Optics are everywhere! Keene State College is excited to share an overview of new educational and training pathways in the field of precision optics. Starting this fall at KSC is a new one-year certificate program in precision optics, preparing students for high-tech careers that are abundant in the New England area. This program will provide students with a strong foundation on the fundamentals of optics, and also offer hands on opportunities with instrumentation and tools used by the optics industry. Students will learn to use diamond turning machining, thin-film deposition, and metrology tools. 5-Day Professional workshops are also available at KSC for diamond turning machining and metrology. Our presentation will highlight these areas and overview the curriculum, new learning spaces, and benefits to choosing these pathways to find success.
As the clean energy sector accelerates, vocational educators have a unique opportunity to prepare students for sustainable, high-growth careers. This session will showcase strategies for embedding clean energy career awareness into existing programs using the updated Massachusetts CTE Frameworks and Massachusetts Climate Careers: Powering the Future, a free, standards-aligned curriculum designed to help students connect their technical skills to emerging clean energy fields like solar, offshore wind, energy storage, and building efficiency. The session will highlight how these resources can support career exploration, reinforce transferable skills, and enhance existing vocational instruction across trades.
Learning Objectives: Examine pathways to integrate clean energy career awareness within existing vocational frameworks Explore instructional resources that connect technical skills to in-demand clean energy careers Identify strategies to help students recognize transferable skills between traditional trades and emerging clean energy occupations
This presentation helps vocational teachers understand their retirement options under MTRS, including pension benefits, Social Security coordination, and service buybacks. It also emphasizes the importance of saving outside the pension and offers support through Diamond Point Wealth Partners.
This presentation helps vocational teachers understand their retirement options under MTRS, including pension benefits, Social Security coordination, and service buybacks. It also emphasizes the importance of saving outside the pension and offers support through Diamond Point Wealth Partners.
