|
Year
1: (November 4, 2002)
Our first year Focus on Technology
was funded by Tech Prep and the Perkins III Grant.
Twenty-six participants explored three
areas of technology: drafting,
electronics, and welding on the Belleville Campus. The day began with registration and a presentation
by a guest speaker, Gay Cornell, Technical Representative from
Lincoln Electric and welder. She
presented on how she broke the mold and found success in a nontraditional
career. The day continued
with each participant engaging in one-ninety minute hands-on session
of her choice, two-thirty minute informational sessions, lunch
and a tour of the college.
Participants who chose drafting
for the hands-on session used CAD to design a house.
In Electronics the participants built a robot, and in welding,
participants suited up and welded. Each participant received a
t-shirt and other promotional items from the instructional programs.
The feedback surveys indicated an interest in more hands-on
experiences.
|
|
|
| Participants
were from the following schools: |
Collinsville High School
Sparta High School
Mascoutah High School
Granite City High School
Venice High School |
|
2003-no
funding available
NTO
Look Project
In
2004, the Illinois Center
for Specialized Professional Support of Illinois State University
awarded the Nontraditional Program in the Career Activities and
Employment Center
with $750 as part of the NTO Look project.
The goal of the NTO Look Project is to assist secondary/postsecondary
career and technical education partnerships in identifying and
strengthening aspects of their nontraditional programs in order
to facilitate the achievement of quality, forward-thinking performance
outcomes. The NTO Look Award is a monetary award program
for NTO Look Project partnership to support the implementation
of research-based program improvement plans for nontraditional
learners in career and technical education.
|
|
Year
2: (March 31,
2004)
Being a part of the NTO
Look Project allowed us to once again offer the Focus
on Technology day on the Belleville Campus.
The Career Activities and Employment Center of Southwestern
Illinois College and The Tech Prep Consortium of Southwestern
Illinois partnered to once again offer this event.
The event consisted of the completion of pre and
post tests, feedback surveys, Guest Speaker, Gay Cornell,
three hands-on activities in Drafting, Electronics, and
Welding, lunch and a tour of the college.
This year each participant
experienced, hands-on, all three areas of technology.
In Drafting, participants learned how to read blue
prints, experimented with surveying equipment and learned
about 3-D objects. In
Electronics, each participant built a robot and in welding
each participant had the opportunity to suit up and weld.
Many promotional items
were given to the participants. Follow-up services were also offered from the
Career Activities and Employment
Center.
|
| |
|
| Participants were from
the following schools: |
Belleville
East High School
Belleville
West High School
Mascoutah
High School
Triad High
School |
|
|
Year
3: (April 5, 2005)
Once
again being a part of the NTO Look Project and receiving the NTO
Look Award for $2,000 we were able to partner and expand the program
with more hands-on experiences.
We also moved the day to the Granite City Campus, home
to the Industrial Training
Center. This year the
targeted, nontraditional career areas were: Auto Collision Repair, Aviation Maintenance,
Electronics, Process Operations, and Welding.
Each participant learned about
job and labor market information in each technical area as well
as how to enroll in the Southwestern
Illinois College
programs. Participants
were able to explore all five areas of technology hands-on.
Currently enrolled female students in Southwestern
Illinois College’s
Aviation Maintenance and Electronics Technology programs assisted
the participants in the hands-on experiences and were available
for questions. Participants were asked to complete a pre and
post test, self-assessment survey, feedback survey and a follow-up
questionnaire. Lunch was
once again provided and many promotional items were given to all
participants including a t-shirt, notepad and pen along with career
resources to assist in the career and job search process.
| Participants were from
the following schools: |
Belleville
West High
School
Beck Area
Vocational Center
Granite City High
School |
 |
| Following
is information that was sent out with each registration form. |
| |
|
|
Automotive Collision Repair Technology
0081-Associate
in Applied Science (67 credit hours)
081A-Non-Structural Repair
Certificate (22 credit hours)
081B-Structural Repair
Certificate (24 credit hours)
081C-Automotive Refinishing
Certificate (15 hours)
081D-Mechanical Systems
Certificate (12 credit hours)
Career Opportunities:
Repair
Technician, Detailer, Insurance Assessor,
Customer Service Manager, Owner and
Manager Collision repair business
Average Wage Range: $22,000
– $50,000
|
Aviation Management Technology
0009-Associate
in Applied Science (74 credit hours)
Career Opportunities:
Powerplant
Mechanic, Airframe Mechanic, Combination Airframe and Powerplant
Mechanic (A&P Mechanic)
Average Wage Range: $21,050
- $37,000
Starting technician wages range from $14 to $19 per hour.
|
|
|
Electronics Technology
0017-Associate
in Applied Science (66 credit hours)
0018-Certificate (26 credit
hours)
Average Wage Range: $38,500
- $60,000
|
Industrial Electricity
0053-Associate
in Applied Science (64 credit hours)
0054-Certificate (32 credit
hours)
Career Opportunities:
Industrial
Electrician Helper, Industrial Electrician Apprentice, Industrial
Electrician, Maintenance Electrician
Average Wage Range: $34,000
- $65,000
|
|
|
A
graduate of the Electronics Technology Program or
specialty certificate is prepared to work in one or all
of the following areas:
Communications Electronics
017A-Certificate
(16 credit hours)
Career Opportunities:
Cable installer/Technician, Cable Splicing Technician,
Customer Service Technician, Radio Service Technician, Communications
Technician
Average Wage Range: $41,000
- $49,000
Industrial Electronics
017B-Certificate
(16 credit hours)
Electronic
Equipment Assembler, Electronic Technician, Instrumentation
Technician, Control Technician
Average Wage Range: $25,000
- $41,000
Microcomputer Technology
017C-Certificate
(17 credit hours)
Prepared
to take the A+ Certification Exam, Computer Repair Technician,
Computer Service Technician, and Customer Service Technician
Average Wage Range: $23,000
- $38,000
|
Process Operations Technology
0077-Certificate
(28 credit hours)
Career Opportunities:
Petroleum
Refinery Operator, Controller Panel Operator, Petrochemical
Operator, Chemical Plant and Systems Operator, Food Batchmakers,
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant Operator, Pharmaceutical
Operators, Chemical Technicians
Average Wage Range: $31,000
- $55,000
|
 |
|
Welding Technology
0062-Associate
in Applied Science (64 credit hours)
062A-Certificate (14 credit
hours)
062B-Advanced Certificate
(12 credit hours)
062C-Specialized Certificate
(10 credit hours)
Career Opportunities:
Welder,
Welding Technician, Fitter, Layout Position,
Welding Inspector
Average Wage Range: $25,000 - $45,000
$10-$25/hour; average pay between $10-15/hour
|
| |
Resource: Wage information
taken from www.ilworkinfo.com |
|
|
For more information on Southwestern Illinois College Programs,
go to www.swic.edu/instruction/index.jsp
*
* * * * *
For
more information about Focus
on Technology, please contact:
|
|
