Building an Industry-aligned Pathway to Careers in Cloud Computing

该项目代表了与社区学院、行业、地区高中和大学的合作伙伴关系，以建立与行业一致的云计算路径。技术行业对云认证的信息技术专业人员表现出巨大的需求。合作开发和行业领先的云计算课程将导致云基础认证，该认证可堆叠成具有云专业化认证的应用科学助理。该项目利用各机构之间现有的合作来创建实验室并分享课程开发的最佳做法。该项目的目标受众将是两年制大学生，包括退伍军人和在职工人。该项目响应了国家呼吁增加精通云技术的合格技术人员的供应。在对科技首席财务官的调查中，74%的受访者选择云计算作为2017年对其业务影响最大的技术。该项目的目标是在云计算领域建立一条与行业一致的路径，以增加熟练掌握云技术的合格技术人员的供应。项目目标将通过与在课程设计方面提供专业知识和指导的行业合作伙伴合作来实现。该项目将开发将传播给其他机构的产品，包括：新的行业主导的云计算课程、云扫盲倡议、专业发展实践社区和退伍军人外展计划。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project represents a partnership with community colleges, industry, regional high schools, and universities to establish an industry-aligned pathway in cloud computing. Technology sectors have shown significant demand for cloud-certified information technology professionals. Collaboratively-developed and industry-led curriculum in cloud computing will lead to a Cloud Fundamentals Certification, stackable toward an Associate of Applied Science with Cloud Specialization. This project leverages existing collaborations among the institutions to create labs and share curriculum development best practices. The target audience for the project will be two-year college students, including veterans and incumbent workers. This project addresses the national call to increase the supply of qualified technicians proficient in cloud technology.In a survey of Tech Chief Financial Officers, cloud computing was selected by 74% of those surveyed as the technology that had the most impact on their business in 2017. The goal of the project is to establish an industry-aligned pathway in cloud computing to increase the supply of qualified technicians with proficiency in cloud technology. Project goals will be achieved by working with industry partners who will provide expertise and guidance in curriculum design. The project will develop products that will be disseminated to other institutions including: a new industry-led curriculum in cloud computing, a cloud literacy initiative, a professional development community of practice, and an outreach plan for military veterans.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.