Improving and Modernizing Machinist Training and Education for Machining Workforce Preparation in the Finger Lakes Region of New York

机械加工是制造过程的重要组成部分，在每次工业革命中都发挥了重要作用。机械师作为机床操作人员，是熟练技术劳动力的重要成员，需要长期的专业培训或教育。为了满足工业4.0的要求，机械加工行业正在引入许多新概念和新技术，因此也必须对机械师培训进行相应的修订。该项目将改进和现代化现有的机械师培训和教育，以应对工业4.0时代机械加工行业的新要求。预计当地的机械加工行业是纽约州芬格湖地区的重要经济支柱，将从增加可用的熟练工人池和满足机械加工知识和技能的新需求中显著受益。该项目的总体目标是：1)改进现有的机械加工培训和教育计划，以满足21世纪跨学科主题对技能和知识的要求；2)利用创新方法和先进技术使现有的机械师培训和教育现代化，以提高学员的参与度和学习效率；3)通过增加对不同利益相关者的机械师培训和教育的可及性和灵活性来扩大机械加工劳动力，4)促进机械师培训/教育的相互作用和培训提供者之间的资源共享。所有项目成果将通过与纽约州制造业扩展伙伴关系（NY MEP）和纽约州合作教育服务委员会（BOCES）的合作，在纽约州以及整个美国传播，以最大限度地发挥其影响。该项目由先进技术教育计划资助，该计划侧重于为推动国家经济的先进技术领域培养技术人员。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。

Machining is an essential component of the manufacturing process that has played a significant role in every industrial revolution. Machinists, as machine tool operators, are important members of the skilled technical workforce, and require long-term and professional training or education. As many new concepts and technologies are being introduced in the machining industry to satisfy the requirements of Industry 4.0, the corresponding revision of machinist training must also take place. This project will improve and modernize existing machinist training and education in response to the new requirements of the machining industry in the era of Industry 4.0. It is expected that the local machining industry, an important economic pillar of the Finger Lakes region in New York State, will benefit significantly from increasing the pool of available skilled workers and meeting the new demands of machining knowledge and skills.The overall goals of this project are to 1) improve existing machining training and education programs in response to the skill and knowledge requirements of 21st century interdisciplinary themes, 2) modernize existing machinist training and education using innovative methods and advanced technologies to improve trainee engagement and learning efficiency, 3) expand the machining workforce by increasing the accessibility and flexibility of machinist training and education to various stakeholders, and 4) facilitate machinist training/education interworking and resource sharing among training providers. All project results will be disseminated throughout New York State as well as the entire United States through collaborations with New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NY MEP) and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) of New York State to maximize their impact. 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.