Marine Advanced Technology Education Center Resource Center 2011

海洋先进技术教育（MATE）中心是社区学院，高中，大学，非正式教育组织，研究机构，海洋产业，专业协会和工作专业人员的国家合作伙伴关系。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。 该中心的特点和研究趋势的海洋劳动力，确定知识和技能，这支劳动力的需要，把这些信息在各级教育机构的手中，并致力于确保课程和计划是适当的准备学生，以满足劳动力的需求。MATE的课程代表了让学生参与STEM学习体验和发展增加国家技术劳动力的能力的独特方法。 MATE合作伙伴的地理分布使该中心的产品能够提供给广大受众; MATE对参与障碍进行研究后制定的战略有助于传统上代表性不足的群体的参与。这些努力准备了一支多样化的劳动力队伍，确保美国在目前越来越依赖海洋活动的全球经济中的竞争力。

The Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center is a national partnership of community colleges, high schools, universities, informal educational organizations, research institutions, marine industries, professional societies, 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. The Center characterizes and researches trends in the ocean workforce, identifies the knowledge and skills this workforce needs, places this information in the hands of educational institutions at all levels, and works to ensure that curricula and programs are appropriately preparing students to meet workforce needs. MATE's programs represent unique approaches to engaging students in STEM learning experiences and developing the capacity for increasing the nation's technological workforce. The geographic distribution of MATE partners makes products of this Center available to a broad audience; the strategies developed as a result of MATE's research into barriers of participation help to engage and involve traditionally underrepresented groups. These efforts prepare a diverse workforce that ensures U.S. competitiveness in a global economy that is currently, and increasingly, dependent on ocean activities.