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Learning from the Dinosaurs and Learning from the Dinosaurs and Attracting the Next Generation of Attracting the Next Generation of

MetrologistsMetrologists

NCSL INTERNATIONALNCSL INTERNATIONALSERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT: Meeting Metrology Workforce ChallengesSERVING THE WORLD OF MEASUREMENT: Meeting Metrology Workforce Challenges

Roxanne RobinsonRoxanne RobinsonNCSLI V.P. for International ProgramsNCSLI V.P. for International Programs

A2LA VP & COOA2LA VP & COO

NCSLI Learning & DevelopmentNCSLI Learning & Development

�� Our NCSLI Vision: Our NCSLI Vision:

Promote competitiveness and success of Promote competitiveness and success of

NCSL International members by improving NCSL International members by improving the quality of products and services the quality of products and services


the quality of products and services the quality of products and services through excellence in calibration, testing, through excellence in calibration, testing,

and metrology education and trainingand metrology education and training..

Learning and Development Learning and Development Strategic FrameworkStrategic Framework

�� Created in 2005 as part of Strategic RoadmapCreated in 2005 as part of Strategic Roadmap�� Outreach was the #1 area of interest in 2005 survey!Outreach was the #1 area of interest in 2005 survey!�� 2008 2008

•• Staffing & reorganizationStaffing & reorganization•• New initiative on Metrology Knowledge ManagementNew initiative on Metrology Knowledge Management

�� 2009 changes considered: collaboration to become “core 2009 changes considered: collaboration to become “core value”value”


value”value”

Metrology Graduate Metrology Graduate Outreach ProjectOutreach Project

�� OneOne--year free year free memberships to memberships to graduatesgraduates

�� Free or discounted Free or discounted conference conference

Provide new Provide new metrology graduates:metrology graduates:


conference conference registrationregistration

�� Status: Now Status: Now Available Available –– limited limited participation and participation and under reviewunder review

Internship OpportunitiesInternship Opportunities

�� Job/Resume Job/Resume website modified to website modified to handle Internships handle Internships


�� Status: Now Status: Now available!available!

•• Need “how to” Need “how to” guide on guide on internshipsinternships

OutreachOutreachPowerPoint PresentationPowerPoint Presentation

�� Introduction to Introduction to Metrology (HS and Metrology (HS and College Freshmen)College Freshmen)



•• posted on NCSLI posted on NCSLI website for usewebsite for use

University / CollegeUniversity / CollegeLaboratoriesLaboratories

�� Facilitate test equipment donations to Facilitate test equipment donations to schoolsschools

�� Status: Encourage oneStatus: Encourage one--onon--one one interactions at section meetings and interactions at section meetings and conferencesconferences


conferencesconferences

Outreach AmbassadorOutreach AmbassadorTrainingTraining

�� Articles in Metrologist Articles in Metrologist magazine provides detailsmagazine provides details•• You can be a Metrology You can be a Metrology

AmbassadorAmbassador•• Interviews with Metrology Interviews with Metrology

AmbassadorsAmbassadors•• Tools for Metrology Tools for Metrology

AmbassadorsAmbassadors


AmbassadorsAmbassadors

�� Training provided for Training provided for coordinators at annual coordinators at annual NCSLI conferenceNCSLI conference

�� Status: Status: •• Collecting and creating Collecting and creating

additional resourcesadditional resources•• Providing ongoing trainingProviding ongoing training•• Measuring Efforts and Measuring Efforts and

ImpactImpactMetrology Ambassador:

Thomas Wiedmyer

Metrology AmbassadorMetrology Ambassador“Tool Kit”“Tool Kit”


Educational materials such as handouts, posters, flyers, & measurement kits available

on website.

Education Measurement KitsEducation Measurement Kits

Obtain handsObtain hands--on on experimental kits experimental kits for use by for use by ambassadors on ambassadors on loan for classroom loan for classroom


loan for classroom loan for classroom and activity and activity outreachoutreach

NIST “Science Get Psyched”

MetrologyMetrologyMeasurement Kits for OutreachMeasurement Kits for Outreach


How do members check out a How do members check out a Measurement Kit?Measurement Kit?

