About the ncngm

Mission

To cultivate and nurture relationships among new partners in collaboration with high school, community college and university educators, industry, government agencies, ATE Centers, next generation manufacturing projects, and other stakeholders with an interest in further development in creating a diverse technical workforce and a larger pool for National Science Foundation projects and programs.

Goals

Goal 1

Enhance and solidify relationships and communication among educators, businesses, industry, government, military, trade associations, and economic development agencies to broaden and strengthen efforts to prepare qualified technicians for the various next generation manufacturing careers.

Goal 2

Coordinate, create, and support implementation of an next generation manufacturing education repository for educators, industry and the workforce education system that integrates industry-driven competencies needed to support Industry 4.0 and emerging technologies including the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) and online methodologies.

Goal 3

Coordinate, create, and support implementation of professional development opportunities for educators using promising practices gleaned from ATE projects and centers and national stakeholders to address current and future next generation manufacturing technology competencies.

Goal 4

Coordinate and promote careers in next generation manufacturing through a national network that includes community colleges, ATE Centers and projects, and national organizations to support a diverse technician workforce through regional outreach, recruitment, mentoring, and dissemination initiatives across next generation manufacturing technician education programs.