How Do Local Sections Deal with Continuing Education to Help Their Members Compete in a Global Market?

Presenter:

Donald G. DunnAramco Services CompanyIEEE Houston Section – Past ChairmanIEEE Region 5 Conference Committee – ChairmanIEEE IAS Education Department - ChairmanIEEE IAS/PCIC Chemical Subcommittee – Chairman

Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century are based mostly on

Electro- and Information-Science & Technology

1. Electrification2. Automobile 3. Airplane4. Water Supply & Distribution5. Electronics6. Radio and Television7. Agricultural Mechanization8. Computers9. Telephone10. Air Conditioning & Refrigeration

11. Highways12. Spacecraft13. Internet14. Imaging15. Household Appliances16. Health Technologies17. Petroleum & Petrochem Technologies18. Laser and Fiber Optics19. Nuclear Technologies20. High-perform. Materials

Rate of Change Span required…..

– 55 years for the automobile to spread to a quarter of the country

– 35 years for the telephone– 22 years for the radio– 16 years for the PC– 13 years for the cell phone– 7 years for the Internet

Source: National Innovation Initiative

Global Information-Economy

Jobs are mobile and work can be done anywhere, anytime

The ability to collaborate online is becoming a requirement

Challenges facing Engineers Today

The world is getting smaller The economy is global Engineering is becoming more interdisciplinary Engineering ethics is watching not only individual practice

but also group behavior Engineers have to work on-line under the disruptive

change of technology Engineers have to be environmentally conscious Engineers are treated as a commodity Engineers have to continue to promote their public image

Challenges Facing Industry Employee Retention Salary and Benefits Work Environment Management Style

Competition… Marketing Service / Support Relationships

Training / Continuing Education Innovative Technologies – Regulatory Rules driven by …

– Governments and International Standards.

IS IEEE Marketable to Industries?

What Does IEEE have to offer Industries ?42 Specialized Societies

All with a Distinguished Lecturers Programs.All with a Field of International Educators Available.All with Industrial Experts/ConsultantsAll part of “Global IEEE Community.”All available.

What is Absent from today's Careers in Engineering?Affordable, Frequently Available, Educational Training

Programs.

What does Local Industries Need?Continuing Educational Training Programs for Engineers.

The Value of IEEE MembershipKnowledge ...

staying current with the fast changing world of technology

Community … unparalleled networking opportunities, and the buying power into low, members-only rates on benefits and services

Profession … empowering members to build and own their careers, giving back to society

WHY - is Lifelong Learning Important?

• Rapid advancement of technology drives need for engineers to stay current

• Licensure and certification boards requiring continuing education

Career Planning

Identify your career goalsStay competitive with training and

educationKeep skills currentNetwork in your field, in and out of the

organization – LEVERAGE Your SectionKeep resume up to date

Maintaining a Vital Career

Know the marketplace Understand where your skills fits Assess your skills Track your accomplishments UPDATE YOUR RESUME!!! Adjust your attitude

– Your employer is a customer Set your goals

– Continue to evaluate those goals

In What Role Do You Fit?

Engineers are knowledge workers The contribution continuum

1) Acquiring knowledge

2) Applying knowledge

3) Creating knowledge

4) Sharing knowledge

5) Leveraging knowledge

Adding Value to the “MEMBERS”

IEEE Membership

through

Local Educational Programs

Leveraging Educational Activities in IEEE Sections

The Houston Section

Model

Continuing Education Basic Elements

Getting Started Mission Statement Purpose Seminars

– Deliverables– Cost– Sponsor– Organization

Instructors Conclusion

Getting Started

Getting Started

What Curriculum Should Your Section Choose?

Review the Technical Society Chapters in Your Section for the following:

– Number of Members to Support Program.

– Number of Companies to Support Program.

Choose a Curriculum That has Adequate Members and Corporate Support.

Identify Presenters.

Getting Started

Adding Value!

Develop the Content. Choose a Location. Choose Caterers.

– Minimum of Two Vendors.

