Quantum Learning Lab Launches to Train New Mexico’s Quantum Future

Insider Brief

• Elevate Quantum, CNM, Sandia National Laboratories, and the University of New Mexico have launched the Quantum Learning Lab in Albuquerque, with its first program, the Quantum Technician Bootcamp, beginning September 29.
• The federally funded lab provides hands-on training in optics, electronics, cryogenics, and cleanroom practices, creating a workforce pipeline for quantum computing, sensing, and communication.
• The bootcamp offers scholarships, prepares students for technician jobs starting at $65,000–$85,000, and is part of New Mexico’s broader strategy to establish national leadership in quantum information science and engineering.
• Photo by Alessandra Wolfsberger on Unsplash

By Matt Swayne via Quantum Insider

PRESS RELEASE — Elevate Quantum, in partnership with Central New Mexico Community College (CNM), Sandia National Laboratories, and the University of New Mexico, today announced the launch of its Quantum Learning Lab (QuLL), a new training and education hub at CNM’s FUSE Makerspace in Albuquerque, designed to prepare New Mexicans for careers in the fast-growing quantum technology industry. QuLL’s inaugural program, the Quantum Technician Bootcamp, kicked off September 29 and will provide students with hands-on training in the skills needed to support quantum computing, sensing, and communication, creating a first-of-its-kind workforce pipeline for the state and the nation.

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