Conference to Explore the Impact of Future of Work Issues on Technician Education in Florida

该项目将召集佛罗里达州的制造商和社区大学，以解决关键的未来工作问题和熟练技术劳动力预期的技能差距。会议将讨论两个问题：预计哪些新技术将对技术人员产生影响？那么，佛罗里达州的大学需要做些什么来开始解决这些未来工作的问题呢？会议的成果将展示一种可以在全国范围内实施的模式，以系统地加强先进技术教育社区和制造业推广伙伴关系之间的联系，前者侧重于卓越的技师教育，后者侧重于为中小型制造商提供卓越的制造。该项目还将使制造商和社区大学技术员教育项目处于更有利的地位，以建立必要的合作伙伴关系，以应对预期的未来工作对先进技术劳动力的影响。该项目将：向与会者提供佛罗里达州教育部针对先进制造技能的标准和基准的会前清单；向与会者通报制造时代数字(MXD)制造美国研究所的数字工厂车间评估结果；举办会议，以确定佛罗里达州中小型制造商中直接导致佛罗里达州技术人员技能缺口的技术；向所有利益相关者提供会议结果报告；管理、分析和传播会议后对与会者的影响调查。佛罗里达州制造业扩展伙伴关系、佛罗里达州制造、佛罗里达州工程技术论坛(由佛罗里达州先进技术中心支持)和佛罗里达州教育部将共同努力，实施项目建议。该项目由高级技术教育计划资助，该计划专注于为推动国家经济的先进技术领域培养技术人员。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 will convene manufacturers and community colleges within the state of Florida to address critical Future of Work issues and the expected skills gap for the skilled technical workforce. Two questions will be addressed at the conference: What new technologies are expected to impact technicians? And, what do colleges in Florida need to do to begin to address these Future of Work issues? The outcomes of the conference will demonstrate a model that can be implemented nationally to systemically strengthen connections between the Advanced Technology Education community, with its focus on technician education excellence, and the Manufacturing Extension Partnership, with its focus on manufacturing excellence for small- and medium-sized manufacturers. The project will also place manufacturers and community college technician education programs in a stronger position to build the partnerships needed to respond to expected Future of Work impacts on the advanced technological workforce.This project will: provide participants with a pre-conference list of the Florida Department of Education Standards and Benchmarks that address advanced manufacturing skills; inform participants of the Digital Factory Floor assessment results from Manufacturing times Digital (MxD) Manufacturing USA Institute; conduct the conference to identify technologies in Florida’s small- to medium-sized manufacturers that directly contribute technician skills gaps in Florida; deliver a report of conference findings to all stakeholders; and administer, analyze and disseminate a post-conference Impact on Participants survey. The Florida Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Florida Makes, the Florida Engineering Technology Forum (supported by the Florida Advanced Technology Center), and the Florida Department of Education will work together to implement project recommendations. This project is funded by the Advanced Technological Education program that focuses on the education of technicians for the advanced-technology fields that drive the nation's economy.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.