Veteran Education & Training
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Veteran Education & Training |
OP-TEC recognizes and values the highly-skilled veterans entering our workforce and as a result, knows that optics and photonics would be a great career opportunity for our veterans. This page is dedicated to providing information on optics and photonics education and assisting veterans in determining the educational and career opportunities available to them in this high-demand, high-paying field. Educational and Training Requirements: Photonics specialists - These technicians work in research and development laboratories, as team members of original equipment manufacturers in lasers, optics, and photonics; and as field service techs. They are typically graduates of AAS programs that focus specifically on optics, lasers, and photonics. Technicians in photonics-enabled fields – These technicians are typically graduates of technical education programs in fields in which photonics technology enables processes to be accomplished at higher efficiencies or with greater precision. (The use of lasers in manufacturing for cutting, welding, measuring, and aligning is an example of this “enabling” principle.) Because it encompasses applications in numerous and diverse fields of technology, photonics offers technicians a wide variety of employment opportunities and great potential for personal advancement. Some potential employment fields for a photonics technician include:
Contact OP-TEC for assistance! OP-TEC has eight partner colleges, several of which are VA certified, located throughout the nation who can assist veterans in determining what type of photonics technician program is most compatible with their experience and interests. Click here to view our partner colleges and contacts! |