Workshop: Charting the Course: Next Generation Career and Technical Education for Advanced Manufacturing; Columbus, Ohio; 16-17 May 2019

美国在科学研究方面的基础设施和生产力仍然无与伦比，是世界羡慕的对象。然而，在过去20年里，美国在高技术制成品方面的贸易逆差日益严重。这种差距既抑制了经济增长，也抑制了创新速度，因为如果目前的产品不能在国内生产，就很难创新下一代产品。熟练的制造业劳动力是成功的全球竞争的先决条件，但近几十年来，美国已经失去了对培养技术劳动力的关注。为了保护美国的经济和安全，需要新的框架、途径和伙伴关系来培养具有适当技能的工人。工业界、学术界、地方经济发展机构、其他非政府机构、技术协会和联邦机构都有解决这些问题的计划，这些计划得到了广泛认可。我们迫切需要协调这些利益相关者，制定基于证据的、可操作的、可复制的计划，以培训下一代制造业工人。美国制造业协会代表了一代人对制造业技术发展和劳动力发展的最大投资。他们可能是为下一代职业技术教育制定框架和计划的最佳领导者和召集人。它们的独特之处在于，它们都是一个包括学术、联邦和其他利益相关者在内的国家网络的一部分，同时融入并与所在的地方经济高度相连。这为在利用国家资源网络的同时实施满足当地需求的项目创造了一个强大的机会。讲习班将汇集一组专家来规划一系列讲习班。规划团队包括美国制造业劳动力主管，区域经济发展倡导者和学者，他们将制定战略，使研究所成为全面劳动力发展计划的领导者和催化剂，从K-12教育到在职工人的专业发展。这一整体计划将缩小科学发现与对美国经济的影响之间的差距，包括为工人提供更好的就业机会。第一次研讨会定于5月16日至17日在俄亥俄州哥伦布市的俄亥俄州立大学校园举行。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The US infrastructure and productivity in scientific research remains unparalleled and is the envy of the world. However, over the past 20 years, the United States has developed a growing negative trade imbalance in high-technology manufactured goods. This gap inhibits both the growth of the economy and the rate of innovation, since it is difficult to innovate the next-generation of products when the current generation is not produced domestically. A skilled manufacturing workforce is a prerequisite for successful global competition, but the US has lost its focus on preparing the technical workforce in recent decades. New frameworks, pathways and partnerships for producing appropriately skilled workers are needed to protect America's economy and security. Industry, academia, local economic development agencies, other non-governmental agencies, technical societies and federal agencies all have programs to address these problems, which are widely recognized. There is a strong need to coordinate these stakeholders to develop evidence-based, actionable and replicable programs to train the next generation of manufacturing workers. The Manufacturing USA Institutes represent the largest investment in manufacturing technology development and workforce development in a generation. They are possibly the best leaders and conveners to set frameworks and programs for next-generation career technical education. They are unique in that each is part of a national network that includes academic, federal and other stakeholders, while embedded in and highly-connected to the local economies in which they are located. This creates a powerful opportunity to implement programs that serve local needs, while leveraging a national network of resources. The workshop will bring together a team of experts to plan a series of workshops. The planning team includes Manufacturing USA workforce directors, regional economic development advocates and academics who will define a strategy that positions the Institutes to be leaders and catalysts for a revitalized program for holistic workforce development ranging from K-12 education to professional development for incumbent workers. This overall program will close the gap between scientific discovery and impact on the US economy, including better jobs for workers. The first workshop is scheduled for May 16-17 in Columbus, Ohio on the campus of The Ohio State University.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.