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Endorsements Industry Certifications (roboticseducation.org)

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Northrop Grumman Foundation

Northrop Grumman is proud to endorse the REC Foundation Pre-Engineering and Robotics
Industry Certifications. These rigorous engineering certifications help students identify their
strengths, weaknesses, and aptitude for any area of engineering that may interest them. We
are excited and impressed with the breadth of coverage these industry certifications cover,
and the depth of knowledge required to achieve the certification.
Northrop Grumman employs many college interns and recent graduates. This new credential
will help set these students apart from others, and demonstrate not only their knowledge
and aptitude for engineering, but also their dedication to the field by having taken this extra
step to demonstrate their ability.”
These certifications are becoming widely recognized for their benefits to students as well as
employers. For the non-college bound student, the certifications demonstrate basic
knowledge and occupational skills in the specific areas of engineering, setting them above
their peers for entry-level positions. The employers gain confidence that these new
employees are ready for the career ahead of them. Combined with an employer-based
continuing education program the certification can be an excellent pathway for a college
degree and engineering career.
The industry certifications for the college-bound student provides the opportunity to make
more informed decisions regarding their higher education focus, and also is an outstanding
achievement for a college application or competitive internships.
We applaud the REC Foundation for investing the time to develop its industry certification
program.
Sincerely,
–Sandra Evers-Manly,
Northrop Grumman Foundation
International Technology and Engineering Educators
Association (ITEEA)
“ITEEA believes that the VEX Robotics experiences exemplify and support learning for
Integrative STEM Education (I-STEM). The robotics challenges and industry certifications
provide real-world examples that assist technology and engineering educators (and all others
in the STEM field) to understand and implement engaging and dynamic instructional
practices K-12 and beyond to benefit ALL students!”

VEX Robotics and Innovation First International

“VEX Robotics and Innovation First International are proud to endorse the REC Foundation
Pre-engineering and Robotics Industry Certifications. These rigorous engineering
certifications help students identify their strengths, weaknesses and aptitude for any area of
engineering that may interest them. We are excited and impressed with the breadth of
coverage these industry certifications cover, and the depth of knowledge required to
achieve the certification.”

Harris Corporation
“Harris views the REC Foundation Pre-Engineering and Robotics Certifications as a very
positive step towards alleviating the national STEM shortfall and fully endorses the
program… Having the ability to identify candidate’s strengths as related general knowledge
of fundamentals of engineering and more specifically to electrical, mechanical, software,
chemical, aerospace and other areas the student can seek to certify in, will be advantageous
to placing a new employee.”

–Jim Clamons,
Vice President of Engineering,
Harris Corporation
CareerSource Brevard
“Workforce projections for 2014 by the U.S. Department of Labor show that 15 of the 20
fastest growing occupations require significant science or mathematics training to
successfully compete for a job. By supporting REC, you are creating a conduit of education
and support for our teachers, students, and parents necessary to overcome the project
deficit in future STEM skilled workers.”

–Lisa Rice,
President,
CareerSource Brevard