Weinman recognized for advancing NIICA's mission to build a robust national talent pipeline for high-tech industries through National Talent Hub and strategic partnerships
HANOVER, Md., Aug. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Robert Weinman, Director of Workforce Innovation at the National Institute for Industry and Career Advancement (NIICA), is the recipient of the 2024 HI-TEC Industry Recognition Award. Supported by the National Science Foundation's Advanced Technological Education (NSF ATE) program, HI-TEC (High Impact Technology Exchange Conference) is a national conference on advanced technological education where secondary and postsecondary educators, counselors, industry professionals, trade organizations, and technicians can update their knowledge and skills.
Charged with preparing America's skilled technical workforce, the conference focuses on the preparation needed by the existing and future workforce for companies in the high-tech sectors that drive our nation's economy.
The HI-TEC Industry Recognition Award recognizes key industry personnel for outstanding contributions to the promotion of technology education. Nominees for this award must have had a demonstrated impact on technology education on both the local and national levels.
Weinman has been a leader in developing the talent pipeline for the emerging semiconductor and advanced manufacturing workforce through his work on NIICA's National Talent Hub (NTH). The NTH was developed with the support of NSF-ATE to be a national system to support regional talent pipeline development and enable the pursuit of careers in tech and advanced manufacturing. Weinman was a Co-Principal Investigator on the NSF grant that funded a major component of the NTH development.
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