REC Foundation Industry Certifications

1. REC Foundation Industry Certifications • Event Partner Summit • July 10, 2014 • Dan Larochelle and Matt Conroy 1

2. Intended Outcomes • Learn about industry certifications growth and need • Understand the REC Foundation Certifications and their design, curricula content, facilities needed, various state and national funding for certifications • Understand proctoring procedures • Understanding the scoring rubric for the certifications • Learn the process to take the certifications • Management of student data and their results • Learn how to purchase certifications (handouts)

3. What are Industry Certifications? • Growing number of states are now requiring industry certifications • Potential funding for students passing • Federal Carl Perkins funding available • Provides students with a certificate for entry level • Help students determine areas of interest and strength in Pre Engineering and Robotics • Developed over four years by teams of engineers from local and internationally based corporations, physicists, HS teachers, and university professors

4. REC Foundation Certifications • Based on 150 hours of HS level coursework. • Designed to work with a school’s available resources for the facility, teacher expertise and curricula • Two certifications – • Pre-Engineering • Robotics • Fundamentals of Engineering exam must be passed first for both certifications • Certificates will be issued if the set criteria is met. • Proctors will have access to student’s progress and certificates earned.

5. Certification Requirements Robotics Certification Fundamentals of Engineering Mechanical Computer Science & Engineering (Programming) Electrical • Pre-Engineering Certification • Fundamentals of Engineering • Students choose “ANY” two of the following modules: • Mechanical • Computer Science & Engineering (Programming) • Electrical • Chemical • Aerospace • Civil Engineering • Engineering Technology • Manufacturing Technology Note: Students earn BOTH Certifications when completing Robotics Certification, as requirements exceed Pre-Engineering Certification.

6. Certification Scoring Rubric • Pre-Engineering Certification • Minimum score is 70 Points • Must pass Fundamentals of Engineering module • Must pass a minimum of two of engineering modules • Robotics Certification • Minimum score is 80 Points • Must pass Fundamentals of Engineering module • Must pass Mechanical, Electrical and Programming modules

7. Certification Scoring Example 1 Albert Einstein scores a 82% on the Fundamentals of Engineering and earns 50 points. He scores a 92% on the Electrical module and earns 15 points. He scores a 78% on Chemical and earns 5 points: Fundamentals   50 pointsElectrical            15 pointsChemical          5 pointsTotal:                70 points Albert earns a Pre-engineering certification with emphasis in Electrical and Chemical. Rubric for all engineering module areas Prerequisite:  Pass the Fundamentals of Engineering moduleExam Length: 30 MinutesMinimum Passing Grade: 70%Certification Scoring Rubric:90-100%   15 Points80-89%     10 Points70-79%      5 Points< 70%         0 Points Fundamentals of Engineering Rubric Exam Length: 90 MinutesMinimum Passing Grade: 70%Certification Scoring Rubric: 95-100%  65 Point85-94%  60 Points75-84%    50 Points70-74%    40 Points< 70%        0 Points

8. Certification Scoring Example 2 Henry Ford scores a 92% on the Fundamentals of Engineering and earns 60 points.  He scores a 91% on the Mechanical module and earns 15 points. He scores a 61% on Aerospace module and earns no points: Fundamentals 60 pointsElectrical       15 pointsAerospace         0 pointsTotal:                75 points While Henry has 75 points, he did not pass the minimum two modules and receives no certification. Henry can retake Aerospace module or take a different module in order to earn his certification. Rubric for all engineering module areas Prerequisite:  Pass the Fundamentals of Engineering moduleExam Length: 30 MinutesMinimum Passing Grade: 70%Certification Scoring Rubric:90-100%   15 Points80-89%     10 Points70-79%      5 Points< 70%         0 Points Fundamentals of Engineering Rubric Exam Length: 90 MinutesMinimum Passing Grade: 70%Certification Scoring Rubric:95-100%  65 Point85-94%  60 Points75-84%    50 Points70-74%    40 Points< 70%        0 Points

9. Certification Scoring Example 3 Isaac Asimov scores a 84% on the Fundamentals of engineering and he earns 50 points.  He scores a 91% on the Mechanical module and earns 15 points. He scores a 86% on the Electrical module and earns 10 points. He scores a 89% on the Programming module, earning 10 points: Fundamentals  50 pointsMechanical        15 pointsElectrical          10 pointsProgramming    10 pointsTotal:                 85 points Isaac earns the Pre-Engineering Certification and the Robotics Certification with emphasis in Electrical, Programming and Mechanical. Rubric for Engineering Module Areas Prerequisite:  Pass the Fundamentals of Engineering moduleExam Length: 30 MinutesMinimum Passing Grade: 70%Certification Scoring Rubric:90-100%   15 Points80-89%     10 Points70-79%      5 Points< 70%         0 Points Fundamentals of Engineering Rubric Exam Length: 90 MinutesMinimum Passing Grade: 70%Certification Scoring Rubric: 95-100%  65 Point85-94%  60 Points75-84%    50 Points70-74%    40 Points< 70%        0 Points

10. Scoring Rubric and Module Content Fundamentals of Engineering Rubric Topics Covered • Complete list of topics for each module is listed on www.roboticseducation.org/certification.

11. Proctor Agreement • Requires a Proctored environment. • Ensure the security of the examination. • Verifying the time limits. • Improper conduct will result in test termination. • No copying of the test. • No notes entering or leaving the exam. • All Certification materials keep confidential and secure. . All Proctors must sign the REC Foundation’s Proctor Agreement!

12. Proctor Admin Page • Unique URL for each Proctor used to register all the students for a specific Proctor • All registered students and their progress are displayed • Students can self-register • Unique Authentication Code for each student

13. Starting the Certification

14. Enter Voucher Code • The voucher code is entered by the Proctor. • A unique code is required for each exam. • Enter codes only when student is ready to take exam!

15. Certification Interface

16. Final Score

17. Engineering Area Modules • Once the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam has been passed, the student will now gain access the other modules.

18. Certification Completion

19. Certificates • Final Certificate can be downloaded, printed or emailed

20. RECF Pre-Engineering Certificate

21. Exam Summary and Certifications

22. RECF Robotics Certificate

23. Proctor Admin Updated

24. Q&A • How to purchase • Available handouts • Local industry support for certifications • Contact information .