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Engineering Workforce Development Overview

EARTH’s Engineering Workforce Development goals are to create and provide engineers, scientists and technicians with education and training to address innovation and skill gaps; provide undergraduate researchers, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows access to industry and government labs through collaborative projects; and increase awareness and interest in STEM and HVACR careers at all educational levels to enhance access to financially rewarding job opportunities.

EARTH's Approach

EWD activities are built around the need to:

  • Create & provide engineers, scientists & technicians with education & training to address innovation & skill gaps
  • Provide undergrad researchers, grad students, and postdoc fellows access to industry & government labs through government projects
  • Increase awareness & interest in STEM and HVACR careers at all ed levels & enhance access to financially rewarding job opportunities
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Pre-College
StageYear 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5
Pre-college Teacher Network
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Summer Venture
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Community College & Technical School
StageYear 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5
Technical School training modules
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
RET program
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Undergraduate
StageYear 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5
Curriculum dev. / dissemination
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Internships / Capstones
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
REU program
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Engineering / MBA bridge program
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Technician to Engineer pathway
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Postdoctoral & PhD
StageYear 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5
Postdoctoral Training
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Interdisciplinary PhD Program U. Hawai'i
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Practitioners
StageYear 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5
Continuing Education modules
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Open access training materials
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes