Partners
University
Partners
National Science Foundation
Partners
Economic Development/Workforce
Development Partners
University
Partners
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National
Science Foundation Partners
Advanced Technology Education for Pulp, Paper, and Chemical Process
Technicians and Operators
Thomasville, Alabama
(http://www.ascc.edu/ATN/nsfateindex.htm)
Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC)
Tempe, Arizona
(http://matec.org)
Jefferson County Manufacturing Technology Center
Birmingham, Alabama
(http://www.jeffstateonline.com/manufacturing_center/)
Alabama Automotive Manufacturing Technology Institute
Montgomery, Alabama
http://www.carcam.org
National Aerospace Technical Education Center
Decatur, Alabama
(http://www.calhoun.edu/spacetec/index.html
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Economic
Development/Workforce Development Partners
Alabama State Department of Postsecondary Education
(http://www.acs.cc.al.us)
The Curriculum Development Team of the Department of Postsecondary
Education is the primary curriculum development resource of ACETEA.
The state’s team was established to assure effective utilization
of state funds and does so by providing a common course inventory
for all disciplines of the Alabama College System. The Team is
comprised of experts in technical course development, knowledgeable
in the latest instructional delivery methods and technologies,
and builds courses following a modular format based on agreed-upon
industry standard competencies in each field.
Use of the Postsecondary Curriculum Development Team assures consistency
and uniformity within the state. The state’s common course
inventory, curriculum development standards, and centralized development
of curriculum assures the rapid integration of new curriculum
into the instructional divisions of the individual colleges of
the Alabama College System.
The Alabama State Department of Education (http://www.alsde.edu)
The State Department of Education administers the statewide policies
established by the State Board of Education for Alabama’s
public K-12 school systems. Among its responsibilities, the State
Department of Education provides guidance for career-technical
education programs in the K-12 schools. The career-technical education
staff of the State Board of Education is working with the ACETEA
staff to develop articulation models and career-path models designed
to encourage secondary school students to continue their educations
through the 2 + 2 + 2 articulation process.
Special attention is being given to the use of early enrollment
and dual enrollment arrangements to enable an accelerated path
for conscientious students to complete their educations and secure
satisfying careers in less time than standard programs would normally
allow.
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The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama
(http://edpa.org)
The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA) is a totally
private, non-profit organization committed to helping Alabama
realize its full economic development potential. The Partnership
is supported by 69 leading companies that are committed to the
state's long-term economic growth. Since the inception of the
Consortium in 1999, EDPA has played a leading role in the success
of the Consortium’s efforts.
The Partnership works closely with state, regional, corporate
and local organizations to contribute to Alabama's economic development
efforts. Through private sector support, EDPA brings additional
resources that enhance Alabama's competitiveness in economic development.
EDPA's primary focus is on attracting new industry, encouraging
expansion of existing industry and promoting new business starts.
It works to accomplish its goals by marketing and promoting Alabama
as a business location and providing research and information
that is important to a company's site selection decision.
ACETEA and EDPA are working together to assure that Alabama’s
present and future industries are aware of, and have access to,
technology worker education and training programs that serve businesses
dependent upon emerging technologies. EDPA and its industry partners
are a resource to ACETEA to assure its focus on curriculum relevant
to the needs of Alabama industries.
The Alabama Technology Network (http://atn.org)
The Alabama Technology Network (ATN) is a nonprofit organization
comprised of ten Centers that link the University of Alabama System,
Auburn University, the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama,
and selected two-year colleges into an industry services network.
The ATN connects industries with technological resources available
from its network of universities, colleges, businesses, and government
agencies to deliver the help industries need to be more efficient,
more productive, and more competitive. The ATN provides hands-on
business and technical assistance using experts from these centers.
In addition to state resources, ATN is a part of the Manufacturing
Extension Partnership (MEP), a program of the National Institute
of Standards and Technology (NIST). MEP consists of more than
70 centers nationwide that provide manufacturers with technical
assistance. As a partner, ATN has access to a wealth of tools,
products, services and technical support.
