Aviation and Space Education (AVSED)

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You Can Become an AVSED Counselor!

Role of FAA AVSED Counselor is to:

• Present the face of the FAA to the public
• Support the Agency's vision, mission and values
• Encourage students to explore aviation and aerospace career opportunities
• Emphasize FAA's responsiveness to national and aviation security challenges
• Encourage STEM studies

Many FAA employees volunteer their time and talent to become AVSED ambassadors because it:

• Helps them become involved in their own communities
• Allows them to share their passion for aviation with others
• Feels good to give back to society
• Provides opportunities for public speaking
• Helps support our FAA Flight plan initiative
• Provides an opportunity to share expertise with the younger generation
• Gets them out of their "cubicle"
• Feels good to know you are working to "make a difference" in our future workforce
• Provides inspiration and motivation to young people
• Allows them to serve as role models
• Helps to educate the general public about the FAA mission

Kinds of activities in which an AVSED counselor could be involved:

• FAA ACE Academies
• Thunder Over the Boardwalk Airshow
• Cape May & Ocean City Airfests
• NJ Educator���s Convention
• NJ School Board Convention
• Career Days at local schools
• Women���s History Month presentations
• National Engineers Week presentations
• Aviation Day at the Battleship New Jersey
• Aviation Enrichment Day
• Job Shadow Day
• Bring Your Child to Work Day
• Girl Scout/Boy Scout events
• Science Fairs
• Teacher workshops