nyseta fall 2013 conference 50th anniversary celebration
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NYSETA FALL 2013 CONFERENCE 50th Anniversary Celebration. Valerie B. Nixon Interim President Alfred State SUNY College of Technology. The Engineering Technology National Forum. Dr. John C. Williams, Dean School of Architecture, Management and Engineering Technology - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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NYSETA FALL 2013 CONFERENCE50th Anniversary Celebration
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Valerie B. Nixon
Interim President Alfred State
SUNY College of Technology
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The Engineering Technology National Forum
Dr. John C. Williams, DeanSchool of Architecture, Management
and Engineering TechnologyAlfred State, SUNY College of
Technology
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The Engineering Technology National Forum
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The ET National Forum
Engineering Technology is…..
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The ET National Forum
Engineering Technology is…..• a path to an engineering career.
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The ET National Forum
Engineering Technology is…..• a path to an engineering career.
• “engineering light” and not “real engineering”.
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The ET National ForumEngineering Technology is…..• a path to an engineering career.• “engineering light” and not “real
engineering.
Where do engineering technology (ET) graduates fit within the spectrum of engineering and technical careers?
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The ET National ForumEffort in 2009- Talent Pool & Grads
• CIEC- February• ETD/ETC/CIP
• ASEE Annual – June• ETLI- October
• 4 panels creating 6-10 tasks• 4 categories representing
stakeholder groups
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The ET National ForumETC
• Create Standing Committee- ETNF
Tasks• Partnership with Professional
Societies• Partnership with Business &
Industry• National Branding & Marketing• US Office of Personnel
Management• http://www.engtech.org/organizations.php
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The ET National ForumPartnership with Professional Societies
• Relevant Prof. Societies and ABET (BOK)
Partnership with Business & Industry• Pedagogy, Graduates/Titles, Ph.D.
National Branding & Marketing• Define ET, K-12, Engineering
CareersUS Office of Personnel Management
• Government practices for recruit/hire of ET
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The ET National ForumPartnership with Professional Societies
• ASEE• Federal Classification of ET
Grads• Other Societies• ET Value Proposition
• Workforce White Paper Created
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The ET National ForumPartnership with Professional Societies• ABET
• TAC renamed ETAC• ABET APPM II E
• Baccalaureate programs accredited by ETAC are those leading to the professional practice of engineering technology.
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The ET National ForumPartnership with Professional Societies• ABET
• Carol Richardson – ABET Fellow Award
• For leadership in accreditation activities that create additional career opportunities in the field of engineering for graduates of engineering technology programs and improve accreditation processes for institutions
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The ET National ForumPartnership with Professional Societies
• NAE / NSF Grant • 18 months / Panel of 10 experts• ET and E education program
management, curriculum, and curriculum reform
• Labor economics / STEM workforce policy and research
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The ET National ForumPartnership with Professional Societies
• NAE / NSF Grant • Technician preparation and
school-to-work programs • The needs of large, medium, and
small geographically diverse industries that employ technically skilled workers.
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The ET National Forum• Partnership with Business & Industry
• Industry Survey• Are ET grads hired into E
positions?• If not, what is the rationale for
restrictions?• If both ET and E, how do they
compare?
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The ET National Forum• US Office of Personnel Management
(OPM)• All Professional Engineering
Positions (0800)
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The ET National Forum
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The ET National Forum• US Dept. of Personnel Management
• NASA – Head of HR & Head of Engineering
• ODU Dir. Mil. Affairs• Nav. Undersea Warfare, Las
Alamos, Newport News Shipbuilding• DoT/Federal Railroad Administration• US Army Corps of Engineers
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The ET National Forum• OPM created a draft version of a
revised 0800 standard.• Available until November 8 for
comment
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The ET National Forum• 0800 Draft
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The ET National ForumNational Branding & Marketing• Need to better define exactly what ET
is and what ET graduates do in a language that young people can relate to.
• ET should demonstrate to young people how much of a difference they can make in the world as an ENGR or ET graduate.
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The ET National ForumNational Branding & Marketing• K-12 Outreach• Focus the ET nomenclature,
particularly in marketing literature, more on the career progressions of our graduates.
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The ET National Forum
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The ET National ForumNational Branding & Marketing
The Degree is Engineering Technology – The Career is Engineering
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Project Partners
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The ET National Forum
Questions?