�� NCSLI Training Aid Library Online System NCSLI Training Aid Library Online System (TALOS)(TALOS)

�� ClickClick: “: “Learning & DevelopmentLearning & Development””


�� ClickClick: “: “Learning & DevelopmentLearning & Development””

““Training ResourcesTraining Resources””

““Training Aids LibraryTraining Aids Library””

http://www.ncsli.org/training/talos/index.cfmhttp://www.ncsli.org/training/talos/index.cfm

ScholarshipScholarship�� Joe D. Simmons Memorial Joe D. Simmons Memorial

Scholarship fosters the furtherance Scholarship fosters the furtherance of metrology through education by of metrology through education by striving to:striving to:•• support the academic pursuit of a support the academic pursuit of a

metrology career by worthy students; metrology career by worthy students; •• promote and improve measurement promote and improve measurement

science education and educational science education and educational opportunity; opportunity;

•• encourage talented individuals to encourage talented individuals to


•• encourage talented individuals to encourage talented individuals to enter the field of metrology; and enter the field of metrology; and

•• stimulate professionalism in stimulate professionalism in metrology metrology

�� by means of an annual award to a by means of an annual award to a student exhibiting scholastic student exhibiting scholastic excellence in the study of excellence in the study of measurement science and qualitymeasurement science and quality

�� Applications due each Applications due each year: March 1year: March 1

�� Amount: $3,000Amount: $3,000

Joe D. Simmons ScholarshipJoe D. Simmons ScholarshipAward WinnersAward Winners

Year Honoree School Location 99–00 Adele A. Bailar Community College

of Aurora Aurora, CO

04–05 M. Laine Mears Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA 06–07 Daniel Child Brigham Young U. Provo, UT


06–07 Daniel Child Brigham Young U. Provo, UT 07–08 Timothy F. Chereck Central Georgia

Technical College Macon, GA

08-09 Christine Donaldson California State University

Dominguez Hills, CA

Christine Donaldson

2009-2010 Award Winner

20092009--2010 Scholarships2010 Scholarships

�� Awarded $18,000 to six schoolsAwarded $18,000 to six schools1.1. Butler County Community College, Butler, PAButler County Community College, Butler, PA

2.2. Central Georgia Technical College, Macon, GACentral Georgia Technical College, Macon, GA

3.3. Ridgewater College, Hutchinson, MNRidgewater College, Hutchinson, MN

4.4. Fleming College, Peterborough, Ontario CanadaFleming College, Peterborough, Ontario Canada


4.4. Fleming College, Peterborough, Ontario CanadaFleming College, Peterborough, Ontario Canada

5.5. University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NCNC

6.6. University of Central FL Orlando, FLUniversity of Central FL Orlando, FL

�� More sponsors = more scholarshipsMore sponsors = more scholarships

New Education Liaison InitiativesNew Education Liaison Initiatives

�� Integrating Metrology Into Integrating Metrology Into Engineering CurriculaEngineering Curricula1.1. “How To” text for science lab courses “How To” text for science lab courses

(with metrology good lab practices)(with metrology good lab practices)

2.2. Certified Calibration Technician course Certified Calibration Technician course


2.2. Certified Calibration Technician course Certified Calibration Technician course from Purdue to Arizona State from Purdue to Arizona State UniversityUniversity

3.3. Enrichment of engineering curriculum: Enrichment of engineering curriculum: multi course, multi university multi course, multi university assessment for metrology applicationsassessment for metrology applications

“Engineering “Engineering –– Go For It!”Go For It!”

Coming this Fall – share with


with students!

Multimedia Outreach DVD Multimedia Outreach DVD EnvisionedEnvisioned

�� Video, games, & teacher Video, games, & teacher resourcesresources

�� Outreach to teachers, Outreach to teachers, counselors & studentscounselors & students


counselors & studentscounselors & students

�� Status: Status:

•• Request for proposals is Request for proposals is posted.posted.

•• Pursuing funding Pursuing funding

•• $ 40K*$ 40K*

Butler County Community College

Careers in MetrologyCareers in Metrology

�� OneOne--page flyer for page flyer for posting on posting on websiteswebsites•• Use as a Use as a flyer/handoutflyer/handout


flyer/handoutflyer/handout

•• Use as a posterUse as a poster

•• Reverse side has Reverse side has scholarship scholarship informationinformation


Workplace Development Workplace Development

�� Ensure that clear Ensure that clear career paths are career paths are identified and identified and communicated as communicated as widely as possible widely as possible


widely as possible widely as possible and to ensure that and to ensure that labor statistics are labor statistics are tracked and tracked and available. available.

