SFCC Bioenergy Education Program

南佛罗里达社区学院(SFCC)正在与Vercipia BioFuels和佛罗里达州农业腹地的其他生物燃料/生物质公司合作，以满足先进生物燃料行业的技术人员劳动力需求。该项目的目标是培养技术人员从事先进生物燃料生产行业和农业生物质生产；开发关于先进生物燃料生产的教学材料；为了实现其目标，生物能源教育项目正在创建(1)生物燃料技术和生物质种植的理科学位副学士学位课程，(2)行业认可的生物燃料技术和生物质生产证书教育计划，(3)与佛罗里达大学的转学协议，(4)生物燃料行业专业人员的继续教育讲习班和研讨会，以及(5)为对生物燃料感兴趣的地区高中生开设双招生生物燃料教育课程。该评估计划正在收集关于参与者登记、留住、毕业、调动和就业的定量数据，以及关于参与者和雇主满意度的定性数据。

South Florida Community College (SFCC) is collaborating with Vercipia Biofuels and other biofuel/biomass companies in Florida's agricultural heartland to address the technician workforce needs of the advanced biofuels industry. The goals of the project are to educate technicians to work in the advanced biofuels production industry and agriculture biomass production; develop instructional materials about advanced biofuels production; and establish a biofuels education pathway from area high schools to South Florida Community College to Florida universities.To achieve its goals, the Bioenergy Education project is creating (1) Associate of Science degree programs in Biofuels Technology and in Biomass Cultivation, (2) industry-recognized certificate education programs in biofuels technology and biomass production, (3) transfer agreements with Florida universities, (4) continuing education workshops and seminars for biofuel industry professionals, and (5) dual-enrollment biofuels education courses for area high school students interested in biofuels. The evaluation plan is collecting quantitative data on participant enrollment, retention, graduation, transfer, and employment, and qualitative data on participant and employer satisfaction.