Building Capacity for the U.S. Mineral Resources Workforce
Proceedings of a Workshop
Seiten
2024
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-71779-3 (ISBN)
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-71779-3 (ISBN)
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The extraction of mineral resources provides the raw materials necessary to produce the products and technologies on which the global economy depends, including green technologies essential for decarbonization. Mineral extraction requires expertise in a range of areas - including mineral resources identification, environmental evaluation, processing, and reclamation - but many of the U.S. academic programs that have historically educated the U.S. minerals workforce face significant challenges attracting students and maintaining financial viability. For some programs, enrollment dropped 60 percent from 2015 to 2023, despite a growing demand for a minerals workforce.
The National Academies convened a workshop on January 23-24, 2024 to consider how the United States can build the capacity of federal and state agencies, academia, and the private sector to meet U.S. mineral workforce needs. Participants addressed the urgent need to attract more students, discussed a need to integrate new disciplines into curricula as the industry evolves, and identified multipronged approaches to help enhance overall retention and recruitment. This proceedings synthesizes the key suggestions presented by participants that universities, companies, and government agencies could take to enhance the recruitment, training, and retention of workers in the mineral resources industry.
Table of Contents
Front Matter
1 Overview
2 Introduction and Context
3 Growing Mineral Resources Programs at Universities
4 Disciplines and Skills for a Future Mineral Resources Workforce
5 Supporting Students and Faculty Through Research Funding and AcademiaAgencyIndustry Partnerships
6 Preparing Students Through Internships, Professional Development, and Mentorship
7 Growing Interest Among University and 12th-Grade Students
8 Improving Retention in the Mineral Resources Workforce
9 Reflections
References
Appendix A: Workshop Planning Committee Member Biographies
Appendix B: Statement of Task
Appendix C: Workshop Agenda
The National Academies convened a workshop on January 23-24, 2024 to consider how the United States can build the capacity of federal and state agencies, academia, and the private sector to meet U.S. mineral workforce needs. Participants addressed the urgent need to attract more students, discussed a need to integrate new disciplines into curricula as the industry evolves, and identified multipronged approaches to help enhance overall retention and recruitment. This proceedings synthesizes the key suggestions presented by participants that universities, companies, and government agencies could take to enhance the recruitment, training, and retention of workers in the mineral resources industry.
Table of Contents
Front Matter
1 Overview
2 Introduction and Context
3 Growing Mineral Resources Programs at Universities
4 Disciplines and Skills for a Future Mineral Resources Workforce
5 Supporting Students and Faculty Through Research Funding and AcademiaAgencyIndustry Partnerships
6 Preparing Students Through Internships, Professional Development, and Mentorship
7 Growing Interest Among University and 12th-Grade Students
8 Improving Retention in the Mineral Resources Workforce
9 Reflections
References
Appendix A: Workshop Planning Committee Member Biographies
Appendix B: Statement of Task
Appendix C: Workshop Agenda
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.2.2025 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Washington |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 216 x 279 mm |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-309-71779-5 / 0309717795 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-309-71779-3 / 9780309717793 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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