ATE is Advanced Technological Education. With an emphasis on two-year colleges, the National Science Foundation's ATE program focuses on the education of technicians for the high-technology fields that drive our nation's economy.
NCPN: Removing Barriers and Supporting Credential Completion
Webinar
January 24 Online
Join this webinar from the dynamic free webinar series hosted by CORD and NCPN. In this five-episode series, thought leaders in education and industry will share insights and actionable strategies for building career pathways that align with industry needs and support learner success. Register to catch up on past episodes.
Webinar 4: Removing Barriers and Supporting Credential Completion
A conversation about efficient program design that accommodates the needs of learners and accelerates credential completion by removing barriers and surrounding students with holistic supports
Facilitator: Jennifer Jirous-Rapp, VP, Pathways & Partnerships, CORD
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MATE ROV Academy - PufferFish ROV Teacher Workshop
Workshop
January 25 St. Petersburg, FL
The Underwater Robotics and Engineering Design Professional Development workshop focuses on how to teach the engineering design process using underwater robotics. Participants learn the fundamentals of basic ROV building and experience a variety of hands-on science, technology, and engineering design activities that can be integrated into a class or after school program to reinforce foundational knowledge and skills. Upon completion of the workshop, all participants should feel confident to lead an engineering design activity focused on ROV building using the Pufferfish ROV Kit or comparable parts and components.
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KidWind Virtual Workshop - Wind 101
Workshop
January 25 Online
Join this wind-focused, three-hour virtual workshop to explore the science of wind power!
During this virtual workshop, educators will learn the foundations of wind power including the science and technology of wind turbines and blade design. It will also introduce activities for the classroom that engage students in dynamic, hands-on energy-based learning.
All teachers who pre-register will receive a $100 kit before the 3 hour virtual training and the workshop will go through how to use these materials in the classroom.
Some things to know:
- Workshop cost is $200.
- This workshop and the materials used are geared towards middle school and high school teachers.
- No prior knowledge of wind energy is required.
- You will need a stable internet connection and dedicated space in which to work.
- You will get shipped a box of material 4-7 days before the workshop.
- Preservice and retired teachers are welcome!
Use discount code 25CREATEVWKS to reduce the registration cost to $10.
Register by January 11th to receive materials prior to the workshop.
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BioMADE Workshop on Bioindustrial Manufacturing
Workshop
January 27 Berkeley, CA
BioMADE is offering a three-day professional development workshop to support instructors at two-year institutions in implementing pilot bioindustrial manfacturing modules. These workshops are part of BioMADE’s work to build a comprehensive community-to-career pathway for bioindustrial manufacturing jobs in Solano County, California. These workshops are relevant for instructors and faculty teaching in biomanufacturing and biotechnology programs at two-year institutions in and around the San Francisco Bay Area. Instructors and faculty at Minority-Serving Institutions and two-year colleges in geographically underserved and under-resourced areas are encouraged to apply.
There is no registration cost. Attendees will receive a stipend of $1,000 to support their participation and offset any travel expenses.
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AACC Workforce Development Institute
Conference
January 28 Coronado, CA
The American Association of Community Colleges and their Workforce Development Institute will be hosting their annual conference with the theme: Uncharted Courses on January 28-31, 2025. The conference will be held at the Loews Coronado Bay, 4000 Coronado Bay, Coronado, CA.
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Advancing Manufacturing: A Roadmap to Automation, Workforce Development & Technology Readiness
Meeting
January 30 Lawrence, MA
Manufacturers aiming to stay competitive by adopting automation, enhancing workforce strategies, and preparing for technological advancements should attend this educational event featuring MassMEP’s roadmapping process and a case study with Gemline. This event will cover the resurgence of automation in the U.S., and show attendees practical insights on implementing technology, developing frameworks for successful transformation, and evaluating workforce culture—in turn, equipping their businesses to thrive in the evolving landscape of manufacturing.
