INSTITUTE FOR
EXCELLENCE IN MATH,
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
A partnership with regional
secondary schools and alliances
related to economic development
“ We are witnessing the emergence of an internet economy
in which networking technology is changing the way people
work, play, live and learn. As a result, unprecedented
demands are being made on the world’s workforce as
individuals are required to understand and use technology
in their jobs. “
JOHN T. CHAMBERS
PRESIDENT AND CEO
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.
New Jobs in the 21st Century
20%
15%
65%
skilled
unskilled
profess
“By the year 2000, 80% of the new jobs will require more
than a high school education but less than a four-year degree”
Bureau of Labor Statistics
VA. Tech.
University
NEW RIVER
VALLEY
MAGNET SCHOOL
FOR
TCHNOLOGY
NEW RIVER COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
IEMST
Institute for Excellence in
Math,Science and Technology
HIGH TECH
INDUSTRIAL
TRAINING
PROGRAMS
INSTITUTE FOR
COMPUTER
SOFTWARE
CERTIFICATION
Radford
University
SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA
GOVERNOR’S
SCHOOL FOR MATH
&
SCIENCE
Background
• 24,000 unfilled new jobs in high technology
occupations in Virginia.
• Lack of a trained labor pool to support the
labor demand in the high technology fields.
• Most of these high technology jobs are
located in Northern Virginia and Richmond
areas.
Background (continued)
• New River Valley is postured to attract new high
technology industry.
• Falling Branch Industrial Park in Montgomery
County.
• Regional Commerce Park in Pulaski County
(Dublin).
• Higher Education commitment to high technology
training.
• Volvo Expansion
High Technology Training
Programs Are Needed to:
• Articulate training offered by New River
Community College and the New River
Valley secondary schools to prepare
students for high technology careers
including university transfer options,
technician training and training for operator
level positions.
Programs are needed to :
• Provide a trained manpower pool of
significant size to support the recruitment of
high technology industries to the
Commonwealth and the New River Valley.
• Meet the expanding technology training
needs of existing industry.
A Model for High Technology
Training
The Institute for Excellence in Math,
Science & Technology
The Institute
• Located at New River
Community College
• New River Valley
Magnet School for
Technology
• Southwest Virginia
Governor’s School for
Math, Science and
Technology
• High Tech Industrial
Training Programs:
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•
fiber optics .
semi-conductor manufacturing.
robotics
wireless communication.
Certification Programs for
Microsoft, Novelle, Oracle and
Cisco.
New River Valley Magnet School
For Computer Technology
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•
A regional computer technology
program designed for NRV
Secondary Schools-juniors and
seniors.
This program is designed to
provide training in the operation,
maintenance and application of
computer related technologies in
the modern workplace.
Articulated programs with NRCC
and Va. Tech. University (2x2x2)
leading to a B.S Degree
•
Courses and programs in Computer
related fields :
• Network Router Technology
(CISCO)
• Computer Repair
• C++
• Web Page Design
• Visual Basic
• Graphics Communication
• Electronics/robotics
• Computer Assisted Design
• Semi-Conductor Manufacturing
(Fall ‘99)
Southwest Virginia Governor’s
School for Math,Science
&Technology
• A regional program
for accelerated
secondary students
(juniors and seniors)
in math, science and
technology. The
program is designed
for university bound
students.
• The program currently
serves approximately
120 students from
seven participating
school divisions.
VIRGINIA TECH
UNIVERSITY
• ARTICULATED
AGREEMENT WITH
NRCC- PREENGINEERING
OPTION.
• AMONG THE BEST
UNIVERSITIES IN
THE WORLD IN
TECHNOLOGICAL
RESOURCES.
High Technology Industrial
Training Modules
• Training programs designed to
meet specific needs of business
and industry.The modules can
be uniquely designed around
the high tech needs of today’s
workplace.
• The infrastructure of the
institute will lend itself to
flexible program design with
state of the art equipment
unique to a particular industrial
need. Programs in fiber optics
and information systems are
already in place along with
semiconductor technologies and
the highly regarded
electrical/instrumentation/electronics cluster.
IT’S A NEW DAY!
“The concept of community is expanded from a static
gathering to a dynamic electronic network, which integrates voice, video and electronic data. Engagement
is increasingly enhanced through the exchange of
information made possible by computerized communication links.”
Dr. Francis Lawrence
President, Rudgers University
The New River Community
College Institute for Excellence
in Math, Science and Technology
A STATE MODEL OF COOPERATION
BETWEEN HIGHER EDUCATION,
SECONDARY SCHOOLS, BUSINESS AND
INDUSTRIAL ALLIANCES TO DEVELOP
EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING PROGRAMS
THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF THE
MODERN WORKPLACE.
The Institute for Excellence in
Math, Science and Technology
A GATEWAY TO THE FUTURE FOR
NEW RIVER VALLEY AND THE
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA