ATE Facts

30% of ATE students are from underrepresented minority groups
31% of ATE students are women
19% of ATE students are incumbent technicians
In fiscal year 2007, 247 active grants shared $49.9 million in funding

"America's security, prosperity, and well-being depend more and more on the vitality of our science and engineering workforce. With today's intense global competition for ideas and talent, we must sustain our nation's educational momentum."

-NSF Director
Arden L. Bement, Jr.,

Upcoming Hi-Tec

July 26–29, 2010

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ATE Central is an online portal and collection of materials and services funded by the National Science Foundation to help educators, students, and the general public to discover and learn about the entire depth and breadth of the Advanced Technological Education program.

Advanced Technological Education Centers

Partners with Industry for the new American workforce

Upcoming Joint ATE Exhibits - 2010

Oct 20-23	NCPN - Dallas, TX
Oct 31- Nov 2	sTEmTech - Orlando, FL
Dec. 2-4	ACTE - Las Vegas, NV
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. For more information - contact flate@fl-ate.org

Joint Center Projects Include:

ATE Center Impact Publication (every 2 years) www.atecenters.org
ATE Joint Exhibits - at least 4 joint exhibits at national conferences for community colleges and career and technical education
Research on evaluation
An ATE Centers-driven conference for technician training and education

Executive Summary

Winning the global skills race has been identified as a critical recommendation in every recent report on U.S. economic competitiveness. As developing countries increasingly educate their workforce in science and technology the U.S. must keep pace with the changing nature of the competition. To maintain leadership in the global marketplace, our nation needs a technically savvy science and engineering workforce capable of translating knowledge and skills into new processes, products, and services.

The National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program utilizes educators from two-year colleges in leadership roles to develop and implement ideas for improving the skills of technicians and the educators who teach them.

Recent Events

2009 ATE Conference Slide show

FLATE has catalyzed Florida manufacturers and community college communities to become active in outreach and statewide reform of engineering technician education. FLATE Initiates Made in Florida Campaign The Made in Florida campaign introduces students to STEM career paths through manufacturing. The effort unites manufacturers, economic development organizations, workforce agencies, educational institutions, and professional associations to support their common goal of supplying Florida’s manufacturing industries with the skilled workforce they need.

For more information, visit:
madeinflorida.org

Previous Joint ATE Exhibits

HI-TEC 2009 - Scottsdale, AZ on July 19-22, 2009

An ATE Centers-driven conference for technician training and education. HI-TEC (High Impact Technology Exchange Conference) is the first national conference on advanced technological education where both faculty who teach technicians and technicians themselves can go to update skills and knowledge. Charged with Educating America’s Technical Workforce, HI-TEC will consist of one and a half days of pre-conference workshops and two days of conference sessions and keynote speakers. Visit: www.highimpact-tec.org