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This page from the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) National Center provides links to videos which pertain to building technician education. The videos fall under the categories of Accreditation, Building automation and direct digital controls, Building commissioning and...

This page from the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) National Center provides information about the 2013 Building Automation Systems workshop. Additionally, an archive of downloadable materials from the 2009 California Community Colleges Energy Efficiency and HVAC Symposium is...

This publication, from Florida's Regional Center for Manufacturing Education (FLATE), presents a model for running summer robotic camps for middle and high school students. Authored by Marilyn Barger, Richard Gilbert, and Marie A. Boyette, this paper offers details about FLATE's experiences as well...

This video, from the National Convergence Technology Center, is a part of the BILT Spotlight series that showcases essential elements of the BILT (Business and Industry Leadership Team) Model, which helps educators energize their relationship with employers and better align curriculum with workforce...

This presentation was provided by the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC) to attendees of the July 2023 Summer Working Connections professional development event. During this video, presenter Joey Bryant from Forsyth Technical Community College explains how the college developed a...

In this video from InnovATEBIO, Jackie Madden from Harford Community College (HCC) talks about the Building Interest and Opportunities Through Engagement and Collaborative Pathways (BIOTECH Pathways) program, which is aimed at recruiting high school students into biotechnology programs at HCC to...

In this video, published by the Clemson University Center for Workforce Development, Stephen Cotton presents on personalized learning's different definitions and discusses how digital tools support personalized learning. Jeff Bertrand also presents on virtual and augmented reality tools for...

This study, from the Mid-Pacific Information and Communication Technologies Center (MPICT) and California Community Colleges ICT Collaborative, looks at the demographics of students enrolled in ICT related courses and programming in California Community Colleges from the 2008/2009 to 2010/2011...

This study, from the Mid-Pacific Information and Communication Technologies Center (MPICT) and California Community Colleges ICT Collaborative, analyzed academic credentials in ICT programs at 112 community colleges throughout the CCC system. The study found a high variance between departments in...

This 6-page article written by Kevin J. Fleming discusses the lack of skilled technicians in California. Fleming argues that the lack of skilled technicians is caused by the focus on pursuing 4-year degrees immediately after high school. A university degree is no longer a guarantee for success....