Automotive and Aviation

Automotive and Aviation
Technician Education Summit SWOT ANALYSIS Trident Technical College

Strengths Being able to draw from accomplishments of other ATE centers. Tremendous need for personnel, especially in the Charleston area. Filling job openings with qualified trained candidates. Synergy Industry’s commitment – companies are in the area for the long term. Training without extensive and expensive travel time. Transforming offsite courses into an online onsite course, without leaving the workplace. Efficiency of education. ATE Center could access both Basic and Targeted training. Learning with Flowcharts vs. Simulations SC has a learning environment that is focused on serving industry needs. The State is eager to help industry. Taking people that are usually rural and in farming, and quickly changing them into new industry. They become used to change. Having Clemson in the lead, creates a central convener for all colleges in the state

Weaknesses Proprietary issues. Generic vs. Specificity Response time – training quickly enough to meet the needs of industry as it pertains to new technology. Industry tends to lean towards 4 yr degree graduates, and pushing away from 2 yr degree graduates. Quantity and Quality of the prospective students. Trying to come up with a mechanism that will be compatible with the systems in all colleges and partners. Very qualified people, however cannot maneuver through online mechanisms. Age: growing up with e-formats vs. those who have not Tie e-Learning with hands on learning – Hybrid environment Poor rural state – no access to VR

Opportunities People attracted to the Charleston area because of the presence of Boeing. Therefore, the community colleges in the area, as well as the center, need to have clear career paths. Growing lack of highly skilled workers. How to portray a real career in this type of technical environment. Develop training standards and platform that can be customized. Outreach to K-12 that tie into industry standards. Creating a real close relationship between the colleges in the state. And can go into K-12. Sharing information among the state educators Cost of aviation maintenance equipment and with this partly covered by the ATE Center, funds can be moved to other areas. Engaging military bases not only for support but also to serve as a resource. Also, to ensure transition of careers from military to industry. Opportunity to engage and educate designers and manufactures on aviation maintenance and automotive technologies. Much more technology savvy generation.

Threats Cost of training Money to support continued development Automotive technology changes constantly – FAA approval. Making sure to include professional development for faculty. Center does not get funded. Computer capabilities and hardware goes out of date quickly and the Center and partners need to be able to catch up. Keep up with technology. Education cycles trails industry technology cycles. FAA books have not been updated in the last 20 yrs. Trying to educate the educators of where technology is going. Aiming a moving target.

Automotive and Aviation