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Photonics Workforce Report -
Jobs, Training, and more
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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
Or attend her workshop at the CPIA quarterly meeting in Golden, May 18. More information.
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New Job Opening
Rainbow Research Optics Inc. (RROI) is a Custom Optics Manufacturer located in Colorado. RROI has been providing high quality optics to the defense, medical, commercial and laser markets for over 20 years. RROI currently has a full-time position available for a Quality Control Engineer. Employee working in this capacity must be a U.S Citizen or a U.S Permanent Resident.
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Full Day Technical Short Courses
June 7 - Optomechanical Systems Engineering
June 8 - Optical Systems Engineering
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House Passes Bill to Inspire Girls and Women to Enter STEM Fields:
S.P.I.E. Public Policy site informs us that the House cleared legislation that would call on NASA to continue three initiatives supporting women's involvement in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and aerospace, and develop a plan to leverage NASA's workforce to inspire girls to enter these fields. Read more.
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Colorado House Bill 1198
House Bill 1198 has been signed by the Governor. The bill encourages school districts to count a computer science or coding course as fulfilling a graduation requirement in a mathematics or science subject area. It directs the state board of education, when revising the preschool through elementary and secondary education standards in mathematics and science, to include knowledge and skills in computer science.
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Colorado House Bill 1289
The bill creates the career development success pilot program to provide financial incentives for school districts and charter schools to encourage pupils enrolled in grades 9 through 12 to complete identified industry-certificate, internship, and pre-apprenticeship programs related to top jobs or jobs in other high-demand industries and computer science advanced placement (AP) courses. Introduced into the Senate.
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CPIA will post photonics-relevant positions or resumes for job openings in Colorado on the webpage for 90 days. Email in Word or PDF format to CPIA.
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