POST FALLS, Idaho — NASA selected North Idaho College (NIC) to advance in a national process to develop the future aerospace and defense workforce as part of NASA's Aerospace State Hubs for Skilled Technical Workforce Initiative.

NIC, in collaboration with the Coeur d’Alene Area Economic Development Corporation and the regional Aerospace Tech Hub, was named among 15 organizations invited to submit a concept paper to NASA. The initiative seeks to address a projected shortage of 1 million aerospace and defense workers by 2030 to build a stronger education-to-workforce pathway.

Last fall, NIC opened an Airframe and PowerPlant Mechanic Apprenticeship that provides hands-on training in aviation maintenance at its Workforce Training Center in Post Falls.

If selected to continue beyond the c

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