Join the mission

SOTE needs students, faculty, partners, and supporters.

Version 0.2 gives each audience a clearer path into the ecosystem while keeping the site public-safe and easy to host.

ObserveConnectDiagnoseResolveStudent-operated technology ecosystem

Ways to connect

Students

Start as a Technology Cadet

Explore the Start Here page, choose a first mission, and begin collecting approved evidence.

Start Technology Cadet
Faculty

Connect courses to missions

Map course outcomes to missions, badges, worksheets, and portfolio artifacts.

Open
Industry

Review workforce skills

See how SOTE develops evidence of troubleshooting, service desk, networking, systems, and cyber skills.

Open
Foundation

See visible impact

Use Tour Mode and the Project Gallery to understand how support becomes student opportunity.

Open
Contributors

Help build the portal

Students can help write pages, improve accessibility, create graphics, and maintain content through a review process.

Open
Operators

Host it on Apache

Use the deployment guide to preview locally, upload to Apache, and preserve public-safe content rules.

Open

Current internal intake path

For the demo build, students and visitors should start with the Technology Cadet: First Signal mission, then speak with the SOTE program lead or their course instructor about next steps. A CCAC-approved public contact path can replace this note before external launch.

Start First Signal

Media replacement checklist

Use the media checklist to replace concept visuals with approved SOTE photos, badge art, character artwork, and map references.

Open Media Checklist