Regional Work-Based Learning Program Highlights
Program Name: Nuclear Operators Apprenticeship Program, Radiological Control Technician Bootcamp, Waste Processing Operator Bootcamp
Collaboration Partners: New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL); Northern New Mexico College (NNMC); University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM- LA); and N3B-Los Alamos
Program Summary: In partnership with LANL, NNMC is offering a two-year associate degree in Radiation Protection that provides career opportunities at LANL. Radiological control technicians (RCT) help the Laboratory safely conduct operations that are essential to its national security mission.
In partnership with NNMC and courses offered at the DOE’s National Training Center, N3B will offer a 22-month state-registered apprenticeship program to train nuclear operators, with an initial cohort of five students. Combining approximately 2,500 hours of instruction and on-the-job training, successful graduates should receive 50 college credit hours and a program certificate.
The NMDWS funding will support tuition for 30 of the initial cohort of 40 students, with the National Nuclear Security Administration and LANL funding the other ten.
N3B and UNM-LA are offering a 12-week intensive academic program taught at UNM-LA by senior N3B radiological protection personnel, with several hours of hands-on fieldwork under the direct supervision of qualified RCTs. This 10-credit-hour RCT “boot-camp” is a non-registered apprenticeship program for ten students leading to a certificate in Radiation Control.
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Program Name: N3B Internships
Collaboration Partners: N3B-Los Alamos and other Institutions of Higher Education
Program Summary: Each summer, N3B’s Internship Program provides ten applicants professional experience as they navigate college. Students learn new and improved skills and abilities, professional communication, and the importance of networking. They gain real-world experience that enables them to apply what they have learned in school. At the culmination of their college career, N3B hopes interns will consider them as a future employer.
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Program Name: X3 Internship Program
Collaboration Partners: Future Focused Education and Multiple Employers/Hosts
Program Summary: The X3 Internship program offers students an opportunity to be paired with local employers to provide meaningful work experiences and a monthly stipend. Their program offers virtual and hybrid formats to keep students and mentors safe during the pandemic. The X3 Internship program opens doors to future careers and higher education for local marginalized youth. The program runs in 13-week cycles where interns work 12 hours per week and are paid $2,500 per session. Interns are matched to employers based on fit and skill set. The WBL experience is customized, with co-created position descriptions. Future Focused Education also takes care of the onboarding and preparation for interns and mentors, timesheet management, payroll, insurance, as well as evaluation and support tools for employers.
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Program Name: Building and Construction Trades Registered Apprenticeship
Collaboration Partners: LANL, New Mexico Building and Construction Trades Council (NMBCTC) and Taos High School
Program Summary: LANL, NMBCTC, and Taos High School have designed a pathway for high school students for direct entry into union apprenticeship programs. As apprentices, participants will work full time at the Laboratory or at other job sites at the starting salary of $16 an hour while receiving additional classroom and on-the-job training. Upon completion of the apprenticeship, trainees will be journey workers with a starting salary of $72,000 per year. Participation in this course is free for the student and paid for by the Laboratory.
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Program Name: PILAS Internship Program
Collaboration Partners: Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe Community College Foundation, Los Alamos National Security (LANS) and LANL
Program Summary: The Programa de Internos, Los Alamos (PILAS) Internship Program gives students the opportunity to earn pay while gaining skills. Participating businesses will assign student interns a project and mentor them through to completion. Students will spend between 50 to 80 hours in their internship and will earn academic credit.
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Program Name: PROTEC
Collaboration Partners: Santa Fe Community College, County of Santa Fe, New Mexico Workforce Solutions, Community Learning Network
Program Summary: Professional Readiness and Technical Experience for Careers (PROTEC) provides an online training bootcamp in Tech-for-Business platforms through the Santa Fe Community College Continuing Education and Contract Training Department. Students who complete the online training program are eligible for participation in up to 80 hours of a paid online internship. www.protecsantafe.com
Collaboration Partners: New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL); Northern New Mexico College (NNMC); University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM- LA); and N3B-Los Alamos
Program Summary: In partnership with LANL, NNMC is offering a two-year associate degree in Radiation Protection that provides career opportunities at LANL. Radiological control technicians (RCT) help the Laboratory safely conduct operations that are essential to its national security mission.
In partnership with NNMC and courses offered at the DOE’s National Training Center, N3B will offer a 22-month state-registered apprenticeship program to train nuclear operators, with an initial cohort of five students. Combining approximately 2,500 hours of instruction and on-the-job training, successful graduates should receive 50 college credit hours and a program certificate.
The NMDWS funding will support tuition for 30 of the initial cohort of 40 students, with the National Nuclear Security Administration and LANL funding the other ten.
N3B and UNM-LA are offering a 12-week intensive academic program taught at UNM-LA by senior N3B radiological protection personnel, with several hours of hands-on fieldwork under the direct supervision of qualified RCTs. This 10-credit-hour RCT “boot-camp” is a non-registered apprenticeship program for ten students leading to a certificate in Radiation Control.
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Program Name: N3B Internships
Collaboration Partners: N3B-Los Alamos and other Institutions of Higher Education
Program Summary: Each summer, N3B’s Internship Program provides ten applicants professional experience as they navigate college. Students learn new and improved skills and abilities, professional communication, and the importance of networking. They gain real-world experience that enables them to apply what they have learned in school. At the culmination of their college career, N3B hopes interns will consider them as a future employer.
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Program Name: X3 Internship Program
Collaboration Partners: Future Focused Education and Multiple Employers/Hosts
Program Summary: The X3 Internship program offers students an opportunity to be paired with local employers to provide meaningful work experiences and a monthly stipend. Their program offers virtual and hybrid formats to keep students and mentors safe during the pandemic. The X3 Internship program opens doors to future careers and higher education for local marginalized youth. The program runs in 13-week cycles where interns work 12 hours per week and are paid $2,500 per session. Interns are matched to employers based on fit and skill set. The WBL experience is customized, with co-created position descriptions. Future Focused Education also takes care of the onboarding and preparation for interns and mentors, timesheet management, payroll, insurance, as well as evaluation and support tools for employers.
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Program Name: Building and Construction Trades Registered Apprenticeship
Collaboration Partners: LANL, New Mexico Building and Construction Trades Council (NMBCTC) and Taos High School
Program Summary: LANL, NMBCTC, and Taos High School have designed a pathway for high school students for direct entry into union apprenticeship programs. As apprentices, participants will work full time at the Laboratory or at other job sites at the starting salary of $16 an hour while receiving additional classroom and on-the-job training. Upon completion of the apprenticeship, trainees will be journey workers with a starting salary of $72,000 per year. Participation in this course is free for the student and paid for by the Laboratory.
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Program Name: PILAS Internship Program
Collaboration Partners: Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe Community College Foundation, Los Alamos National Security (LANS) and LANL
Program Summary: The Programa de Internos, Los Alamos (PILAS) Internship Program gives students the opportunity to earn pay while gaining skills. Participating businesses will assign student interns a project and mentor them through to completion. Students will spend between 50 to 80 hours in their internship and will earn academic credit.
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Program Name: PROTEC
Collaboration Partners: Santa Fe Community College, County of Santa Fe, New Mexico Workforce Solutions, Community Learning Network
Program Summary: Professional Readiness and Technical Experience for Careers (PROTEC) provides an online training bootcamp in Tech-for-Business platforms through the Santa Fe Community College Continuing Education and Contract Training Department. Students who complete the online training program are eligible for participation in up to 80 hours of a paid online internship. www.protecsantafe.com
