The Space Workforce Institute is playing a critical role in addressing the issues impacting the space industry, and propelling the tremendous opportunities! By aligning industry needs with education, training, and credentialing resources, the Institute seeks to be the thought leader for establishing space workforce standards, building job role credentials and developing a comprehensive body of knowledge.
About

To fully address the need, we brought together a unique combination of leadership, with leaders from a variety of sectors committed to bringing the industry together for collaboration and a provider-neutral approach.
Led by senior executives from the space, learning, and credentialing industries, the Space Workforce Institute is working with Commercial Space Leaders, Academic Institutions, Former DoD Space Leadership, and Industry Associations to create meaningful skill-based standards and certifications for the space industry. The resulting efforts of the Space Workforce Institute is a robust set of alternative pathways to space competency to satisfy the need for tens of thousands of new professionals to participate in the industry annually.
In addition to new professionals entering the space workforce, the Institute’s certificates and certifications are aimed at ongoing professional development to a true professional development community that refines and evolves best practices and introduces newly developed methods supported by the industry.
Now Live -
SWI workforce credentials
We have started releasing a series of certificates and certifications, built by space subject matter experts, based on cross-industry standards developed by the space community.
- To see our live and upcoming credentials, click here.
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- Our Leadership
SWI Leadership
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.
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Contact us to find authorized training, learn how you can participate in our mission, or access our credentialing programs.