Purpose/scope: the project is anticipated to provide a total building space in the range of 30,000 to 45,000 gross SF

The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $9.9 million Congressionally-Identified Projects (CFDA 11.617) grant to the Burlington School District in Vermont. The grant will fund the construction of a 30,000-45,000 square foot technical education center to provide career and technical training in aviation maintenance, including airframe, powerplant, and avionics. The center is expected to educate up to 150 high school students and adults each year, helping to address Vermont's workforce shortage and skills gap in civil and commercial aviation and aerospace manufacturing. The three-year project will establish a state-of-the-art facility to develop the next generation of aviation technicians and support Vermont's $2 billion aerospace and aviation industry.

Activities

The project is intended to educate up to 150 high school students and adults each year. The technical center will house aviation for 11TH and 12TH graders, as well as the adult program that finishes the airframe and powerplant training.

Expected outcomes

The impact of this project is the ability to provide a high standard career and technical education for the region's high school students and adults. Educating and training the next generation of aviation technicians in airframe & powerplant, avionics, and maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) is an investment in our future workforce and will help address vermont's workforce labor shortage and skills GAP in civil and commercial aviation and aerospace manufacturing.

Intended beneficiaries

Graduates will be able to enter careers in commercial, military, government, and private aviation. Graduates will be able to work in the vermont airport facilities and replace a generation that is on the verge of retirement across the state. Graduates will also be able to contribute to ground transportation systems and associated industries. These students will also use connections with the vermont college system to gain higher degrees and qualifications in these fields. Additional impacts on the local economy include creating a next generation workforce, and, with this project, vermont will be able to retain and propel vermont's combined $2 billion aerospace and aviation industry forward with graduates ready to apply their relevant skills and capabilities with an array of employers.

Subrecipient activities

Non identified