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FORT COLLINS Colorado State University will offer a two-week drone training program to help support movement of workers into what might become a hot new area of employment.
In 2015, the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International predicted the drone industry will create more than 100,000 jobs by 2025 and will have an economic impact of $82 billion. Drones are seeing increased usage in agriculture, construction management, search and rescue, forestry, real estate, fire and emergency services, entertainment and photography.
CSU’s class will begin May 8 and will help students pass the Federal Aviation Administration Remote Pilot Aeronautical Knowledge Test (commonly known as the Part 107 exam) to obtain their drone license.
Brownwood High School (BHS) students now have the opportunity to obtain their commercial drone pilot license through a new career and technology course that began this year.
Dual credit courses, such as Drone Construction and Programming, allows high school students the opportunity to earn college credit in order to expand their resumes. BHS and Ranger College work in tandem in this dual-credit Career and Technology Education (CTE) course. Students study the rules and regulations for commercial drone operation, and at the end of the course, earn their FAA Unmanned Aircraft Pilot License.
On Friday, April 23, BHS students viewed a drone demonstration provided through the partnership with Ranger College. Geographic Drone pilot, Martin Buzbee, discussed the various career opportunities for drone pilots and flew a few of them inside the Old Lion Gym to show off their capabilities. Buzbee, who has worked everything from movies to aerial photography and mapping, answered student’s ques
Martin Buzbee flys a drone to demonstrate possible use during rescue operations.
Brownwood High School (BHS) students now have the opportunity to obtain their commercial drone pilot license through a new career and technology course that began this year.
Dual credit courses, such as Drone Construction and Programming, allows high school students the opportunity to earn college credit in order to expand their resumes. BHS and Ranger College work in tandem in this dual-credit Career and Technology Education (CTE) course. Students study the rules and regulations for commercial drone operation, and at the end of the course, earn their FAA Unmanned Aircraft Pilot License.