Aerospace Innovative Training Symposium: Emerging Workforce Session Summary
September 2024
UAS Cluster Initiative
In April 2024, the
UAS Cluster Initiative and the
Oklahoma City Innovation District collaborated to host an working session designed to dig deeply into the workforce strengths and opportunities facing the emerging aerospace industry in Oklahoma. This session was a follow-on to
Charting the Course: Workforce Dynamics in Oklahoma's Emerging Aerospace Industry. published by UASCI in 2023.
As a result of this work, we've published the Aerospace Innovative Training Symposium: Emerging Workforce Session Summary, which captures the work done by over 100 attendees and considers potential projects addressing the previously identified the big questions facing the future of aerospace in Oklahoma.
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Charting the Course
Workforce Dynamics in Oklahoma's Emerging Aerospace Industry
September 2023
UAS Cluster Initiative
We are entering into a new age of aviation. Very soon our skies will be filled with autonomous vehicles carrying everything from cameras to packages to people. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) are poised to revolutionize other industries including transportation and logistics, healthcare, agriculture, emergency services, infrastructure maintenance, and environmental monitoring. These flying vehicles will require an advanced workforce to design, build, program and maintain. In order to remain a top location for the UAS/AAM industry, the time is now for Oklahomans to unite to create a comprehensive workforce support ecosystem.
This report provides an overview of the workforce dynamics in the UAS/AAM industry in Oklahoma. It highlights several key challenges and opportunities in this emerging sector, with a focus on addressing the workforce gaps and opportunities.
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