Career and Technical Education

Content Type: FIRST General
Jan. 24 2024

FIRST provides opportunities for students to become well-rounded individuals encompassing student leadership, work-based learning, and career learning pathways. The combination of these opportunities are an essential part of Career and Technical Education.

Industry Certifications

Content Type: FIRST General
Jan. 16 2024

Many industry certifications can be used as stackable credentials that can help students show their potential employers the skills they have, such as mastery of a particular software or hardware component. Explore the pathways to learn more about the available certifications and learning opportunities for certifications through FIRST partnerships.

Free, Self-Paced FIRST Program Trainings

Content Type: FIRST General
Nov. 29 2023

This resource includes links to free, self-paced training training courses on each of the FIRST programs.

Programming Resources

Content Type: FIRST Tech Challenge
Aug. 10 2023

Resources for teams to program FIRST Tech Challenge robots. 

 

KitBot

Content Type: FIRST Robotics Competition
Aug. 10 2023

Playing Field Archive - 2022

Content Type: FIRST Robotics Competition
Program: FIRST Robotics Competition
Nov. 18 2022

 

This page hosts content archived for the 2022 RAPID REACT playing field. Current playing field assets can be found here

Playing Field Archive -2021

Content Type:
Program: FIRST Robotics Competition
Dec. 16 2021

Archived 2021 FRC Playing Field content

Control System Advisor

Content Type: FIRST Robotics Competition, Volunteer
Program: FIRST Robotics Competition
Jul. 19 2019

The Control System Advisor assists teams with Robot Control System-related issues

White Paper: Analysis ESD Mitigation by Eric Chin

Content Type: FIRST Tech Challenge
Sep. 18 2018

This white paper, written by FIRST alumnus Eric Chin discusses electrostatic discharge effects,

Robot Building Resources

Content Type: FIRST Tech Challenge
Sep. 12 2018

Resources for FIRST Tech Challenge teams to design and build a robot.