ATE PI Conference 2024 Affinity Group Meeting
Necessary Skills Now:
Integrating Technical and Employability Skills
Hope Cotner and Marci Gale, Facilitators
Workshop Resources
- Slide Deck (PDF)
- Necessary Skills Now (NSN) Network website
- NSN Action Planner (DOCX)
- NSN Scenario Development Template (DOCX)
- Planning Your Own Industry Insights – NSN webinar outline/details (DOCX)
- NSN Instructional Resources Page
- Advanced Manufacturing Competencies for Personal and Career Success
Eight “bite-sized” modules based on foundational employability skills from the US Department of Labor’s Advanced Manufacturing competency model. Components include:
- Web-based student-facing content
- Instructor reference cards for classroom discussion
- Online curriculum companion in Moodle
- Video clips featuring employers discussing the importance of employability skills (24 clips/sortable by topic)
- Marci Gale’s Canvas course featuring all resources listed above:
In Canvas Commons, search for “Necessary Skills Now”
- Employer Survey in Microsoft Forms (link for duplicating and editing)
- Join the NSN Community of Practice
