The Association of Controls Professionals offers many helpful resources about building automation, including worker profiles, podcasts, a mobile automation laboratory, and interactive STEM roundtables with industry professionals at https://acp21.org/Projects-ACP-STEM.
Middle school and high school students who are interested in learning more about STEM can join the Technology Student Association. The organization sponsors competitions (in areas such as architectural design, engineering design, technology problem solving, computer-aided design engineering, and structural design and engineering) and summer exploration programs. Visit https://www.tsaweb.org for more information.
Other ways to explore the field include participating in information interviews and job shadowing experiences with technicians, joining high school and college construction and engineering clubs, and getting involved in summer exploration programs in these fields that are offered by colleges and universities.
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