AQUACULTURE WORKFORCE DEVEOPMENT PROGRAM
INTERACTIVE & HANDS ON APPLICATION
Emma WiermaaAquaculture Outreach and Education
UWSP-Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility (UWSP-NADF)UW Sea Grant Institute
“I believe the message is being sent by industry that we need to holistically enhance aquaculture education and training opportunities to meet current and future labor needs…
...the most common issue identified by all industry panelists: the lack of an available and qualified skilled workforce.”
-Michael H. SchwarzVirginia Tech. Aquaculture SpecialistPast-President of WAS
Mission: Support sustainable aquaculture through public education and advance the discovery, dissemination and application of knowledge for aquaculture in a northern climate
• Outreach, Extension, Training and Technology Transfer• Applied Research and Demonstration Projects• Cooperative Partnerships with Private, State, Federal and
Tribal Agencies
University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointNorthern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility
Public Education
Next Generation
Higher Education
Experience & Application
Job Placement
UWSP-NADF Workforce Development
The Process…
Public Education: Understanding Sustainable Aquaculture Hands-on, Interactive Tours (All Ages)Conferences, Public Events, Presentations
In 2016…192 Tours
>230 Attendees at Public Presentations
Next Generation: Local High Schools Incorporate into Curriculum
• Tech. Assistance, Classroom Visits, Resources STEM Education & Hands-on Learning Application of Knowledge: Field Trips to
UWSP-NADF Spark Interest for Further Education
Higher Education: UW Stevens Point Opportunities UWSP First in WI to offer Undergraduate Aquaculture Minor First Accredited University in the U.S. to offer full semester Aquaponics Course and
Professional Aquaponics Certificate with Partner Nelson and Pade, Inc. Hands-On Training/Internships
Resource Facilities: Aquaculture (UWSP-NADF) & Aquaponics (UWSP-Aquaponic Innovation Center)
Private Industry Partners Internship Opportunity
Hands on Experience: Technician Positions Variety of species, life stages, and systems Real life application, research, and collaboration
Education Gears to Drive Workforce Development
Experience & Job Placement
Hands on
Learning
Public Education
Acknowledgements • UWSP NADF & AIC Staff
• Dedicated Educators • Bayfield County Economic Development Corporation & UW Extension
• Partnerships & Collaborators
Thank You!aquaculture.uwsp.edu
Emma [email protected]
UWSP Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility Bayfield, WI