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Current State
Future State
Challenges
Constraints
Obstacles
Challenges
Constraints
Obstacles
workforce education
high school students
re-careering adults
local, regional, national
Minority and underserved
rural
technology and equipment
faculty and staff
infrastructure
recruiters and designers
grants
consultants
business and industry
government
education
advisory committees
SFCC Sustainable Technologies Center
Smart Grid Center of Excellence
green building
environmental technologies
renewable energies
modeling/simulation
Preparing for 2010 -- Grants• National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced
Technology Education (ATE), pre-proposal submitted April 08– Student recruitment in STEM, focused at
rural, northern NM high schools (Pojoaque) ($750,000) with re-tooled CT curriculum
• Department of Labor, submitted April 08– Curriculum development and delivery in
Smart Grid Technologies ($950,000)
• Department of Education--Tech Prep, submitted April 08 – Proposal for SFCC to be state-wide STEM and
Project Lead The Way coordinating institution ($600,000)
Preparing for 2010 -- Pipeline• Project Lead the Way dual credit
curriculum at SF high schools• STEM 111 sections for new SFCC and
ABE students• Recruitment and outreach from CECT
Workforce Development• WIRED grant scholarships• Articulations with CNM, NMSU, NMHU,
NNMC
Preparing for 2010 -- Curriculum
• Certificate in Green Building in process
• Revisions and improvements made to Environmental Technologies
• Smart Grid Curriculum proposed
• ‘Greening’ of core and general education courses
Examine Community and Regional Workforce Needs
Determine skill sets for employment/ articulation
Inventory SFCC programs/courses to match skill sets
Examine POS for overlap/compliment of others SFCC
Package courses into program of study (POS)
Identify curriculum gaps and develop program objectives
Seek external validation of POS (Advisory/Certification)
Modify if necessary and seek team input
Present to VPASA and Curriculum Committee
Sustainability Technologies“Inside/Out” Program Design Method
Preparing for 2010 -- Partnerships
• June Forum at SFCC to bring leaders in smart grid, renewable energy, green building, water conservation and bio fuels to define workforce, training and education needs
• Global Smart Energy, GridWise Architecture, Energy Controls, Inc.
• Green Building and Environmental Technologies advisory boards