Career Connections Pathways Program

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Career Connections Pathways focuses on career exploration for students highlighting the academic and training opportunities required to pursue various STEM fields and related interests. Starting with remotely operated vehicle (ROV) educational content, this program includes resources focused on content, skills, and careers related to the areas of autonomy subsystems, programming/coding, core enabling technology development, systems engineering, and project management.

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Program Activities

Students (Grade K-12)

Learn STEM technical skills as they apply scientific principles to solve real-world underwater challenges

Engage in real-world underwater ROV applications related to STEM careers (research, defense, marine biology, energy, search-and-rescue)

Program Near-Term Outcomes

Students (Grade K-12)

Increase awareness of STEM career pathways

Gain skills for using tools and building devices related to trade and technical career pathways

Understand the roles of research and innovation through the engineering design process.

DSEC Near-Term Outcomes

Students (Grade K-12)

Increased participant STEM competencies (skills, knowledge, abilities, and confidence)

Increased participant awareness of, and interest in, DoD STEM research and career