Regional Workforce Initiatives

The Da Vinci Science Center champions a future scientific and technical workforce in eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey through its strategic regional initiatives. These initiatives integrate a limited-engagement Da Vinci Science Center exhibit experience with community programming that highlights industry workforce development needs and opportunities.

Medical Industry Initiative

Inception	Sept. 2012
Lead Partners	St. Luke’s University Health Network (Presenting Sponsor); Capital BlueCross (Contributing Sponsor); Daiichi Sankyo (Corporate Sponsor); Discover Lehigh Valley (Partner)
Opening Phase	Year of the Human Body (Sept. 2012-Sept. 2013)
Exhibit Experiences	Bodies Revealed (Oct. 2012-Feb. 2013); Grossology (May-Sept. 2013)
Programs	Programs will include a public mini-medical school experience, Science On the Move Programs, visitor activities at Inquiry Island, and other programs to be announced.

Manufacturing Industry Initiative

Inception	June 2011
Opening Phase	Summer of Manufacturing (June-Oct. 2011)
Exhibit Experience	How People Make Things, Inspired by the Mister Rogers Factory Tours (June-Oct. 2011)
Programs	Lehigh Valley Manufacturing Summit (Aug. 2011); Creation of the I’m A Maker video series
Highlights	Initiative called a “national model” by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) at Lehigh Valley Manufacturing Summit
Next Phase	Skill Up Project (Announced March 2013)