ASCC Micro-Credentials
ASCC Micro-Credentials
Workforce Development
Micro-Credentials
Micro-credentials are digital badges that confirm your competency in a particular skill or set of skills. They confirm to employers, hiring managers, or recruiters that you are proficient in the listed skills and have demonstrated those skills in a real-world professional environment like the ASCC. The University of Maine System created a framework for micro-credentials to maintain standards of achievement and ensure the value of the micro-credentials to learners and potential employers.
In addition to gaining industry-specific skills, ASCC micro-credentials include requirements for hours worked and career skill development. This shows employers that learners have the real-world work experience and skills to be effective employees from their first day on the job.
Micro-Credential Pathways
Micro-Credential Pathways
What are UMS micro-credential pathways?
As you progress along your micro-credential path you will receive milestone badges:
Level 1 Badge
Level 2 Badge
Level 2 Badge
University of Maine System Micro-credential
Each University of Maine System micro-credential is designed to take students from the basic understanding of a topic through the application of skills in a real-world professional work setting.
Who is eligible to register?
To register, contact Amanda Collamore, Education & Outreach Manager amanda.collamore@maine.edu
Micro-Credentials
Overview:
The learner has the knowledge and skills, earned through 600 hours of work-experience, contributing to the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) research operations by assisting the Large-Scale Additive Manufacturing (AM) team with 3D printing tasks.
The learner:
Overview:
The learner completed 600 hours of work experience and contributed to the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) research operations by managing the daily operations of the Small Scale 3D Print Lab as a Printer Operator. Printer Operator responsibilities included operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting problems with the 3D printers; management of the printer queueing system; research contributions to sponsored programs; and consultations with design staff and students.
The learner:
Overview:
The learner was part of a team that competed in the Matthew R. Simmons Windstorm Challenge hosted by the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC). The Windstorm Challenge introduced this learner to the engineering design process using the development of offshore wind renewable energy technology.
The learner:
Overview:
The learner has the knowledge and skills earned through 600 hours of work experience, to contribute to the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) research operations by assisting the Offshore Wind Team with floating structure model testing tasks in the Wind/Wave Basin (W2).
The learner:
Micro-Badges
Overview:
This badge recognizes the learner’s knowledge of polymer manufacturing processes through the completion of the Polymer Manufacturing Processes in-person short course or online modules offered by the Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) and the Maine College of Engineering and Computing (MCEC). The learner can describe the equipment and steps in the process for each of the following polymer manufacturing techniques: extrusion, injection molding, compression molding, additive manufacturing, and tape layup.
The learner:
Overview:
This badge recognizes the learner’s application of design principles for additive manufacturing at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC). The learner earned the Application Engineer Certification through Ultimaker Academy and created a successful 3D-printed object.
The learner:
Overview:
This badge recognizes the learner’s knowledge of offshore wind energy technology through completion of a short course sponsored by the University of Maine’s Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) and the Maine College of Engineering and Computing (MCEC). The course focuses on floating offshore wind technology developed at the ASCC and delivers a succinct introduction to floating offshore wind technology accessible to a general audience.
The learner:
Overview:
This badge recognizes the learner’s knowledge of polymer materials through completion of the Polymer Structures & Properties in-person short course or online modules offered by the Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC) and the Maine College of Engineering and Computing (MCEC). Learners can identify different classifications and structures of polymers, define thermal properties and the techniques used to gather thermal property data, and describe the relationship between polymer structures and properties.
The learner:
Overview:
This badge acknowledges that learners successfully completed the online Measurement Systems course and demonstrated correctly using hand-held measurement tools and basic data analysis. The learner has knowledge of measurement units, tools, basic principles of tool selection, tool calibration and tolerance, measurement accuracy and precision, and critical reading of ASTM standards. Learners also successfully demonstrated competency in using a digital caliper and digital micrometer to collect and record data and used spreadsheet software to compile and analyze raw data.
The learner:
Overview:
This badge recognizes the learner’s ability to work safely and securely at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) at the University of Maine. This badge earner demonstrated knowledge of general safety practices related to electricity, chemicals, hazards, ladders, and ergonomics. The earner also demonstrated familiarity with ASCC-specific laboratory safety planning, including Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), emergency actions, reporting safety incidences or near misses, and the process for obtaining further equipment-specific training.
The learner:
Overview:
This badge recognizes the learner’s knowledge of career skills essential for success in the Advanced Structures and Composites Center’s (ASCC) professional work environment. The learner was introduced to the skills for career success defined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Career Readiness Competencies which are: self-development, communication, critical thinking, equity and inclusion, leadership, professionalism, teamwork, and technology.
The learner:
Overview:
This badge recognizes the learner’s knowledge of textile materials through the completion of the Introduction to Textiles short course offered by the Advanced Structures & Composites Center (ASCC). The learner can define common textile terminology, identify textile forms from physical samples, and select textiles for specific applications based on their properties.
The learner:
