Advanced Manufacturing Pre-apprenticeship - Credential As You Go

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Case Study

Advanced Manufacturing Pre-apprenticeship

SUNY Ulster Community College

CREDENTIAL TITLE

Advanced Manufacturing Pre-apprenticeship

CREDENTIAL LEVEL

Undergraduate

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Technical/Trades

CREDIT/NON-CREDIT # OF CREDITS (IF CREDIT BEARING)

6

INCREMENTAL CREDENTIALING FRAMEWORK APPROACHES

Learn As You Go
Stack As You Go

Specialize As You Go

Transfer As You Go

Partner As You Go

Retro As You Go

Top Competencies/Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Pre-Apprenticeship Microcredential, students will have achieved the following learning outcomes:

Correctly interpret technical drawings for basic mechanical parts and assemblies
Perform the basic measurements, calculations, and quantitative reasoning necessary in a manufacturing environment
Describe the importance of safety practices in a manufacturing workplace
Identify common quality systems and procedures found in manufacturing facilities including quality charts, technical drawings, and precision measurement tools
Identify common manufacturing processes, materials, and equipment and explain basic production planning and workflow
Describe the importance of preventative and predictive maintenance and common maintenance requirements in a manufacturing environment

Credential Components

MFG 101, MFG 109

Improving Education and Employment Outcomes

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FUNDING STATEMENT

Credential As You Go has acquired three phases of funding to date. Lumina Foundation funded Phase I, resulting in the Incremental Credential Framework for testing. The Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education funds Phase II (Grant R305T210063), which focuses on rapid prototyping of and research on incremental credentials with a national campaign. An anonymous private donor fund at the Program on Skills, Credentials & Workforce Policy at George Washington University funds the development of the prototype Learn and Work Ecosystem Library. Walmart funds Phase III, which focuses on systems change for expansion and sustainability of incremental credentials. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of Lumina Foundation, Institute of Education Sciences, the U.S. Department of Education, Walmart, or George Washington University.