The National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) funded regional Center for Aviation and Automotive Technology Education using Virtual E-Schools (CA2VES) is a partnership among Clemson University, the South Carolina Advanced Technological Education, National Center via SCATE Inc. (501(c)(3), not-for-profit), Florence-Darlington Technical College, Greenville Technical College and Trident Technical College to advance aviation and automotive technology education in the state of South Carolina. Additional collaborators include three existing NSF ATE Centers — SpaceTEC®, CARCAM, AMTEC — eight S.C. Technical Colleges and their high school partners, and the S.C. automotive and aviation industry. CA2VES aims to increase the quantity, quality and diversity of highly skilled technicians in these critical disciplines through highly interactive learning modules that will maximize instructor and program flexibility in introducing/using E-learning and virtual reality and simulation components.
Mission
To advance aviation and automotive technician education that will support workforce preparedness and economic development.
Goals
- Goal 1: SC A2 Virtual School — Expand automotive/aviation technician education programs capacity at technical colleges via innovative, readily available and cost-effective E-learning options.
- Goal 2: Increase access, support recruitment and learning for students in automotive and aviation technician education programs by creating SC-A2 Network.
- Goal 3: Broadly disseminate advanced technology E-learning modules for use by automotive and aviation technician education programs and industry.
- Goal 4: Advance CA2VES toward long-term sustainability.
