Advanced Technology Technician Training (AT³)

Overview

Your skills are growing. So are your opportunities.

Build practical experience, résumé-ready proof and career connections for technician careers, including advanced manufacturing, semiconductors, biotechnology, robotics, and more. All disciplines welcome!

Workers

Build what comes next.

Bring your curiosity, your technical skills, and your ambition to the technologies shaping tomorrow. AT³ is a national virtual training experience with weekly live learning, technical challenges, immersive simulations, mentorship, and an industry-recognized Workplace Readiness Skills credential.

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AT³ at a glance

Format: Weekly virtual learning

Length: Approximately 5 months

Time: About 90 minutes per week

Cost: Free

Benefits: Credential, portfolio, mentors, and career preparation

Completion stipend: Up to $250 for eligible students who complete current AT³ program requirements

Program Overview

Over approximately five months, plan for about 90 minutes each week, including a one-hour Zoom session, activities, and challenges. Students from Stanislaus State and Merced College can participate across programs and disciplines.

Eligible students who complete current program requirements may earn up to $250 at completion. AT³ also provides an industry-validated Workplace Readiness Skills certificate, digital badge, ePortfolio support, and preparation for internships and workforce placement.

Who Can Participate?

Students in all majors are welcome. To participate, students should meet the following eligibility criteria:

  • U.S. citizenship or permanent residency
  • A U.S. Social Security Number
  • Enrollment at a community college or university in an accredited technical education program
  • Enrollment in at least one STEM course this semester at a U.S. institution

AT³ is especially interested in students exploring technical education, STEM, engineering technology, computing, biotechnology, industrial maintenance, instrumentation, HVAC, and related fields.

Industry and Education Network

AT³ connects students with a national technical community, educators, and organizations working across advanced technology and manufacturing.

Intel Micron GlobalFoundries
Texas Instruments Iberoamerican Technology Foundation

Ready to take the next step?

Apply to the AT³ Program Here

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What Technicians Do

Technicians help to…

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Make

Turn designs, components, and materials into technologies people depend on.

Operate

Run specialized instruments, robotics, automated systems, and advanced equipment.

Measure

Inspect components, track performance, and help systems meet exacting standards.

Troubleshoot

Diagnose systems, solve problems, and help equipment run reliably.
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What You’ll Build Through AT³

Build a portfolio and résumé-ready proof

Use virtual simulations and technical challenges to create work you can add to an ePortfolio, résumé, and LinkedIn profile.

Access faculty and industry mentors

Connect with mentors who can support your technical growth and help you understand opportunities in advanced technology workplaces.

Earn a Workplace Readiness Skills credential

Complete the program pathway to earn an industry-validated certificate and digital badge that demonstrate professional readiness.

Prepare for internships and workforce placement

Practice professional readiness, receive application support, and build momentum toward internships, apprenticeships, research experiences, and technician careers.

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Explore Technician Careers

Advanced Manufacturing + Precision

Help turn bold ideas into the products, equipment, and systems people use every day.

Micro & Nano + Semiconductor Technology

Explore the chips and devices behind the tools, vehicles, and connections that keep life moving.

Robotics + Automation

Work with smart machines and controls that make production, mobility, and logistics more capable.

Biotechnology

Discover technical work where advanced equipment, laboratories, manufacturing, and life sciences come together.

AI, Machine Learning + Computer Science

Connect technical systems and infrastructure to the rapidly expanding world of AI and computing.

Quantum Technology

Get exposure to an emerging field creating new possibilities in computing, sensing, and communication.

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NSF

AT³, Advanced Technology Technician Training Program, is funded by the National Science Foundation under DUE ATE #2000281. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

Grant recipient for award #2000281: Pasadena City College.