Title :
Panel Session - Engineering Workforce Development in San Diego County
Author :
Blais, Richard ; Hayhurst, David ; Garcia, Pete ; Wright, Julie Meier ; Crum, Duane
Author_Institution :
Project Lead The Way, Clifton Park, NY
Abstract :
A panel presentation on the state and progress of engineering workforce development in San Diego County. Like many other high-tech communities in the U.S., the San Diego County area faces a challenge in attracting an engineering/technology-trained workforce. A coalition of local industry and schools has formed to address this problem by promoting and supporting a pre-engineering program for middle and high schools. Topics will include: what can be done to better prepare our students for engineering and technology careers and how business can contribute and take the lead in this endeavor
Keywords :
engineering education; teacher training; California; San Diego County; USA; engineering workforce development; preengineering program; teacher training; technology-trained workforce; K-12 pre-engineering; teacher training; workforce;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 36th Annual
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0256-5
Electronic_ISBN :
0190-5848
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.2006.322496
