Professional skills
College of Engineering Professional Skills Institute
Improving an ever-changing world requires the knowledge of a highly skilled engineering community. The University of Idaho College of Engineering Professional Skills Institute develops graduates with expert technical and professional skills who are ready to lead a competitive workplace.
Pursue your passions and build skills industry are looking for
There are many tracks within the Professional Skills Institute. Customize your experience and create a professional plan that enhances your specific interests and skills.
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Contact our advisors to customize your experience.
Tracks within the Professional Skills Institute include:
Professional coursework
Take courses that expand your professional experience, build leadership skills and increase networking opportunities with business leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators.
Research and funding opportunities
Grow your confidence in a laboratory setting, gain experience with research proposal development and project management, and collaborate extensively with peers and faculty in research projects that make an impact.
Entrepreneurship and Business Pitch Competition
Earn thousands of dollars in funding during the entrepreneurial pitch events held in our college and across the university.
Industry interaction, mentorship and coaching
Engineering students benefit from exceptional industry engagement through our Industry Networking Nights held each semester, drawing hundreds of professionals willing to share their career experiences and those recruiting top talent.
Build community, network, develop new skills and learn from professional engineers working in industry through our College of Engineering Mentorship Program.
Research funding
Want to participate in research but don’t know where to start? Have a research project in mind but don’t know how to get it going? Our college offers annual funding for research.