Testing Windows

• Fall Pretesting: 8/12/2026 – 10/2/2026
• Field Testing: 10/12/2026 – 4/16/2027
• Post-testing: 10/12/2026 – 5/28/2027
• Winter Pretesting: 1/4/2027 – 1/29/2027

Important Dates

• Target for Field Test Finalization: 5/3/2027
• Target for end-of-year reports release: 6/11/2027

Field Testing

The Manufacturing and Engineering and Science Career Areas will be in Field Testing this year. That includes:

• F6 Engineering Design (26MC)
• F7 Robotics
• F8 Mechatronics (NEW for 2027)
• R7 Precision Machining (28MC)
• R8 Metallurgy
• R9 Advanced Manufacturing (NEW for 2027)