New technician training program
University of New Mexico Los Alamos Executive Director Cedric Page, center, listens to a presentation about a new technician training program during Monday's UNM-LA Advisory Board meeting.
Representatives from Los Alamos National Security, LLC and the Laboratory presented a check for $100,000 to UNM-LA for a new technician training program in the applied sciences in the areas of manufacturing and nanotechnology.
The college and UNM Los Alamos signed an institutional agreement creating the program, in which the university will train students to become technicians and allow students to easily re-train in a new concentration area by taking only a few additional courses if and when they desire.
Students will be required to participate in a service learning project connected to their area of study, which will help produce community-minded employees who value volunteerism and civic-engagement. The program also includes core academic courses in math, science, computer science, English and communications, and technical courses such as drafting, electromechanical machines, materials science, and electronic devices.
Seated left is Nelson Hoffman of High Energy Density Physics and Lasers, chairman of the UNM-LA Advisory Board, and Lisa Clough, right, campus resource director.
Bottom photo: Joe Scarpino, right, of Los Alamos National Security, LLC; Cedric Page, UNM-LA executive director; and Nelson Hoffman, left, hold an oversize check for $100,000 presented to the college Monday.
The funds will help pay for a technician training program in the applied sciences. The new program will help the Laboratory meet future workforce needs in the areas of manufacturing and nanotechnology. UNM-Los Alamos hopes to begin offering courses this fall.
