National Center of Excellence in Welding Education and Training (NCWET)

国家焊接教育和培训中心（NCWET），也被称为WELD-ED，正在增加科学和工程焊接技术人员的数量，以满足劳动力需求。该中心通过向两年制学院和其他教育机构提供技术上最新的教育材料和专业发展机会，进一步推进焊接教育的全面改革。重点是社区学院的焊接技术员教育，但中学和大学教育正在以2+2+2垂直衔接模式推进。智力优势：美国的焊接行业经济规模大，技术多样，并且有记录的教育需求，并认为技术人员的教育和培训对先进制造至关重要。该中心设想通过九个区域合作学院的网络，由行业需求驱动的教育。该项目团队代表了五家主要公司，四个行业协会，十个教育机构，两个政府机构和一个专业协会。其中一位公司顾问指导一家与工会培训机构有联系的大型商业教育机构。全国会议，印刷媒体和网络广播补充教师在方便的区域位置和在线课程研讨会。教师们正在接触到最先进的焊接设备和焊接方法在现代化的工厂，他们的学生将工作。现代焊接技术员课程的开发为中心提供了课程基础。加入合作院校的是美国焊接协会（AWS），这是全球焊接的主要专业协会。AWS通过其教育委员会拥有现成的传播网络，并为教育工作者提供专业发展计划。AWS基金会计划将未来捐赠的收益用于维持该中心。更广泛的影响：与制造技能标准委员会理事会（MSSC）和其他雇主和教育机构的合作确保了现代劳动力的焊接技术人员的教育是中心的优先事项。与之相关联的现代工艺，如钎焊、焊接、切割和热喷涂（涂层）以及机器人焊接和过程控制正在被考虑。有兴趣增加劳动力多样性的组织和倡议（包括梦想它！做吧！全国制造商协会（NAM）的运动）正在与该中心合作，以招募和留住学生。

The National Center for Welding Education and Training (NCWET), also known as WELD-ED, is increasing the number of science and engineering welding technicians to meet workforce demands. The Center furthers comprehensive reform in welding education by providing technologically current educational materials and professional development opportunities to two-year colleges and other educational institutions. The focus is on welding technician education at community colleges, but secondary and university education are being advanced with a 2+2+2 model of vertical articulation. Intellectual Merit: The welding industry in the United States is economically large, technically diverse, and has documented educational needs and considers technician education and training as essential to advanced manufacturing. The Center envisions education driven by industry needs through a network of nine regional partner colleges. The project team represents five major corporations, four industry associations, ten educational institutions, two government facilities, and one professional society. One of the corporate advisors directs a large commercial educational facility with ties to union training facilities. National conferences, print media, and web casts supplement faculty workshops at convenient regional locations and online courses. Faculty are being exposed to state-of-the-art welding equipment and welding methods in modern factories where their students will work. Development of a contemporary welding technician curriculum is providing the curricular foundation for the Center. Joining the partner colleges is the American Welding Society (AWS), the primary professional society for welding worldwide. AWS has ready-made dissemination networks through its education committees and a professional development program for educators. The AWS Foundation plans to commit proceeds of a future endowment to sustain the Center. Broader Impacts: Collaboration with the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council (MSSC) and other employers and educational institutions assures that the education of welding technicians for the modern workforce is the priority of the Center. Allied modern processes such as brazing, soldering, cutting, and thermal spray (coatings) are being considered as well as robotic welding and process control. Organizations and initiatives interested in increasing the diversity of the workforce (including the The Dream It! Do It! Campaign of the National Association of Manufacturers' (NAM)) are partnering with the Center to recruit and retain students.