Professional Development
Preparing the next generation of technicians to meet the expectations of a highly technological workforce can be a challenge for educators. Often, the demands of teaching within a set curriculum prevent educators from broadening their students' knowledge of workplace requirements because they, themselves, are unfamiliar with those expectations. By exposing educators to business/industry environments, whether it be through educator externships, company visits, visiting lecturer or collaborative work-based projects in the classroom, educators are given the opportunity to infuse some excitement into their classroom(s). Educators who participate in these kinds of professional development programs have an opportunity to not only engage their students in more active learning experiences, but to become part of those experiences themselves.
WEBINARS
Promoting Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: Building a Diverse Manufacturing Pipeline (2/2022)
Supply Careers & Trends Chain Webinar w/ Columbus State Community College (2/2022)
People, Pathways, and Technology for the Future Manufacturing Workforce (Webinar #1) (3/2022)
Mechatronics Careers & Trends Webinar w/ Central Community College and Rockwell Automation (2/2022)
Welding Careers & Trends Webinar w/ College of the Canyons and the American Welding Society Foundation (3/2022)