Expanding the Nation's Manufacturing Technology Workforce Capacity

Abstract

During this Department of Defense, Army Research Office grant project, the AMTC supported the development of 18 manufacturing skill training courses with the addition of the Automation in Manufacturing, Quality Improvement, Lean Manufacturing and Surface Mount Technician courses added during this last year. Additionally, twenty-four credit courses were developed to support seven College Credit Certificate programs and the Associate of Science Engineering Technology degree completed during this last period. The AMTC s functional capabilities supported three projects; Department of Labor (DOL) Engineering Technology and Advanced Manufacturing (ETAM), National Science Foundation (NSF) ATE Students in Engineering Technology and DOL FL TRADE project. In total, the AMTC served 405 students (184 in last year) in manufacturing skill training courses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 11, 2013
Accession Number
ADA605807

Entities

People

  • Bruce Batton
  • Rick Frazier

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Agreements
  • Commerce
  • Communities
  • Department Of Defense
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Information Operations
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Manufacturing
  • Military Research
  • Students
  • Technology Transfer
  • Training
  • Training Devices

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  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • STEM Education