Education

BREAKING NEWS!

Gov. Strickland signs advanced energy tax credit bill; green job training program; deadline to apply is July 30, Press Release, Office of the Governor, June 21, 2010
Columbus—Governor Ted Strickland continues to lay a foundation for a growing advanced energy economy, announcing today the establishment of a new $6 million green job training program and that he plans to sign legislation later today that eliminates the tangible personal property tax and real tax on generation for advanced energy projects in Ohio.

NOTE: The deadline to apply for the new green job training program funds is July 30, 2010!

Click here to view the complete Energizing Careers Program description and download the RFP document.

News Spotlight

Telling the mainstream about manufacturing, by Peter Zelinski, Modern Machine Shop, June 4, 2010
Des Plaines, Ill.—With 19% of U.S. manufacturing employees older than 54, and only 7% younger than 25, it is clear that the shortage of engineers and skilled technical personnel is going to get worse. The author talks with an Illinois machine tool distributor who has started an outreach program to reach parents and educators.

STEM is in, Shannon Mortland, Crain's Cleveland Business, April 19, 2010
Cleveland—Science, technology, engineering and math degrees aren't just for nerds anymore. Local colleges are seeing significant increases in the number of students who are pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and math — the STEM disciplines — compared with even a few years ago.

Cleveland State launches Center for STEMM Education, by Shannon Mortland, Crain's Cleveland Business, April 5, 2010
Cleveland—Cleveland State University has launched the Center for STEMM Education to serve as a home for science, technology, engineering, math, medical and teacher preparation activities.

A Plan with Punch: Computer-integrated manufacturing centers, SME Foundation press release, March 4, 2010
Dearborn, Mich.—The Society of Manufacturing Engineers Education Foundation has contributed $175,000 in funding for the introduction of Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) Centers at 400 Project Lead The Way (PLTW) schools across the country—including dozens of schools across Ohio. The CIM course enhances students’ computer modeling skills by applying the principles of robotics and automation to the creation of three-dimensional design models.

Report suggests strategies for Ohio to compete in global economy, by Tom Breckenridge, Cleveland Plain Dealer, February 22, 2010
Cleveland—A study being released today by the Brookings Institution and the Greater Ohio Policy Center says the state can "regain its footing" by adopting a three-part agenda, including boosting worker skills. For the full report, or to view the executive summary, visit the Restoring Prosperity to Ohio web site.

$5-million bioscience workforce training grant targets Ohio's displaced workers, BioOhio Press Release, February 12, 2010
Columbus—BioOhio and partners have been awarded a $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to provide training to 660 displaced or underemployed workers in declining industries to become better equipped for careers in Ohio’s growing bioscience industry.

MAGNET's Education Initiative launched the Northeast Ohio region's Dream!t Do!t campaign in 2007. Read about the campaign's achievements over the last 18 months, including:

• NOTA/WVIZ Career Awareness Programming
• Manufacturing Internship Program
• Cleveland Cavaliers Scholarship & Awareness Events
• The Manufacturing Ambassador Program

2009 to 2010: You can also find out about the exciting programs the Education Initiative will be working on during the upcoming school year.

Manufacturing Ambassadors participate in the first annual Edward P. Campbell "Design Squad" Challenge

Cleveland—On March 13, 2010, engineers from Babcock and Wilcox, Design Molded Plastics, Plastipak Packaging and Talan Products traveled to the studios of WVIZ Ideastream to serve as judges for the first annual Edward P. Campbell Design Squad Challenge where 12 teams of 50 middle school students from the area competed in three engineering contests.

The challenge program is a school-based component of Design Squad, the Emmy and Peabody Award-winning TV competition series for middle school students broadcast by WVIZ/PBS ideastream. Design Squad is one of the few places on TV where students can learn about engineering and see how exciting it can be to investigate and solve challenging real world problems.

Participation in this event is one step schools can take in response to the urgent need to employ new motivational approaches with today’s middle school students to get them excited about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) careers utilizing important 21st Century Skills. Visit the WVIZ Ideastream web site for more information and video about the event.

MAGNET thanks our volunteer judges for their commitment and support of Northeast Ohio’s future generation. Find out how you can become a Manufacturing Ambassador.

After a successful debut year, MAGNET again participated in the Northern Ohio Technology Association (NOTA’s) distance learning program. Six companies from the region volunteered their time and showed their commitment to Northeast Ohio by engaging students from across the state about opportunities in advanced manufacturing. Approximately 1,000 students heard from Timken, Rockwell Automation, Shearer’s Foods, DayGlo, Syncro Medical Innovations and MTD Products. Streaming video of the shows can be viewed at.

All episodes from the series are available now as streaming video.

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