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Externship program: Industry educator partnership (IEP) model
Mani, Nirajan
Mani, Nirajan
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2024-03
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Externship,Industry educator partnership,IEP model,Perkins
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Mani, N. (2024) 71-79 Externship program: Industry educator partnership (IEP) model https://doi.org/10.62704/10057/28724
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Technology is rapidly changing, and industries are upgrading their processes, products, and services with new developments. With the transformation of industries, there is a high demand for a skilled workforce. To prepare a skilled workforce according to industry demand, educators must continuously update their curriculum and their own knowledge and skills regarding current workplace practices, new techniques, and tools. Through the externship program, educators gain direct experiences with current technology, trends, required skills, opportunities, and challenges in industry related to their field of study. This enriches and strengthens their teaching and brings relevance to student learning. Educators improve their pedagogical practices by incorporating new methods, labor market information, and employment skills that meet current industry standards. This paper explains how Fitchburg State University organized the Perkins Teacher Summer Externship Program between 2018 and 2021, the challenges during Covid-19 pandemic, the benefits, and the outcomes of the program, and how this program offered the professional development opportunities for high school teachers by connecting the classroom to the workplace. It reports the benefits and challenges of the “Industry Education Partnership (IEP) Model” and explores industry experiences for teachers (IET) through externship programs. It examines their learning process and how they implemented the skills and knowledge they acquired in the classroom to educate future workforce. Additionally, this program assists educators in building relationships with companies and connecting employers with their future employees.
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Published in SOAR: Shocker Open Access Repository by Wichita State University Libraries Technical Services, November 2024. 2024 IEMS Officers: Gamal Weheba (Conference Chair); Hesham Mahgoub (Program Chair); Dalia Mahgoub (Technical Director); Ed Sawan (Publications Editor); Wilfredo Moscoso (Proceedings Editor); Abdulaziz G. Abdulaziz (Associate Editor)
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Industry, Engineering & Conference Management Systems Conference
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Proceedings of the 2024 IEMS Conference
v.30
v.30
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2690-3210 (print)
2690-3229 (online)
2690-3229 (online)