| Lakeland, FL, October 14, 2021 – We are excited to announce the ACE SkyLab Innovation Center Collegiate Internship and High School Junior Internship Programs. This scaffolded internship initiative offers future aerospace and aviation professional’s hands-on training and on the job experience in a laboratory setting. Here, interns and junior interns alike can engage, educate, and accelerate a top down mentorship model. With a thorough learning, understanding, and application of the variety of pathways through STEM, Aerospace, and Aviation, in alignment with collegiate goals ACE has set a mission to impact a variety of people and barriers to employment. |
| Studies indicate that this top-down model is highly effective in cultivating new staff for participating organizations by over 50%, and students that participate in this scaffolded model are over 60% more likely to choose a career in the field of their internship. To achieve maximum reciprocity for our collegiate interns and our CFAA Jr. interns, ACE and the ACE SkyLab Innovation Center will follow this 20/20 model of internships. READ MORE HERE |
| ABOUT SUN ‘N FUN FLY-IN. INCSUN ‘n FUN Fly-In is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit whose mission is to preserve and enhance the future of flight through world-class events, inspiring and educating people of all ages. Year-round events, including the SUN ‘n FUN International Fly-In and Expo, which is one of the world’s largest aviation events, raise funds for the Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE). SUN ‘n FUN Fly-In annually raises funds for ACE enabling the delivery of STEM-related and aerospace education programs engaging over 50,000 local youth each year. Additionally, ACE manages and allocates local aerospace scholarships. For more information, www.flysnf.org. |
| ABOUT THE AEROSPACE CENTER FOR EXCELLENCEThe Aerospace Center for Excellence, (ACE), is a 501(c)3, 22-acre not-for-profit educational facility located on the SUN ‘n FUN Expo Campus. ACE has emerged as a nationally recognized leader in STEM-related and aerospace education through its various learning centers, outreach programs, summer camps, and scholarships aimed at preparing students for tomorrow’s aerospace challenges. As the world’s leader in producing licensed teenage private pilots and delivering youth programs that engage over 50,000 students a year, ACE is entirely focused on its mission to Engage, Educate, and Accelerate the Next Generation of Aerospace Professionals. For more information, www.ACEedu.aero. |