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Industry 4.0 for Manufacturing Managers
Workshop
February 3 New Britain, CT
This program introduces manufacturing managers and supervisors to the key principles associated with operating a digital manufacturing organization. Digital manufacturing, a core element of Industry 4.0 relies in part upon Model-Based Design (MBD.) MBD principles will be illustrated with an emphasis on their impact to manufacturing operations. The program is a combination of theory and practical application.
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Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration (CIEC)
Conference
February 5 Henderson, NV
This year’s 49th annual ASEE Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration (CIEC) is organized by the Cooperative and Experiential Education Division (CEED), the College Industry Partnership Division (CIPD), the Continuing, Professional, and Online Education Division (CPOED), and the Engineering Technology Division (ETD). Since 1976, this conference has been a place for workshops, technical sessions, training, and plenary keynote and panels emphasizing the long and mutually beneficial partnerships among education, industry, and government.
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Inspection Expo & Conference (IEC)
Conference
February 5 St. Louis, MO
Join the Inspection Expo & Conference (IEC) in St. Louis, Missouri, February 5-7, 2025, where four leading organizations–the American Welding Society (AWS), the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP), and the Nondestructive Testing Management Association (NDTMA)–have joined forces to bring you a comprehensive event designed by inspectors for inspectors.
Don't miss this opportunity to engage with industry experts, gain valuable insights, and network with fellow professionals at the forefront of inspections and materials integrity.
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AWS AI Practitioner Faculty Training - Session 1: Review of AI/ML Fundamentals
Workshop
February 7 Online
The AWS AI Practitioner Faculty Training hosted by the National Applied AI Consortium in collaboration with AWS Academy aims to empower community college faculty to teach the new AWS AI Practitioner certification. The free online training, held from February to March 2025, combines 6 hours of instructor-led sessions by AWS Academy with 18 hours of self-paced learning on AWS Skill Builder. Designed to build competency in AI and machine learning (ML) principles and use cases, the program equips educators with the knowledge and tools to prepare students for careers in AI.
Eligible participants are community college faculty with foundational knowledge of AI and ML concepts. Upon successful completion of the training, faculty will receive a voucher to take the AWS AI Practitioner certification exam. This initiative supports the growth of AI education at the community college level, ensuring instructors are well-prepared to guide students in mastering essential AI skills.
Session 1: Review of AI/ML Fundamentals
Focus:
- Review of AI/ML fundamentals from the AWS AI certification study guide
- Instructions on accessing Skill Builder content, particularly the Standard Exam Prep Plan for AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01)
- Faculty will begin individual review of the standard exam prep plan before Session 3 in preparation for the exam
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NCPN: Wrap-Up and Reflections on Designing Industry-Responsive Career Pathways
Webinar
February 7 Online
Join this webinar from the dynamic free webinar series hosted by CORD and NCPN. In this five-episode series, thought leaders in education and industry will share insights and actionable strategies for building career pathways that align with industry needs and support learner success. Register to catch up on past episodes.
Webinar 5: Wrap-Up and Reflections on Designing Industry-Responsive Career Pathways
A facilitated conversation focused on reflections and takeaways from the NCPN Connected Conversations series
Facilitator: Jennifer Jirous-Rapp, VP – Pathways & Partnership, CORD
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Workplace Navigation Training Workshops - Establishing Yourself in a New Position
Workshop
February 7 Online
To establish a successful working relationship with your mentor-manager, it's important to assess and understand key factors including their priorities, goals and workstyles as well as your own. This interactive session will discuss best practices using real-life examples and explore how good intentions without proactive communication strategies can lead to misunderstandings in the workplace. You will learn what to pay attention to from the start, tangible actions you should take, and how to measure the success of your working relationship with your mentor-manager in order to set yourself up for success.
Workshop participants will come away with strategies to:
- Clarify and assess you and your mentor-manager’s goals, priorities, and values.