Advertise the Course! Advertise the Course! Advertise the Course!

Mission Statement

Mission Statement

Typical Mission Statement

Provide a Two Year Repeating Program Sequence of Practical (Industrial Power Application) Topics that Supplement the Daily Work Activities of the Practicing Graduate Electrical Engineer.

– Fill in your Section’s core curriculum in the highlighted area.

Purpose

Purpose

Typical Purpose

The Seminars are Intended to Stimulate Further Study and Discussion for Learning Continuance Throughout the Working Career.

– Houston Section Topics Apply to Heavy Industries:

Oil and Gas

Petro-Chem

Cogen

Pulp and Paper

Etc.

Seminars

Seminars

Seminar Deliverables

The Seminar Includes: Typically Two Evenings of Instruction or One Day.

– Dependent on Presenters Availability.

Seminar Documents. CEU Certificate.

– Registered by IEEE with IACET (=International association for continuing education and training)

Restaurant Quality Meal.

Seminars

Seminar Cost

Seminar Cost Need to be Affordable Priced.– Based on What a Member Would Pay Out of Pocket WITHOUT Company

Support.

IEEE Houston Section Seminar Cost:– $70.00 for IEEE Members.

– $50.00 for IEEE Student Members.

– $175.00 for a Non-Member.

Remember to ADD Value to the IEEE Membership!

Seminars

Seminar Sponsor

The Seminars are Held During the Two Year Sequence at a Corporate Sponsor Who Supplies the Following:

– Facility for Seminar.

– Overhead Projector / Screen.

– Computer for Presentation.

– Administrative Assistant.

The Administrative Assistant is the Contact Person for the Seminars and Receives the Payments.

Seminars

Seminar Organization Typical Seminar Organization Structure.

– More Than One Volunteer is Needed.

CEDChairman

TechnicalCommitteeChairman

OperatingCommitteeChairman

RegistrationDirector

Volunteers TopicsCommittee

ScheduleCoordinator

SyllabusCoordinator

PromotionCoordinator

Seminars

Seminar’s Offered by the Houston Section

Short-Circuit Calculations / Equipment Rating Review

Induction Motor Protection

Symmetrical Components Application

Switchgear Seminar

Fuse Protection

Load Flow / Motor Starting / Voltage Drop / Acceleration Time

Protection Device Coordination

Differential Protection

Generator Protection

Directional Protection

Current Transformer Saturation

Seminars

Seminar’s Offered by the Houston Section-Cont.

Battery / Battery Charger Seminar Startup Testing Seminar Surge Protection Seminar Area Classification Seminar Power System Harmonics Seminar Power System Harmonic Filter Seminar Generator Application Seminar Generator Controls Seminar Power Generation / Isolated System Seminar In-plant Generator / Utility Interface Seminar National Electric Code Seminar

Instructors

Instructors

Choosing Instructors

Instructors are Application Engineers, Manufacturing Specialists and Expert Consultants who Provide a Blend of Diverse Engineering Perspectives.

– IEEE Members that are Interested in Giving Back to the Profession.

– IEEE Members that are Interested in Developing Engineers.

Instructors are NOT Compensated for the Seminar.

Instructors Provide ALL Handouts and Course Materials.

Instructors are Presented with a Framed Certificate After the First Two Year Course Sequence that They Present.

– A Gift Certificate for Dinner is Awarded for Subsequent Presentations at Future Seminars.

Conclusion

Conclusion

Houston Section

The First Two Year Sequence Began in Sept 95. This Spring We Will Conclude the End of Our Sixth Two Year

Term. Attendance the First Year Averaged 25 Participants. Currently We Average 50+ Participants.

– Texas Requires CEU/PDH’s for Renewal of PE Licensee.

Cost are Limited to the Following:– Meal.– CEU Registration.

There is a Waiting List of Companies Willing to Sponsor Seminars.

There is an Abundance of Presenters Interested in Developing Future Engineers.

Chart your own destinyChart your own destiny....Thank you