ATE Impacts 2020-2021

Partnerships Drive the Skills Needed for the Next Generation of Automotive Technicians, Engineering Technologists & Designers At the request of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), CAAT created an Automotive Manufacturing Program (AMP) that combines academic coursework at Macomb Community College (MCC) with paid on-the-job experience one day per week at an FCA manufacturing facility. When students graduate with an associate degree from MCC, they may be offered a job as part of FCA's production supervisor development program. Based on initial success, FCA offered the program for a second consecutive academic year in 2019-2020. CAAT also leveraged its partnerships to • create curriculum in collaboration with other Course Complete Modules Courses 11 3 1 3 0 1 0 7 0 1 1 1 CAAT's seed funding resulted in 16 complete courses and 13 course modules in advanced automotive technology. All may be downloaded for free from CAAT's website. educational institutions by providing them with seed funding; • host an Auto STEAM Days event for approximately 2,500middle/high school students each year with support from General Motors (GM), Ford, FCA, and several auto industry suppliers; • offer STEAM career camps sponsored by GM and Bosch to 50 middle school students; • host an Engineering Day event for 65 Girl Scouts; and • develop STEM camps and professional development workshops in partnership with the NSF National Center for Autonomous Technologies (NCAT). At Auto STEAM Days, students program robots at Kuka Robotics' hands-on exhibit.