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How can educators benefit from an apprenticeship?
Educators play an integral role in aligning curriculum and competencies. Knowing the theory behind the application is just as important as knowing the processes involved in the application for today’s workforce. MAPS educators are resources for workforce innovation as well as leaders in modernizing work-based learning.
Apprenticeships:
- Strengthen existing industry partnerships and provide opportunities to make new connections
- Enhance student success inside and outside of the classroom
- Create additional pipelines to recruit and enroll new students
- Require little to no additional time investment
Competency Mapping Process
The MAPS Program has developed the competency mapping process to demonstrate alignment between academic curriculum and occupational competencies. We engage program faculty, as subject matter experts, to determine which courses in their curriculum address the competencies of related occupations to build academic apprenticeships.
Competency Mapping Process Steps
1
Occupation Identification
In-demand occupations are selected through the review of data from the U.S. Department of Labor, graduate career outcomes, and current employment trends.
2
Competency Review
Subject matter experts assess the appropriateness and/or relevance of the Department of Lab occupational competencies.
3
Competency Mapping
Subject matter experts identify which courses within the academic curriculum address the occupational competencies.
4
Template Generation
Learning plan templates, outlining the on-the-job experience, and competency evaluations, to verify competency attainment, are generated baased on the competency mapping.
Our Subject Matter Experts
Name | Specialization |
|---|---|
| Mary Andrade | Co-operative Education and Employer Engagement |
| Paige Erhart | Experiential Learning and Employer Engagement |
| Name | Specialization |
|---|---|
| Hui Zhang, Ph.D. | Computer Science and Engineering |
| Andrew L. Wright, Ph.D | Computer Information Systems |
| Robert W. Cohn, Ph.D | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Kevin D. Murphy, Ph.D | Mechanical Engineering |
| Tammi Alvey Thomas, Ph.D | Public Health |
| Sandeep Goyal, Ph.D. | Business Analytics |
| Name | Specialization |
|---|---|
| Randy Whetstone Jr., Ed.D. | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion |
| Ann Herd, Ph.D. | EEO and Workplace Safety |
| Deborah Dalzell-Murphy, Ph.D. | EEO and Workplace Safety |
| Nathan Love | Professional Development |