1. Welcome to the National Center for Simulation (NCS)
Education & Workforce Development
Committee Meeting
26 April 2018

3. EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Status
26 April 2018

4. Committee Actions and Events
Hiring M&S Interns campaign underway. Need help from industry. Interns hired by Cole Engineering, Dignitas Technologies and Cubic Corporation.
Awarded 10 Scholarships to high school students at 10 schools.
State of Virginia approves industry M&S Certification.
Certified students seeking internships now posted on NCS website.
Certified teachers (26) recognized on NCS website and I/ITSEC.
Participated in Zora! STEM January middle school event at Rollins and OTC(MFC)
Certification Board met 21 February 2018
Participated (with ECS) in Crooms AOIT TechFest 15 March 2018.
Lindsey Spalding, Hagerty Lead M&S Teacher, leaves in May SCPS filling vacancy.
Working with Timber Creek HS and Hungerford ES. Lockheed Martin donating Prepar3d
Participated in several Advisory Boards, including Seminole State College, OTC,others
Hagerty HS students occupied NCS STEM Pavilion at I/ITSEC.
Presented Fellow paper at I/ITSEC: Remembrances of a Simulationist.
Florida DoEd conducted 3-year review of M&S Secondary & PSAV Course Standards

5. EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE M&S CertificationStatus
26 April 2018

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8. Schools Participating in M&S Certification
High & Technical Schools
Bartow High School
Crooms Academy
East River High School
Edgewater High School
Hagerty High School
Middleton High School
Orange Technical College
Plant City High School
Timber Creek High School
University High School
Winter Park High School
Middle & Elementary Schools
Apopka Middle School
Arbor Ridge K-8
Corner Lake Middle School
Lake Nona High School
Sanford Middle School
Southwest Middle School
Wedgefield K-8

9. Future Plans
Determine interest for M&S Certification elsewhere beyond Florida and Virginia.
Continue to encourage M&S industry to hire high school interns. Consider incentives.
Plan for a high school/technical school technology demonstration for Spring 2019 at Central Florida
Research Park with Team Orlando support.
Refine Curriculum and Certification documents on NCS website (New Business).