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Photonics companies can qualify for Colorado's
Innovative Industries Internship Program funding

CPIA now recruiting member participants

(BOULDER) - Does your company have an established internship program? Could your business benefit from hiring an intern to help you make faster progress while training the next generation of a skilled workforce? The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) can help!

Colorado Photonics Industry Association has teamed up with CDLE to recruit businesses to take advantage of a new state-funded internship program. The Colorado Innovative Industries Internship Program is designed to encourage employers to provide paid on-the-job training to students interested in pursuing careers in specific high tech industries, including photonics and electronics. This program, established with the enactment of House Bill 15-1230, provides funding for 90 internships annually for five years, with reimbursement grants up to $5,000 per intern. Internships require a minimum of 130 on-the-job training hours and must be completed in less than six months. Click here for additional details regarding the program and eligibility.

To learn more about how the program can help your company, contact CPIA representative Yoriko Morita

Jobs & Talent

Job Openings

Sales Engineer - Rainbow Research Optics

Optical Assembly Technician I - Research Electro-Optics

Photonics Engineer Consultant

Independent researcher seeks a photonics engineer to help on a small project which consists of finding a way of measuring a time delay in the range of 4 to 8 ps, due to the lengthening of a free-space beam by 2 to 3 mm. The delay need to be displayed as a sine shift on a scope with ps graduations. Contact Boris Milvich

New Resume Postings

Neil Rebolledo - Optical & R&D Engineer

Kevin Toerne - Technical Sales & Marketing

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Photonics Workforce News

Optical Fiber Communication - e-Career Job Fair

Post Jobs or Apply on-line as part of the OFC Optical Networking and Communication Conference March 20-24

e-Career Center

New Rule Extends U.S. Stays for Some STEM Students

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) updated a rule allowing international students in select science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, to work in the United States for up to 36 months following graduation from a US college or university. Read more.

President's STEM Education

The President's 2017 Budget invests $4 billion in mandatory spending and more than $3 billion in discretionary spending across the Federal Government on STEM education; with three major areas prioritized:

Expanding access to rigorous STEM courses
Teacher Preparation Programs
Support for alliances and underrepresented groups in STEM