Transportation Grants Focus Group

November 9th 2012

Meet the DOE/NSF Grants Team@reynolds.edu

Chuck Swaim Co-Principal InvestigatorKelly Schwendeman Co-Principal Investigator

Alan Crouch Co-Principal Investigator

Roger Beck Program Advocate

George Flowers (retiring 12/12) Professor, Engineering

Melissa Gay Grant Compliance Manager

Pam McGinty Support Manager

Transportation Focus Group

• History• Purpose• Membership

• DOE & NSF grant leadership transition• Member companies

Grant StatusUS Department of Energy

3 year grant addressing leading-edge electric drive vehicle technologies

Develop 5 courses based on industry R&D projections (FY 2008)

Grant period: Dec 2009 – Dec 2012 – Extension granted until Dec-2013

Supported the Chancellor’s Environmental Sustainability Task Force

Career Studies Certificate – Approved

Grant StatusNational Science Foundation

3 year grant addressing second round of advanced automotive technologies

Develop 3 courses based on industry R&D projections (FY 2010)

Partners:City College of San Francisco (CCSF)Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC)

Grant period: Aug 2011 – Aug 2014

Supports college Chancellor’s Achieve 2015 Goal

Course StatusCourseAUTxxx Name Grant Type Grant Requirements Completed

230 Hybrid/Alternative Fuel DOE Development completeConducted on-campus instruction 3 times

253 Electric Vehicles DOE Development complete

254 Plug-in Hybrids DOE Development completeConducted on-campus instruction 3 times

256 Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles DOE Final phase of developmentFirst on-campus instruction - Spring ‘13

243 Control Electronics DOENSF

Final phase of developmentFirst on-campus instruction - Spring ‘13

245 Electronics NSF Development complete

195 Safety Control NSF Development completePilot on-campus instruction Spring ‘13

295 Guidance Control Systems NSF Under development

Course descriptions: www.reynolds.edu/curriculum/courses/

Course & Program Promotion To-dateCommunity and Student Outreach

• Community outreach– Richmond Electric Vehicle Initiative

• Support Richmond Electric Vehicle car club• Educate community about EV usage and charging station infrastructure• Support local business associations on EV and charging station topics

• Use college marketing process to reach potential students– Target students (current and alumni) who have completed key courses– Email, post-cards for class enrollment alerts– Post to social media sites (Face Book, Linked IN, Twitter) notices about

class registrations and pertinent information• Plan to engage key trade media outlets

– Develop relationship with key trade journals for posting news about EV and EV training through the college

– Input from Transportation Grants Focus Group requested

Course & Program Promotion To-dateAutomotive Industry Outreach

• Automotive Marketplace– Refined working relationship with automotive aftermarket repair chains,

franchises and independents.– Conducted on-going face-to-face meetings regarding JSRCC courses and

activities which promote Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technology Career Studies Certificate.

• Trade Associations– Co-chair Electrical & HVAC sub-committee Automotive Maintenance and

Repair Association, Technical Advisory Committee.– Attend annual conference for Automotive Training Managers Council

• Standards Contributions– Assisted with the creation of hybrid and electric vehicle Uniform Inspection

and Communication Standards (UICS)

TGFG DiscussionTopic 1 – Consumer Need

What are your customers’ demands for hybrid vehicle service?

• General Maintenance: brakes, tires, alignments, etc.• High voltage battery service• Electronic component repair or service• Hybrid HVAC service: high voltage air conditioning compressors• Final drive service: hydraulic or electric transmission

TGFG DiscussionTopic 2 – Technician Needs

• Define target group for students.• Where do they exist in industry?

– Dealership– Aftermarket general repair facilities– Transmission repair facilities– Specialty repair facilities

• How can students and corporations be incented to seek out training?• Is Credit or Non-Credit Module best for these students?

– Traditional on-campus or through Community College Workforce Alliance

TGFG DiscussionTopic 3 – Course Delivery

• What should be the priority of course subject matter and availability? • What delivery method works best?

– Traditional instructional method• Onsite instructor lead class and lab• Online instructor class and face-to-face lab• Online virtual instructor class and lab

– Other options• On-the-job training, coaching and mentoring• Video learning, YouTube• Self-paced, e-learning

Proposal: Market Survey

• Survey: Hybrid Vehicle Technology – Instructional development input– Course delivery method

• Focus group members submit survey to their organization

• Survey results collected by JSRCC and shared with focus group members.

• Use survey results for course content development and delivery

Next Steps• Survey completed and returned to JSRCC by

11/30/2012

• Survey results presented to TGFC by 1/11/2013

• Next Focus Group Meeting– TBD