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MIMIC Team
MIMIC team

 

Building an Engineering Technology Workforce: A Plan for Reaching Young People, Adults and Women

2008 -2011
$520,975
DUE - ATE # 0802505

Preparing a New Workforce for a Sustainable Economy



2010 - 2013
$563,196
DUE - ATE # 1003730
 Embedding CQI Methodology in Two-Year Technical Curricula



2005 - 2008
$229,825
DUE - ATE # 0501885

Taste of Engineering Course

 BUILDING AN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE:  A PLAN FOR REACHING YOUNG PEOPLE, ADULTS AND WOMEN

In 2008, IVCC received a three-year grant to recruit students into engineering-related careers. Grant efforts focus on increasing awareness of and interest in engineering among middle school and high school students, adults and women in the IVCC district. For more details....

PREPARING A NEW WORKFORCE FOR A SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY

In 2010, IVCC received a three-year grant to produce model certificate programs for renewable energy technicians leading to a new associate in Applied Science degree in industrial technology.  For more details....

EMBEDDING CQI METHODOLOGY IN TWO-YEAR TECHNICAL CURRICULA

In 2005, IVCC received a three-year grant to utilize the MIMIC project (Making Industry Meaningful In College) to build continuous quality improvement (CQI) and reengineering into the two-year technical programs in engineering design and electronics. For more details....

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