Creating pathways into the space industry and ongoing advancement for an expanded, diverse, and resilient workforce.

- About Us
Addressing Challenges & Opportunities Impacting the Space Industry
The Space Workforce Institute was established to bring together leaders, institutions, and organizations to address the critical challenges facing the space industry – and seize the tremendous opportunities. A skilled, resilient workforce is critical for the advancement of our industry. The standards and credentials we are building will provide the tools for employers to build their teams, individuals to advance their lives and careers, government agencies to invest in meaningful initiatives, and educators to embed industry-recognized standards and professional credentials.
The Space Workforce Institute brings together senior leaders from the three key sectors essential for creating valid, reliable credentials that deliver measurable value to the global space industry: space, learning, and credentialing. These leaders have built, served, and led global programs across professions; their biographies can be found below.


Christopher Allen


Terry Erdle


Joseph Horvath


Bryan Kainrath


Bill West
- Cornerstone Partners
Join us as a Cornerstone Partner
Cornerstone partners join other industry leaders to invest in the creation of standards, credentials, and vision for expanding and advancing the global space workforce.

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Contact Space Workforce Institute
Contact us to find authorized training, learn how you can participate in our mission, or access our credentialing programs.