ATE Advanced Aerospace Welding (AAW)

芒特韦斯特社区与技术学院(MCTC)将与马歇尔大学罗伯特·C·伯德研究所(RCBI)合作，实施一个旨在重振之前依赖煤炭行业的疲软地区经济的项目。MCTC和RCBI建议通过设计和实施包括航空航天焊接技能在内的课程来扩大现有的焊接技术员计划。项目活动将包括一项全面的努力，在制造项目中创造灵活的学习选择，加强学生支持，并解决女性代表不足和服务不足的学生问题。该计划的改进不仅将加强航空维修教育，还将使该计划更好地满足肯塔基州、俄亥俄州和西弗吉尼亚州三个州制造业雇主的劳动力需求。该项目将追求以下目标：1)增强MCTC/RCBI的焊接技术计划，包括航空航天焊接方面的技能；2)设计新的模块课程和添加最新设备，以满足教学需求，并使学生为该地区不断增长的航空航天工业做出贡献；3)提供增强的支持服务和职业学习体验，以帮助学生，特别是女性和那些服务不足的人，实现他们的大学目标并满足该地区制造业雇主的需求，以及4)与K-12、大学和雇主合作，创建稳健的职业道路，这些道路有文件记录的进入/退出点，并得到衔接协议和协调一致的技能集的支持。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。

Mountwest Community and Technical College (MCTC) will partner with the Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI) at Marshall University to implement a project aimed at revitalizing an ailing regional economy that was previously dependent on the coal industry. MCTC and RCBI propose to expand the existing welding technician program by designing and implementing a curriculum that includes a skillset in aerospace welding. The project activities will include a comprehensive effort to create flexible learning options within manufacturing programs, strengthen student support, and address underrepresentation of female and underserved students. Program improvements will not only strengthen aviation maintenance education but also position the program to better meet workforce needs of employers across the tri-state manufacturing sector of Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia.The project will pursue the following objectives: 1) enhance MCTC/RCBI’s Welding Technology program to include stackable credentials, including a skillset in aerospace welding, 2) design of a new modular curriculum and the addition of up-to-date equipment to meet instructional needs and prepare students to contribute to the region’s growing aerospace industry, 3) provide enhanced support services and career-learning experiences in order to help students, especially women and those who are underserved, attain their college goals and meet the needs of the region's manufacturing employers, and 4) work with the K-12, universities, and employers to create robust career pathways that have documented entry/exit points and are supported by articulation agreements and aligned skill sets. 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.