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A Deep Analysis of the Mechatronics Engineering Technology Skill Set

A Deep Analysis of the Mechatronics Engineering Technology Skill Set. Scott Sheely Executive Director Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board Lancaster, PA David Beauchamp Economic Modeling Specialists Inc. Moscow, ID. What is Mechatronics?.

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A Deep Analysis of the Mechatronics Engineering Technology Skill Set

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  1. A Deep Analysis of theMechatronics Engineering Technology Skill Set Scott Sheely Executive Director Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board Lancaster, PA David Beauchamp Economic Modeling Specialists Inc. Moscow, ID

  2. What is Mechatronics? • Mechatronics is the synergistic application of mechanical engineering, controls engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science to create useful products; • Used extensively in automation across the varieties of manufacturing…discrete, hybrid, and process; • Curricula have been built from the experience of subject matter experts

  3. What is Mechatronics? The synergistic application of… …to create useful products

  4. What are the Skill Sets of Mechatronics? • Competency model for mechatronics approved by the US Department of Labor puts the skills in a hierarchy that flows from foundation skills to basic manufacturing skills to higher-end technical skills. See the model and the detail behind it at http://www.careeronestop.org/CompetencyModel; • Skill standards being defined by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute enumerate more specific standards to guide curriculum development

  5. Skill Level Manufacturing Continuum Hybrid Process Discrete Suite of Certificates Packaging

  6. Certificate Architecture

  7. What is a Mechatronics Engineering Technologist? • Beyond education and training, what are the knowledge, skills, and abilities that are required to do the job? • So that we can talk with people about career development • How do these knowledge, skills, and abilities relate to other occupations? • So that we can talk with people about skill transferability

  8. A Definition of MET • Definition developed using O*Net, a government-run data base on occupational information; • Derived from Industrial Machinery Mechanics (49-9041), Machinists (51-4041), and Electrical and Electronic Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (49-2094)

  9. Knowledge Mechanical Computers and Electronics Engineering and Technology Design Mathematics Skills Troubleshooting Installation Repairing Equipment Maintenance Operation and Control Coordination Complex Problem Solving Abilities Visualization Information Ordering Written Comprehension Oral Expression and Comprehension Deductive and Inductive Reasoning A Definition of MET

  10. Relationship to other Occupations • Looking for relationship at 80% or higher • Occupational Areas • Related Careers in Industrial Maintenance; • Renewable Energy; • Industrial Operations Technology; • Water Quality Management; • Environmental Technology

  11. Strong Compatibility of Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities • Industrial Maintenance • Industrial Machinery Mechanic • Machinery Maintenance Workers • Tool and Die Makers • Numerical Tool and Process Control Programmer • Electro-Mechanical Technicians • General Maintenance and Repair Workers • Millwrights • Welders • Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Technicians • Electricians • Computer Support Specialists

  12. Strong Compatibility of Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities • Renewable Energy • HVAC Mechanics • Electricians • Refrigeration Mechanics • Industrial Operations Technology • Electronic and Electronics Repairers • Gas Plan Operators • Chemical Plan and System Operators • Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operations • HVAC Mechanics • Electronics and Electrical Engineering Technicians • Plumbers

  13. Strong Compatibility of Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities • Water Quality Management • Septic Tank Servicers • Plumbers • Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant Operators • Environmental Technology • Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant Operators • Environmental Engineering Technicians

  14. Implications • There is a high degree of compatibility of knowledge, skills, and abilities between these technical occupations in various fields; • This points to the possibility of transferable skills which should come into the conversations that we have with incumbents, dislocated workers, and new workers about their career aspirations;

  15. Implications • The overlap of skills also means that the curriculum developed in our education and training could be used in multiple career paths; • Which, in turn, means more career mobility for the persons in training as they complete training; and that • Educational programs will be able to address multiple career paths as they promote their capabilities;

  16. Implications • Workforce and education professionals need to be much more sophisticated about how we talk with the users and potential users of education and training

  17. Contact Scott Sheely Lancaster County Workforce Investment Board 313 W. Liberty St. Suite 114 Lancaster, PA 17603 717-735-0333 ssheely@dejazzd.com www.lancastercountywib.com www.imtcpa.org

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