Nano Pathways

SRI Nanotech Workshop

March 2005

Overview• Workforce awareness

• Certificates / programs

• Nanoskilled careers vs. industries

• Industry survey of people / industry

• Nanoscience KSAs– Understanding K&S for work functions– Gap analysis, training a broad audience

How do people get to ‘nanoskilled’ work?

Workforce Awareness

• Current workforce appreciation for new nanoskilled industries / opportunities

• Career assessment using KSA tool

• Gap analysis (aggregate / individual)– Education plan (logical certificate)

• Nano for Dummies™CBT– 100 hours / 100 lessons / AFM simulations

Certificates / Degrees

• Penn State• Minnesota / Dakota County• University of New South Wales• Stanford professional development• Do we have a handle on learning

outcomes? Center for Articulation• Open source curriculum directory

– Using IEEE LOM, SCORM, KSA schema

Target Quadrants

• K12 (students)– Straightforward (mostly)

• Remedial / fast skilling– Takes investment in time / interest

• Traditional 4yr grad program– Interdisciplinary science / technology

• Transitional workforce (career change)

Educational Paths

• K12 preparation– Interdisciplinary awareness of science

• 4 (or 5?) year programs– Requirement for an additional discipline

• Workforce development– Using the Atlas to do gap analysis

• Transitional / career transition– Creating a ‘continuum of nanoscience ed.’

Industry Surveys

• Environmental panel

• EDD database– Intelligently mined (meta models / proxies)

• Small industry focus groups

• Online survey (open source results)– Industry (target individual companies)– Individual participation (email organization)

Mapping Work Skills to KSA Learning Outcomes

Work Curriculum

Task 1 (K&S)Task 2 (K&S)Task 3 (K&S)

Knowledge 1Knowledge 2Knowledge 3

Skill 1Skill 2Skill 3

Learning Object 1Knowledge 1Skill 1

Learning Object 2Knowledge 2Skill 2

Learning Object 3Knowledge 3Skill 3

NSF Proposal Oct / 2004

‘Nanoskilled Careers’

• Nanoskilled ‘work’ in high tech functions– Research– Engineering– Manufacturing

• By sector– Semiconductor– Biotech– Materials

Nano for Dummies™ CBT

• Self-contained CD-ROM• 100 lessons in 100 hours

– Chemistry– Physics– Materials

• Targeted for technician / manufacturing– Learn the lingo, appreciate the science

• Combined with 90 days OJT / co-op

80:20 Applies

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Near term value

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NanoSIG / FHDA

Summary

• Clear understanding of work– Where / what are the nanoskills?

• Surveys of ‘nanoskilled’ workers– How did people get to where they are?

• Certificates vs. programs– What level of knowledge and skill?

• Developing an 80:20 approach– 80% foundation / 20% specialization