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Regional Convening on the Future of Work Texas Gulf Coast Region

San Jacinto College November 6, 2020

➢ AECOM ➢ Collin College ➢ Greater Houston Partnership ➢ Jetco Delivery ➢ Aggreko ➢ COM/Gulf Coast Safety Institute ➢ Hire-Pathways ➢ Lone Star College ➢ BASF ➢ CSSIA ➢ Houston Community College ➢ Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College ➢ Brazosport College ➢ Dallas College ➢ Houston Pilots ➢ Port of Houston Authority ➢ CBT ➢ Donald McCoy & Associates ➢ INEOS O&P USA ➢ Wharton County Junior College

Introduce Yourself…

Our thanks to…

Hope Cotner

President, Center for Occupational Research and Development (CORD) Co-PI, Preparing Technicians for the Future of Work

Welcome

Preparing Technicians for the FUTURE of WORK

Welcome to San Jacinto College

A National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (NSF ATE) Project

Ann-Claire Anderson, Principal Investigator

Enable the NSF-ATE community (2-year colleges) to collaborate regionally with industry partners, within and across disciplines, on the transformation of associate degree programs to prepare US technicians for the work of the future.

Project Mission

• Ann-Claire Anderson, PI

Vice President, Special Projects CORD

• Hope Cotner, Co-PI

President, CORD

• Dr. Mike Lesiecki, Co-PI

Senior Consultant, CORD; Retired Director, MATEC Networks

• Dr. Richard Gilbert, Co-PI

Professor, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of South Florida College of Engineering Research

• Dr. Marilyn Barger, Special Advisor

Director, Florida Advanced Technological Education (FLATE) Center of Excellence

• Liz Myrick, Project Manager

Project Leadership Team

▪ Share our findings on the cross-cutting, interdisciplinary skills and

knowledge needed by technicians

▪ Discuss new technologies and their impact on future technician

education

▪ Identify ways in which the project can collaborate with regional colleges

and workforce entities on issues related to preparing the skilled technical workforce for the future

Texas Gulf Coast Regional Convening Purpose

Community Colleges: Powering the Future Through Collaboration Chancellor Brenda Hellyer

New Foundational, Cross-cutting Knowledge and Skills that should be taught in all STEM technical programs

▪ Skill Area 1: Business Knowledge and Processes ▪ Skill Area 2: Advanced Digital Literacy ▪ Skill Area 3:Data Knowledge and Analysis

Knowledge & Skill Areas to “Future Proof” STEM Technicians?

Data Knowledge and Analysis Business Knowledge and Processes Advanced Digital Literacy

Foundational Skills for All STEM Technicians

“A core benefit of foundational skills is the capacity to adapt: having a broader skill base isn’t simply about meeting the needs of today’s jobs. Rather, these skills equip jobseekers and incumbent employees for the future, enabling them to navigate a dynamic landscape

• f accelerating change: job losses, job changes, and

job creation.”

“Jobs Lost, Jobs Gained: Workforce Transitions in a Time of Automation” (New York: McKinsey Global Institute, 2017)

Why are these skills critical?

Understand digital communications and networking; cloud interface; cybersecurity; machine learning, sensors, programming and human-machine interfaces at a higher than introductory level

Skill Area 2: Advanced Digital Literacy

Essential Cross-Cutting Skills in Advanced Digital Literacy

• 1. Artificial Intelligence
• 6. Digital twins

▪ Machine learning

• 7. Edge computing
• 2. Automation/robots *
• 8. Network architecture

▪ Human-Machine Interface *

• 9. Network/device communication *
• 3. Basic programming

▪ Internet of Things (IoT) ▪ Security controls *

• 4. Function block diagram programming
• 5. Digital literacy/fluency *

▪ Cloud literacy

WEF, Future of Jobs 2020

Cloud

financial services, government, education, digital information and communication, transportation

IoT/connected devices:

healthcare, engineering, construction, oil & gas, digital

Encryption & cybersecurity

digital information and communication, financial services, government

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

digital info and communication, financial services, healthcare, transportation

Technology Adoption Rate by Industry

WEF, Future of Jobs 2020

Tomorrow’s Workforce: Leading Through Disruption John Sands

Principal Investigator, NSF ATE Center for Systems Security and Information Assurance, Moraine Valley Community College

Preview of Next Week’s Topic – Skill Area 3: Data Knowledge and Analysis

Manipulate, interpret, compare, contrast, merge, and “operate” on data to resolve issues/problems and use Excel and other common software proficiently to accomplish tasks

• 1. Computational thinking *
• 5. Data management
• 2. Data analysis *

▪ Data storage ▪ Statistics ▪ Spreadsheets * ▪ Analytics tools * ▪ Data modeling ▪ Data visualization * ▪ Databases

• 3. The data management life cycle

▪ Query languages

• 4. Data literacy/fluency *

▪ Data backup and restoration

Essential Cross-Cutting Skills in Data Knowledge and Analysis

• 1. Data Analysts and Scientists
• 2. AI and Machine Learning

Specialists

• 3. Big Data Specialists
• 4. Digital Marketing and Strategy

Specialists

• 5. Process Automation

Specialists

• 6. Business Development

Professionals

• 7. Digital Transformation

Specialists

• 8. Information Security Analysts
• 9. Software and Application

Developers 10.Internet of Things Specialists

Number of These Job Roles Increasing

www.preparingtechnicians.org

THANK YOU