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Industrial Automation Manufacturing innovative Strategic Training Achieving Results (I AM iStar) a $2.5 Million Round Four TAACCCT grant award to convert traditional courses in the industrial technologies division, which trains industrial automation maintenance technicians, to an intensive modularized hybrid format, using competency-based curriculum, virtual trainers, open labs, and career coaching as support.
Defining Features of Project:
- Develop new and modified competency-based curriculum.
- Transform the academic process to accelerate student learning and completion.
- Create innovative instructional media and technology to accelerate learning.
- Redesign student support services to increase student success.
| Project and Outcome Report | |
|---|---|
| Project | Industrial Automation Manufacturing innovative Strategic Training Achieving Results (I AM iStar) |
| Institution | Northwest State Community College |
| Outcome Report | I AM iStar Final Evaluation Report |
| Industry Sector | Manufacturing |
| Grant Completed | 9/30/18 |
| Grant Amount | $2,500,000 |
| State Profile Report | Ohio State Profile Report |
| Participation Metrics | |
|---|---|
| Participation | 589 participants |
| Completed program of study | 192 students |
| Participants earning credentials | 287 students |
| Employment* | 97 employed after completion |
*= As of the time of the Final Evaluation Report
Source: Grantee’s Third-Party Evaluation