Access to Careers in Advanced Building Technology

该项目旨在通过将服务不足的人口与先进建筑技术方面的教育和职业联系起来，服务于国家利益。该项目汇集了以社区为基础的组织、密尔沃基市、当地行业合作伙伴和密尔沃基地区技术学院(MATC)的合作，以支持来自城市服务不足地区的学生的技术职业发展。该项目解决了缺乏服务的社区对先进技术教育和改善职业机会的需要，并将解决当地工业的紧急就业需求。建筑行业面临着许多挑战，包括对健康的担忧增加、能源效率目标、新技术的管理和劳动力的高流失率。该项目旨在增加熟练技术人员的储备，以准备好维护建筑中不断变化和复杂的技术。该项目有两个基本目标：(1)满足行业对熟练高级建筑技术人员的需求；(2)增加从服务不足的社区招收和留住学生。行业支持MATC开发了一个文凭计划、四个数字徽章、一个学徒前计划和一个学徒计划，为学生提供所需的技能和多种就业途径。数字徽章是通往文凭的垫脚石，而学徒前的培训创造了一条独立的道路。两者都提供了一条获得副学士学位的途径，比如个性化的技术研究学位。为了满足缺乏服务的社区的需求并提高留校率，当地行业承诺在这些学生继续参加该计划时，以带薪实习的形式雇用他们。该项目将把以社区为基础的外联和病例管理工作与当地政府资助的儿童保育、交通和生计支助结合起来。该项目将在社区中提供工作坊，通过动手实验室活动、职业信息和就业前景，让参与者接触先进建筑技术的职业机会。当未得到充分服务的参与者进入MATC的计划时，他们将受益于密尔沃基市、社区组织、当地雇主以及MATC的成功教练和其他服务提供的支持服务。该项目由高级技术教育计划资助，该计划侧重于为推动国家经济的先进技术领域的技术人员提供教育。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 aims to serve the national interest by connecting underserved populations with education and careers in advanced building technology. The project brings together a collaboration of community-based organizations, the City of Milwaukee, local industry partners and Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) to support the technical career advancement of students from underserved areas of the city. The project addresses the need for advanced technology education and improved career opportunities for underserved communities and will address the urgent employment needs of local industry. The building sector faces numerous challenges including increased health concerns, energy efficiency goals, management of new technologies and high workforce attrition. The project seeks to increase the pool of skilled technicians ready to maintain the ever-changing and complex technology in buildings.The project has two fundamental goals: (1) meet the industry need for skilled advanced building technicians and (2) increase the recruitment and retention of students from underserved communities. Industry has supported MATC in the development of a diploma program, four digital badges, a pre-apprenticeship and an apprenticeship program to provide students with the skills needed and multiple pathways into employment. The digital badges are stepping stones to the diploma, and the pre-apprenticeship creates a separate pathway. Both provide a pathway to associate degrees such as the Individualized Technical Studies degree. To address the needs of underserved communities and improve retention, local industry has committed to hiring these students in paid internships as they continue in the program. The project will combine community-based outreach and case management efforts with local government funded support for child care, transportation and subsistence. The project will provide workshops in the community to expose participants to career opportunities in advanced building technologies through hands-on lab activities, career information and job prospects. As underserved participants enter the program at MATC they will benefit from support services provided by the City of Milwaukee, community based organizations, local employers, and MATC’s success coaches and other services. 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 economyThis 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.