The Work-Ready Electronics activities, created by the MATEC research center, show the practical skills needed in various areas of interest - including communications - in the context of modern industry.

The Work-Ready Electronics page (http://www.work-readyelectronics.org) is an industry-supported system for synchronizing curriculum to the rapidly changing workplace. The development of Work-ready Electronics is funded in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation DUE # 0302523 and is supported by the Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center, a member of Academic Affairs division of the Maricopa Community Colleges, and its educaton and industry partners.