Workplace DevelopmentWorkplace Development

�� 163 Follow on Projects163 Follow on Projects

•• Job descriptions Job descriptions published (June ’07 published (June ’07 issue of MEASURE)issue of MEASURE)

•• Dept of Labor and Dept of Labor and Office of Personnel Office of Personnel

1.1. Metrology & Standards OutreachMetrology & Standards Outreach

Human ResourcesHuman Resources

2. Workplace 2. Workplace DevelopmentDevelopment3. Personnel 3. Personnel QualificationQualification

EducationEducation4. Formal4. FormalProgramsPrograms

TrainingTraining5. Training 5. Training

ResourcesResources6. Training 6. Training Opportunities Opportunities

(Events)(Events)7. Training 7. Training


Office of Personnel Office of Personnel Management Management interactionsinteractions

•• Create standardized HR Create standardized HR package with job package with job descriptions and descriptions and benchmarking databenchmarking data

7. Training 7. Training AssessmentAssessment

InfrastructureInfrastructure

8. Knowledge Management8. Knowledge Management

9. Technology Trend Analysis 9. Technology Trend Analysis

10. Collaboration 10. Collaboration

11. Funding11. Funding

Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development

�� Ensure that Ensure that appropriate appropriate methods or methods or systems are in systems are in place to provide place to provide


place to provide place to provide appropriate appropriate recognition and recognition and credibility for the credibility for the metrology metrology professions.professions.

CCT

Professional Development Professional Development SummarySummary

�� NEW Recommended NEW Recommended Practice 17 on Practice 17 on “Documenting E&T” “Documenting E&T” especially OJT available on especially OJT available on new CD and MyNCSLInew CD and MyNCSLI

�� “Developing Training & “Developing Training & Succession Plans”Succession Plans”


Human ResourcesHuman Resources2. Workplace 2. Workplace

DevelopmentDevelopment

3. Professional3. ProfessionalDevelopmentDevelopment






Succession Plans”Succession Plans”•• Session at 2008 Session at 2008

ConferenceConference

�� CCT Effort in ASQCCT Effort in ASQ--MQDMQD

�� Updating “Body of Updating “Body of Knowledge” (BOK) in 2009Knowledge” (BOK) in 2009







Development FundDevelopment FundFundraiser DonationFundraiser Donation


Kelly RadziskiKelly RadziskiSypris Test & MeasurementSypris Test & Measurement

Learning and DevelopmentLearning and DevelopmentFund RaiserFund Raiser


3,500 Dollars!!!!! Thank You3,500 Dollars!!!!! Thank You


Training ResourcesTraining Resources

�� Ensure that information and resources on Ensure that information and resources on metrology education and training are widely metrology education and training are widely available and to ensure a high level of available and to ensure a high level of awareness.awareness.


Training ResourcesTraining Resources�� Committee Chair, Committee Chair, Helga AlexanderHelga Alexander•• Solicitations for Training Solicitations for Training Information DirectoryInformation Directory

•• Integrating scheduled Integrating scheduled courses in NCSLI courses in NCSLI CalendarCalendar



DevelopmentDevelopment3. Professional3. ProfessionalDevelopmentDevelopment


TrainingTraining

5. Training 5. Training ResourcesResources

6. Training 6. Training Opportunities Opportunities



CalendarCalendar•• Membership Directory Membership Directory being modified to being modified to include consultants, include consultants, training providers, training providers, accreditation bodies, accreditation bodies, schools, NMIs, etc…schools, NMIs, etc…

•• New Resources in the New Resources in the Training LibraryTraining Library







Training OpportunitiesTraining Opportunities

�� Ensure Ensure development, development, implementation, and implementation, and recognition of realrecognition of real--time (fasttime (fast--response) response)


time (fasttime (fast--response) response) metrology training.metrology training.

