Barger, M., & Eaglin, R., & Ajlani, S., & Toosi, M., & Martin, S. E., & Gilbert, R., & Frandsen, S. (2024, June), Board 313: Industry 4.0 Engineering Technology Skill Integration into Florida’s Technical     Workforce Environment  Paper presented at 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon. 10.18260/1-2--46892

\bibitem{asee_peer_46892}
  Barger, M., \& Eaglin, R., \& Ajlani, S., \& Toosi, M., \& Martin, S. E., \& Gilbert, R., \& Frandsen, S. (2024, June), \emph{Board 313: Industry 4.0 Engineering Technology Skill Integration into Florida’s Technical     Workforce Environment}
  Paper presented at 2024 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Portland, Oregon.
  10.18260/1-2--46892

Marilyn Barger P.E., Ron Eaglin, Sam Ajlani, Mori Toosi, Sidney E Martin III, Richard Gilbert, and Susan Frandsen.  "Board 313: Industry 4.0 Engineering Technology Skill Integration into Florida’s Technical     Workforce Environment".  2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon, 2024, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2024.  https://peer.asee.org/46892 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_46892}
  Marilyn Barger P.E., Ron Eaglin, Sam Ajlani, Mori Toosi, Sidney E Martin III, Richard Gilbert, and Susan Frandsen.
  "Board 313: Industry 4.0 Engineering Technology Skill Integration into Florida’s Technical     Workforce Environment".
  \emph{2024 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Portland, Oregon, 2024, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2024.
  https://peer.asee.org/46892 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

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title = "Board 313: Industry 4.0 Engineering Technology Skill Integration into Florida’s Technical     Workforce Environment"
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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Industry 4.0 based systems and subsystems are replacing current process and process control equipment in Florida’s manufacturing environment.  The Florida State College System Engineering Technology (ET) degree pathway for developing engineering technology professionals is responding to this reality at the ET two-year associate degree, the 4-year ET B.S. degree, and post graduate degrees as well as a statewide recognized path to the Professional Engineers license in Engineering Technology. 

The National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education program (NSF-ATE) supports this effort.  NSF-ATE assets provided to FLATE, and five partner colleges are directed to the formation of a statewide advisory board for the 20 colleges that offer ET degrees as well supporting six overarching Florida ET education system target goals:  

(1)	Adjust Florida Department of Education Standards and Benchmarks to include criteria that address Florida manufacturer identified Industry 4.0 skills gap in its technical workforce. 
(2)	Create a statewide streamlined seamless articulation environment from the Engineering Technology A.S. to B.S. degree programs. 
(3)	 Provide Professional Development that up-skill Engineering Technology Degree faculty as related to identified Industry 4.0 technician skill needs.
(4)	Create a short-term ET College Credit Certificate to prepare current and future technicians to apply these new skills in the manufacturing workspace.
(5)	Amplify manufacturers' involvement with college engineering technology certificate and A.S.ET degree programs.
(6)	Create a Post-A.S. Curriculum Advanced Technology Certificate (ATC) to facilitate skilled technician professional advancement.

Statewide implementation of the curriculum changes is key to more robust programs and more work-ready technician graduates. This paper and presentation poster will share the strategies the project team is using to achieve its goals and objectives.  It will also share the feedback received from industry relative to industry 4.0 skills needed in their facilities.


AU  - Marilyn Barger P.E.
AU  - Ron Eaglin
AU  - Sam Ajlani
AU  - Mori Toosi
AU  - Sidney E Martin III
AU  - Richard Gilbert
AU  - Susan Frandsen
CY  - Portland, Oregon
DA  - 2024/06/23
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Board 313: Industry 4.0 Engineering Technology Skill Integration into Florida’s Technical     Workforce Environment
UR  - https://peer.asee.org/46892
DO  - 10.18260/1-2--46892
ER  -