- Assess your workstyle and that of your mentor-manager (and other colleagues)
- Scope your situation: Utilize an investigative (proactive) approach to assess the 4 key factors in your workplace: the work, your boss, the team, and the organization
Presenter: Naledi Saul, MPM, Director, UCSF Office of Career and Professional Development
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Geo Week 2025
Conference
February 10 Denver, CO
Geo Week is the premier event for increased integration between the built environment, advanced airborne/terrestrial technologies, and commercial 3D technologies. It was created as a response to the changing needs of built world and geospatial professionals, and to acknowledge the convergence of technology taking place currently. New technological innovations, the need for remote workflows, and hardware breakthroughs are redefining expectations across teams, organizations, and entire industries. Geo Week is at the center of it all.
Geo Week is the learning and networking nexus of the geospatial and built worlds. Professionals from a wide variety of industries and disciplines convene to advance digital technologies in these sectors. It includes collocated user meetings (ASPRS, MAPPS, USIDB and more to be announced). The 2024 event had 3,400+ registrants, and hosted a record 2,976 actual delegates onsite, including international attendees from 45+ nations. Geo Week 2025 will convene 3,000+ attendees from 6 continents.
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ATE Projects and Centers
Advanced Manufacturing Technologies topics include:
- Additive manufacturing
- Automotive manufacturing
- General manufacturing
Agricultural and Environmental Technologies topics include:
- Agriculture and aquaculture
- Environmental technologies
- Natural resources
- Nuclear power
- Solar energy
- Wind power
Bio and Chemical Technologies topics include:
- Biotechnology
- Chemical and process technologies
Engineering Technologies topics include:
- Electronics and controls
- General engineering
- Marine technologies
- Materials technologies
- Optics
- Space technologies
General Advanced Technological Education topics include:
- Evaluation
- Learning research
- Recruitment
- Teacher preparation
Information and Security Technologies topics include:
- Geospatial technologies
- Information and communications technologies
- Logistics
- Security, information assurance, and forensics
Micro and Nanotechnologies topics include:
- MEMS
- Microsystems
- Semiconductors
These free, online Agricultural Biotechnology course materials from Futurelab+ make up a 36-week course that investigates "the amazing ways that living organisms can be harnessed to improve agriculture processes and redefine a healthier relationship with the natural environment." The course consists of four units, each featuring an introductory video, various lessons with lab elements, core labs, and projects. Each lesson and lab has a downloadable instructor's guide with student worksheets. Along with lesson content, the instructor's guides include pedagogical framing, national learning standards met by the lesson, and more. Editable versions of the student materials are available in both English and Spanish. Additionally, each unit includes a pacing guide, lesson flowchart, and lab materials. The units are as follows:
- Solution Seeking Microbes
- Alternative Proteins
- Plant to Pharmaceutical
- Community Science
The Futurelab+ biomedicine course, which this course builds on, is...
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This resource includes a 199-page student laboratory manual and 244-page instructor guide. The lab manual provides assignments and labs corresponding to concepts found in the Introduction to Vacuum Technology E-book. Each activity unit includes a summary of learning activities, a pre-lab assignment, theoretical background needed for the activity, comprehensive instructions, and post-activity questions. The activities in the manual do not need to be paired with the textbook to be completed. The instructor guide mirrors the lab manual but includes "Instructor's Corner" sections that feature sample answers to the lab questions and tips for conducting the activities. The lab manual and instructor guide include the following activity categories, each with a certain number of individual activities:
- Learning Activity 1.1: Marshmallow Preparation - Measurements and Calculations,
- Learning Activities 2.1 - 2.4: Marshmallow Measurements, Pressure Calculation, Components of the Rough Vacuum...
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This 16-page case study describes the STEM Guitar Project. Guitar building, thermally modified wood, torrefied wood, materials science, making decisions for products and materials, and other related areas are highlighted. Background information on the STEM Guitar Project, emails between project stakeholders, and takeaways are also provided.
