RESOURCES
Click the links (or scroll down) for Aerospace Resources, Bioscience Resources, Energy Resources, Information Technology Resources and Resources Common to All Industries
Aerospace Resources:
- Explore Aerospace Careers – Brochure enabling individuals to explore aerospace careers, skills and education needed for careers. Also details colleges providing education and training.
- Explore Aerospace Careers (printable) – A printable version of the above brochure.
- Aerospace Education – View many aerospace education resources.
- Aerospace Careers – View many aerospace career resources.
- Aerospace Associations – View many aerospace associations.
- Aerospace Resources and Research – View additional aerospace resources and research.
Bioscience Resources:
- Explore Bioscience Careers – Brochure enabling individuals to explore bioscience careers, skills and education needed for careers. Also details colleges providing education and training.
- Explore Bioscience Careers (printable) – A printable version of the above brochure.
- Colorado BioScience Association – CBSA is a not-for-profit organization that provides services and support for Colorado's biotechnology and medical device industries.
- Metro Denver EDC's Bioscience Industry Profile – This profile provides information for the bioscience industry to grow in the state.
- Colorado OEDIT Bioscience Portal – The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade bioscience section.
- e-Colorado's Bioscience Profile – Portal providing bioscience workforce tools, resources, employment, education and training, technology, policy and legislation.
- Larimer Bioscience Cluster – Mobilizes resources, coordinates actions and identifies long-term partnerships to grow Larimer County into an important regional and national center for the biosciences.
- The Rocky Mountain Regulatory Affairs Society – Advancing the understanding and practice of worldwide medical related Regulatory Affairs in the Rocky Mountain region.
- International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering – The Rocky Mountain chapter of ISPE accelerates the awareness and visibility of the biopharmaceutical and medical device community through networking and educational opportunities.
- Biological Sciences Initiative – Offers free programs for K-12 teachers as well as paid research opportunities to undergraduates at the University of Colorado.
- Bioscience Competency Model – This site provides a comprehensive and evolving competency model describing the skills needed to work in the bioscience industry.
- Alternatives in Science Club – A grass-roots organization dedicated to career development for students, post-docs, and faculty.
Energy Resources:
- Explore Energy Careers – Brochure enabling individuals to explore energy careers, skills and education needed for careers. Also details colleges providing education and training.
- Explore Energy Careers (printable) – A printable version of the above brochure.
- Metro Denver EDC's Energy Industry Profile – This profile provides information for the energy industry to grow in the state.
- Colorado OEDIT Energy Portal – The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade's energy section.
- Colorado Energy News – An online source for energy news and information in Colorado.
- Colorado Cleantech Industry Association – CCIA represents the interests of the state’s cleantech industry by providing representation, advocacy, programming and capacity development.
- Colorado Oil & Gas Association – COGA fosters and promotes the beneficial, efficient, responsible and environmentally sound development, production and use of Colorado oil and natural gas.
- Colorado Petroleum Association – CPA is a non-profit trade organization deeply rooted in the professional representation of the oil and gas industry before state, regional and federal governmental entities.
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory – NREL is the nation's primary laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development.
- Colorado Renewable Energy Society – CRES is a nonprofit membership organization that works to increase awareness of the economic and environmental benefits of renewable energy and energy efficiency, and serve as Colorado's leading resource for renewable energy information.
- Independent Petroleum Association of Mountain States – IPAMS is a nonprofit trade association representing independent oil and natural gas producers, service and supply companies, banking and financial institutions and industry consultants committed to oil and natural gas development in the Intermountain West.
- Rocky Mountain Association of Energy Engineers – RMAEE is dedicated to educating its members about efficient energy usage and energy savings technologies that exist in the marketplace.
- ColoradoEnergy.org – This site provides information about green building, energy-efficient applications, wind power, government actions, new technologies and important events in Colorado.
- coloradoenergycareers.blogspot.com – This site is a learning resource about energy careers in Colorado.
Information Technology Resources:
- Explore IT Careers – Brochure enabling individuals to explore IT careers, skills and education needed for careers. Also details colleges providing education and training.
- Explore IT Careers (printable) – A printable version of the above brochure.
- CSIA - Colorado's Technology Association – CSIA is the state’s largest and most influential technology organization.
- Metro Denver EDC's IT Industry Profile – This profile provides information for the IT industry to grow in the state.
- e-Colorado's IT Profile – Portal providing IT workforce tools, resources, employment, education and training, technology, policy and legislation.
- Mile-High Association of Information Technology Professionals – AITP is a broad-based IT professional group that welcomes anyone with an interest in computer-based technology and its impact upon our communities and society.
- Rocky Mountain Information Management Association – RMIMA fosters information systems education and the continued advancement of information management.
- RockyRadar.com – RockyRadar.com chronicles the technologies being pursued in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region including events, profiles, and products.
- w3w3.com – w3w3.com is a blend of free Internet interactive TV, talk radio, an online business magazine, podcast, and blog that delivers business and technology news and updates.
Resources for All Industries:
- CollegeInColorado.org – CollegeInColorado.org offers a one-stop resource to help students, parents and counselors plan, apply and pay for college.
- Connecting Colorado – Connecting Colorado, run by the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, enables individuals seeking employment and businesses seeking employees to be matched.
- Colorado LMI Gateway – The Colorado LMI Gateway is a job search, career assessment, and labor market information system.
- BETR Project – BETR uses 21st century methods to promote 21st century work readiness through state of-the-art web-based resources including virtual collaboration, assessments, training, relevant corporate videos and podcasts.
- e-Colorado – Portal providing workforce tools, resources, employment, education and training, technology, policy and legislation.
- Brochure and Video Order Form – To recieve hard copies of the career brochures in either English and/or Spanish and/or a DVD with the aerospace and IT career interest videos, complete and return the attached order form.
- Educator Career Guide – This brochure will help teachers incorporate the career interest brochures that have been developed into their cirricula. It provides specific activities to utlize the brochures in various classroom subjects.
