The ohio state university and unmanned safety institute have collaborated to provide a program designed to offer high school students the opportunity to earn their FAA part 107 UAS certification as…

The ohio state university and unmanned safety institute have collaborated to provide a program designed to offer high school students the opportunity to earn their FAA part 107 UAS certification as well as industry-recognized credentials that will provide the students with a knowledge base and actual flight proficiency skills and experience that will make them immediately employable in the fast-growing drone industry. His project consists of two pillars to strengthen the delivery of drone education: teacher professional development and an unmanned aircraft systems aviation program for high school students. The program is a collaboration between the ohio state university s center of aviation studies and the unmanned safety institute. The program will be offered at no cost to 10 high schools or educational organizations (e.g. 4-h) across ohio, targeting underserved students from urban and rural locations. The overall objective of the project is to (1) increase drone knowledge and self-efficacy of teachers wishing to implement drone educational programs and (2) increase the number of historically underrepresented minority students and rural students prepared for the drone workforce and pursuing a career in aviation. Overall, we aim to recruit 10 teachers and 400 students over the course of two years. The ohio state university is an accredited institution of higher learning and therefore meets the eligibility criteria for this opportunity.