Training OpportunitiesTraining Opportunities

�� NCSLI Training NCSLI Training Facility is available in Facility is available in Boulder, CO for Boulder, CO for training opportunitiestraining opportunities

�� “Regional Training” “Regional Training” EventsEvents






TrainingTraining5. Training Resources5. Training Resources

6. Training 6. Training Opportunities Opportunities


AssessmentAssessment


EventsEvents

�� Tutorials at 2009 Tutorials at 2009 Workshop & Workshop & Symposium San Symposium San Antonio, TXAntonio, TX•• Coordinated by Klaus Coordinated by Klaus

JaegerJaeger

AssessmentAssessment






Training Assessment & Training Assessment & CertificationCertification

�� Develop and provide Develop and provide an infrastructure for an infrastructure for assessment (and assessment (and certification) of certification) of metrology training metrology training


metrology training metrology training courses.courses.

•• CEUsCEUs

•• CreditsCredits

•• Instructor Training & Instructor Training & CertificationCertification

NCSLI Working to Become a CEU NCSLI Working to Become a CEU “Authorized Provider”“Authorized Provider”

International Association for Continuing Education International Association for Continuing Education

and Training (IACET)and Training (IACET)


Knowledge ManagementKnowledge Management

�� Ensure that critical Ensure that critical infrastructure needs infrastructure needs for ongoing for ongoing knowledge knowledge management are in management are in


management are in management are in place and flexible place and flexible enough to capture enough to capture and widely and widely disseminate disseminate metrology expertise. metrology expertise.

Knowledge ManagementKnowledge Management

�� Consider ways to Consider ways to capture capture knowledge from knowledge from the Dinosaursthe Dinosaurs










the Dinosaursthe Dinosaurs•• Possible Possible “Interviews” and “Interviews” and link with a Learning link with a Learning Management Management System databaseSystem database







2009 Education2009 Educationand Training Awardand Training Award


2009 Education and Training2009 Education and TrainingAward Winner: Award Winner:

Dr. Richard PettitDr. Richard PettitNCSL International NCSL International

measuremeasure Journal EditorJournal Editor


measuremeasure Journal EditorJournal Editor

In recognition of outstanding contributions to

the field of Metrology Education and Training

Dinosaurs: We NEED to KNOW before Dinosaurs: We NEED to KNOW before you GO! Capturing Metrology Knowledge you GO! Capturing Metrology Knowledge

Today!Today!�� Metrology Knowledge ManagementMetrology Knowledge Management

•• See Lost Knowledge article in July See Lost Knowledge article in July Metrologist for backgroundMetrologist for background

•• 30 audio interviews captured at 30 audio interviews captured at


•• 30 audio interviews captured at 30 audio interviews captured at Conference Conference –– focus on “how you got into focus on “how you got into metrology?” and “how should we reach metrology?” and “how should we reach the next generation?”the next generation?”

Technology Trend AnalysisTechnology Trend Analysis

�� Work with Work with Measurement Measurement Requirements Requirements Committees to help Committees to help identify “new identify “new










identify “new identify “new technologies” and technologies” and training needstraining needs

•• USMS EffortsUSMS Efforts

•• US Meas Req US Meas Req CommmitteeCommmittee




9. Technology Trend 9. Technology Trend Analysis Analysis



FundingFunding

�� Ensure that Ensure that adequate resources adequate resources are available to are available to support metrology support metrology education and education and


education and education and training.training.

CollaborationCollaboration

�� Ensure that the Ensure that the entire metrology entire metrology community and community and stakeholders work stakeholders work together to gain together to gain


together to gain together to gain synergy in synergy in achieving our achieving our goals. goals.

�� Discussions with Discussions with NLANLA

How will we know if we are How will we know if we are successful?successful?

�� Simple answer:Simple answer:

•• We’ll have adequate numbers of qualified staffWe’ll have adequate numbers of qualified staff

•• We’ll have a sustainable system for ensuring We’ll have a sustainable system for ensuring longlong--term workforce needs are metterm workforce needs are met

More difficult answer:More difficult answer:


�� More difficult answer:More difficult answer:

•• Dynamically assess each activity to measure Dynamically assess each activity to measure alignment and impactalignment and impact

�� Responsively add activities where neededResponsively add activities where needed

�� Ruthlessly eliminate activities that are not alignedRuthlessly eliminate activities that are not aligned

Thank you!Thank you!


Questions?Questions?

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