecosystem and Agroforestry Management Program (C.A/A.S.) to Kaua`i Community College, and linking to Four Year Colleges and Secondary Schools

该项目将成功试点的两年热带森林生态系统和农林管理（森林团队）成就证书和副学士课程扩展到考艾岛社区学院。夏威夷社区学院和四年制大学之间的衔接协议也正在制定中。学生将接受数字测量和环境数据记录、全球定位系统（GPS）和地理信息系统（GIS）等领域的先进技术培训。正在开发联机课程，这是必要的，因为这些岛屿在地理上是孤立的。由于申请该项目的高中生需要提高基本的数学和英语技能，森林团队项目与夏威夷的中学合作，让学生参与国家教育部的自然资源职业道路项目，这样学生就能拥有进入大学项目并取得成功的学术技能。包括数学、英语和计算机应用技能的暑期课程等活动；森林团队项目学生与高中生之间的辅导；并指导进入森林团队项目的学生学习数学和科学技能，确保他们在学业上取得成功。该项目包括与夏威夷森林工业协会、国家劳动和劳资关系部门劳动力发展委员会、夏威夷教育部自然资源职业路径项目、夏威夷大学希洛农业、林业和自然资源管理学院、夏威夷大学希洛生态、进化和保护生物学项目以及夏威夷大学马诺阿分校热带农业和人力资源学院的合作。

This project extends a successful pilot two-year Certificate of Achievement and Associate of Science program in Tropical Forest Ecosystem and Agroforestry Management (Forest TEAM) to Kaua'i Community College. Articulation agreements between Hawai'i Community College and four-year colleges are being developed as well. Students are trained in advanced technology in the areas of digital surveying and environmental data logging, use of Global Positioning Systems (GPS), and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). On-line courses are being developed, which is necessary because of the geographic isolation of the islands. Due to a need for improvement in basic math and English skills by high school students applying for the program, the Forest TEAM program works with secondary schools in Hawai'i to get students involved with the Natural Resources Career Pathways program of the State Dept. of Education so the students will have the academic skills to enter college programs and succeed. Activities such as summer programs that include math, English and computer skills in applied settings; mentoring between students in the Forest TEAM program and high school students; and tutoring students entering the Forest TEAM program in math and science skills, ensure their academic success. The program consists of a collaboration with the Hawai'i Forest Industry Association, the Workforce Development Council of the State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, the Hawai'i Department of Education's Natural Resources Career Pathways program, UH Hilo College of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management, the UH Hilo Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology program, and the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources at UH Manoa.