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This 15-page report, provided by the Cybersecurity Education for Advanced Manufacturing Organizations (CAMO) project, summarizes the build process for CAMO training scenarios, the results of implementing scenarios, and the lessons learned throughout. The training scenarios were developed by CAMO to address poor cybersecurity defenses in manufacturing organizations and the lack of security awareness among engineering technicians. The scenarios were designed to make cybersecurity instruction as accessible as possible, and can be used in both face-to-face and remote learning environments. The report provides an overview of the scenarios, discussing the content of each, their development, how to use them, and their impact on students. The scenarios have been used in high schools, two-year colleges, and four-year colleges. The report includes statistics on the efficacy of the each scenario. Also discussed in detail is the virtual industrial control system (ICS) designed for the project,...
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This Android application from Purdue University provides a simulation of the work that advanced manufacturing technicians perform, including details on the work that they perform in automation and data exchange. The simulation is composed of five sections, including an introduction and four sequential storylines. In the simulation, learners role play as a novice technician at a manufacturing company that produces printed paper products. The simulation helps learners develop skills in communication, problem-solving, working in a diverse workplace, and more. A VR headset is required to run the application. Installation instructions are provided in the downloadable ZIP file alongside an Android Package and four Android Opaque Binary Blob files.
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Active ATE Projects | 302 |
ATE Resources | 6,726 |
New Projects/Centers | 60 |
New Resources | 101 |
ATE Resources by Subject Area
ATE Events by Subject Area
Data from NSF National Training, Education, and Workforce Survey Pilot Now Available
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has released the first-ever data from the National Training, Education, and Workforce Survey (NTEWS) Pilot, focusing on the skilled technical workforce. This new, nationally representative survey sheds light on individuals in technical occupations that require specialized knowledge and skills, but not a bachelor’s degree. The data highlights work-related credentials such as vocational certificates, occupational licenses, and industry-recognized certifications, and explores their impact on employment outcomes.
The survey, which covers individuals aged 16 to 75 and excludes high school students, aims to expand understanding of the U.S. workforce. The data tables from the 2022 pilot are marked as experimental, offering valuable insights while informing future data collection efforts. However, users are encouraged to consider potential limitations in the quality of these preliminary statistics.
Explore the data tables on the NSF Website.
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New Research: Future of Jobs 2025 Report
The expansion of digital access is revolutionizing the global labor market, according to the World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs Report 2025. The new report highlights that emerging technologies, particularly AI, robotics, automation, and energy innovations, are driving significant job growth in specialized fields. Big data specialists, fintech engineers, and AI and machine learning experts are among the fastest-growing roles projected by 2030, as 86% of surveyed executives expect AI to transform their businesses. Concurrently, roles in clerical and administrative support are declining rapidly, reflecting a shift in workforce demands.
Sustainability and green technologies are also shaping the future, with autonomous and electric vehicle specialists and renewable energy engineers ranking among the top 15 emerging professions. The report, based on a survey of over 1,000 global companies representing 14 million workers, underscores how digital access and technological advancements are reshaping industries and skills.
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New Issue: Digital Community College Journal
The latest issue of the American Association of Community Colleges's (AACC) Digital Community College Journal December 2024/January 2025 edition is now available, offering insights for community college professionals, educators, and workforce development leaders. This issue covers:
- Digital Portfolios: Their potential for students and employers and the challenges slowing widespread adoption.
- Liberal Arts and Workforce Readiness: The vital connection between well-rounded education and career preparation.
- Corporate Colleges: How these institutions are transforming workforce development.
Stay informed on the latest trends shaping community colleges. The full digital issue can be found on the AACC website. Previous archives of the journal can also be found on the AACC website.
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Upcoming Event: Workforce Development Institute: Uncharted Courses
Join the American Association of Community Colleges (AAACC) at WDI 2025: Uncharted Courses, an event for workforce and economic development professionals, taking place January 28-31, 2025, at the Loews Coronado Bay Resort in Coronado, California.
Hosted by the Workforce Development Institute, this year’s conference explores innovative strategies and partnerships that empower community colleges to lead in shaping the future of workforce education.
With an agenda featuring expert speakers, interactive sessions, and networking opportunities, WDI 2025 is the perfect platform to navigate new challenges and chart bold paths forward. Don’t miss the chance to engage with thought leaders and peers in a transformative setting. Register now on the AACC website.
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