Marine Advanced Technology Education Resource Center

海洋高级技术教育(Mate)中心是一个由社区学院、高中、大学、非正式教育组织、研究机构、海洋行业和工作专业人员组成的全国性合作伙伴关系。Mate的使命是改善海洋技术教育，增加进入海洋相关职业的高技能技术专业人员的数量。在该项目中，海洋技术教育的Mate资源中心的作用是：1)扩大和加强学术、行业和专业社会的伙伴关系；2)支持有意开发或改进海洋技术项目的机构；3)开展研究、综合和传播全面、最新的海洋劳动力信息，并帮助合作伙伴根据劳动力需求调整其课程和计划。此外，Mate资源中心还举办地区和国际ROV(远程操作车辆)比赛，模拟高性能工作场所，建立学术和行业合作伙伴关系。该项目还为高中、大学和大学教育工作者提供教师发展研究所，重点是海洋技术(包括潜水技术，重点是水下机器人；海底测绘和数据收集；职业意识；海洋观测系统；以及地理信息系统的海洋应用)，并改进科学、技术、工程和数学(STEM)教育。在这个项目中，全国Mate实习计划继续进行，参加该计划的人数有所增加，Mate产品(包括传统形式和电子形式的课程、资源手册、职业指南、能力和程序指南)通过该中心的网站和www.Ocean Careers.com传播。

The Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center is a national partnership of community colleges, high schools, universities, informal educational organizations, research institutions, marine industries, and working professionals. MATE's mission is to improve marine technical education and increase the number of highly-skilled technical professionals who enter ocean-related occupations. In this project, the MATE Resource Center for marine technology education is 1) expanding and strengthening academic, industry, and professional society partnerships; 2) supporting institutions interested in developing or improving marine technology programs; and 3) conducting research, synthesizing, and disseminating comprehensive, up-to-date marine workforce information and helping partners align their curricula and programs with workforce needs. In addition, the MATE Resource Center conducts regional and international ROV (remotely operated vehicle) competitions that simulate the high performance workplace and build academic and industry partnerships. This project also offers faculty development institutes for high school, college, and university educators that focus on marine technology (including submersible technology, with a focus on ROVs; seafloor mapping and data collection; career awareness; ocean observing systems; and the marine applications of GIS) and improving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. The national MATE internship program continues in this project, the numbers of underrepresented students participating in the program increases, and MATE products (including curricula, resource books, occupational guidelines, competencies, and procedural guides both in traditional formats and electronically) are disseminated through the Center's web site and www.OceanCareers.com.