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Bridging the Generation Gap: A Rapid Early Career Hire Training ProgramThis paper describes a training program to provide Early Career Hires (ECHs) in the aerospace industry with real, rapid, hands-on exposure to multiple phases and multiple disciplines of flight project development. Such a program has become necessary to close the Generation Gap and ensure that aerospace organizations maintain a highly skilled workforce as experienced personnel begin to retire. This paper discusses the specific motivations for and implementation of such a program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. However, the essential features are widely applicable to other NASA centers and organizations delivering large llight systems. This paper details the overall program concept, stages of participation by an ECH, oversight and mentoring, program assessment, training project selection, and facilities requirements.
Document ID
20150014776
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Rieber, Richard R.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Coffee, Thomas
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Dong, Shuonan
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Infield, Samantha I.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Kilbride, Kendra B.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Seibert, Michael A.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Solish, Benjamin S.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 3, 2015
Publication Date
September 9, 2008
Subject Category
Administration And Management
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA Space 2008 Conference and Exhibition
Location: San Diego, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: September 9, 2008
End Date: September 11, 2008
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Workforce
Small Project
Hiring
Retain
Development
Retention

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