ACETEA and the ATN are partnering to assure the availability of
appropriately skilled technology workers to Alabama industries.
ATN centers provide ACETEA with training and educational resources
in the form of laboratories, technology expertise, and instructors
in electronic technology fields. These resources are used to assure
professional development of ACETEA faculty members and to extend
expert learning opportunities to the students of ACETEA institutions.
The Alabama Development Office (http://www.ado.state.al.us)
The Alabama Development Office (ADO) accomplishes its mission
through the active recruitment of new industry, support of existing
industry retention and expansion in the state, the promotion of
trade with other countries, and community and rural development
efforts.
More than 70% of the state's new jobs are created from existing
industry. Trade involving Alabama companies is becoming an ever
greater contributor to the state's growth in jobs and wealth.
The Alabama Development Office works with the educational institutions
of the state to assure a qualified workforce for the new and expanding
industries of Alabama. The ACETEA partnership with ADO assures
that industries are aware of the availability of technology workers
to support their workforce needs.
Alabama Industrial Development Training Institute
(http://www.aidt.edu)
The mission of the Alabama Industrial Development Training Institute
(AIDT) is to provide quality workforce development for Alabama's
new and existing industries, and to expand the opportunities of
its citizens through the jobs these industries create. AIDT is
an institute of the State's Department of Postsecondary Education.
The purpose of AIDT is to encourage economic development through
job-specific training. Training services are free of charge to
new and expanding industries throughout the State.
The Alabama Industrial Development Training Institute (AIDT) develops
the pool of technology workers for new and expanding industries
by providing assessment and job readiness training for Alabama
citizens seeking entry into these industries. ACETEA partners
with AIDT to provide access of the industries to workers trained
in advanced technologies. AIDT also serves as the certification
arm of the postsecondary education system. ACETEA specialties
provide the preparation for certification in advanced technologies
offered by AIDT.
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Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (http://www.adeca.state.al.us)
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA)
focuses on the economic development needs of the state. Strong
sustained economic growth in Alabama depends on a technically
competent workforce with easy access to the latest technologies
and global markets and information. Two divisions of ADECA support
ACETEA program efforts: The Science, Technology, and Science Division
and the Workforce Development Division.
To enhance the technology needs of Alabama’s manufacturers
and to assist them in becoming more technologically advanced the
Science, Technology, and Energy (STE) Division administers several
science and technology programs. These programs strengthen the
state’s technological infrastructure and encourage collaboration
among government, business, industry, research institutions, and
education.
Improving employment opportunities for Alabamians is the mission
of the Workforce Development Division. WDD focuses on jobs, education,
career development and job-training programs as it works to encourage
economic development, prepare workers for stable and high-paying
jobs and partners with employers. WDD programs help the unemployed
and welfare recipients to find work, assist students to prepare
for future careers, serve persons with disabilities and aid workers
when plants close. WDD coordinates federal job-training programs
that give citizens the tools they need to manage their careers
and help companies identify skilled workers. Through partnerships
with companies, educational institutions and non-profit organizations,
Workforce Development offers Alabamians a brighter future.
Economic Development Association of Alabama (http://www.edaa.org)
The mission of the Economic Development Association of Alabama
(EDAA) is to educate, network and positively impact economic development
in Alabama. Since 1968, EDAA has taken a leadership role in providing
economic and community developers with the proper tools, training
and expertise for successful development programs.
With members throughout the State, EDAA has created a network
of expertise and technical information readily available to its
membership. EDAA's training programs and conferences are directed
by practicing developers, thus assuring that information is timely
and immediately useful to participants.
EDAA also champions the cause of economic development before the
Alabama Legislature and Regulatory Committees. The Association
has provided leadership in the quest for both basic and advanced
economic development tools such as the Site Preparation/ Industrial
Grant Program, corporate tax incentives for new and expanding
industries, ad valorem and sales and use tax abatements, and many
others.
ACETEA partners with EDAA to support access to careers for its
graduates and to link its faculty members with industries seeking
qualified technology workers.
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