Start a T3 club
We help your school, library, or community space set up a T3 club, get your teachers certified as T3 coaches, and connect you to T3 programming and mentors.
Start T3 in your community →Free for learners across Alaska
Build your profile. Unlock real opportunities.
Sign up, earn badges for real skills, and get paid while you learn. Every badge you add opens up more classes, paid work, and grants close to home.
All you need to start is an email address.
Job skill · Aviation
Pre-107 Drone
ID T3A-107-0412
UAF T3 Alaska · BHSC F120
Design Thinking
Proficient
My skills wallet
Jordan K.
Bethel, AK · Club member
For learners
Learn it. Prove it. Get paid for it.
Your profile holds a wallet of every skill you've proven. The more you add, the more opens up.
Sign up
Make a free profile with your email. Join your local T3 club or learn online.
Build your profile
Add your interests, your club, and skills you already have.
Earn badges
Show a skill, a mentor verifies it, and you get paid a stipend.
Unlock opportunities
Badges open classes, college credit, paid local work, and grants.
1 UAF creditEarn all five BHSC F120 course badges
Paid local workJob-skill badges count toward Remote Hands Alaska jobs
Intensives and campsBadges help you qualify for summer programs
Mini grantsLead a project that makes your community healthier
Remote Hands Alaska
Your badges travel to real jobs
Remote Hands Alaska, which also grew out of T3 Alaska, connects rural communities with skilled local workers instead of fly-in crews. T3 Action is built to connect with it, so the job-skill badges in your wallet can lead to paid Remote Hands jobs close to home.
Job-skill badge in your wallet Pre-107 DroneVerified skill shared with your OKPaid job as a Remote Hand Site survey, Bethel
What we do
Four ways T3 Action shows up in your community
Find learning and local work
Browse courses, intensives, and jobs in your own community. Your badges show employers what you can already do.
Open the marketplace →Get paid to earn badges
Complete a badge and you earn a stipend. Learning time counts as work time, because it is.
See paid badges →Mini grants for community wellness
Small grants for projects that show a healthier community: a greenhouse build, a repair café, a youth drone search-and-rescue team.
Apply for a mini grant →For schools, libraries, and teachers
We help you get T3 started in your community
A school or library that wants to run T3 gets its teachers certified as T3 coaches. Certified coaches can then offer the UAF T3 Alaska course and award its badges to students.
- Sign up your siteTell us about your school, library, or community group. We help you plan the club.
- Certify your teachersTeachers register and train as T3 coaches.
- Coaches run the courseDeliver the badge modules over the school year, online and in person.
- Students earn badges and creditFive UAF T3 Alaska badges and one UAF credit go into each student's wallet.
UAF · BHSC F120
Introduction to T3 Alliance
1 creditHybridNo prerequisites16+ hours
| Growth MindsetProject-based learning | Jan |
| T3 CultureA safe learning environment | Feb |
| Design ThinkingEmpathetic listening and prototyping | Mar |
| Mini-Grant WritingProject plan, budget, and application | Apr |
| StorytellingFinal production and community presentation | May |
Students pass by reaching proficient or advanced on all five badges, assessed by subject-matter experts and industry partners. Badges and credit are awarded by UAF T3 Alaska.
Setting up a makerspace? Browse the equipment list from the UAF T3 makerspaces, with links to each item.
| Item | Priority | Qty | Est. cost | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safety Glasses (28ct)PPE | Necessary | 1 | $27 | View item ↗ |
| Nitrile Gloves (S, M, L)PPE | Necessary | 3 | $24 | View item ↗ |
| Ear Plugs (200 pair)PPE | Necessary | 1 | $20 | View item ↗ |
| Med Kit (Preferably Wall Mount)Required for a space by UA Policy | Necessary | 1 | $80 | View item ↗ |
| 50" Smart TV or projector systemTV for teaching (only needed if room does not have a AV system) | Nice to Have | 1 | $330 | View item ↗ |
| Articulating TV Wall MountFor TV | Nice to Have | 1 | $125 | View item ↗ |
| USB Drives 16GB (10 pack)For all equiment | Necessary | 1 | $25 | View item ↗ |
| Amazon Basics 100-Pack AAA Alkaline High-Performance BatteriesFor Burshbots | Nice to Have | 1 | $22 | View item ↗ |
| NETGEAR 4-Stream WiFi 6 Router (R6700AX) – AX1800 WirelessRouter for equipment and RPi kits | Necessary | 1 | $90 | View item ↗ |
| Beelink Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H 6 Core(Up to 4.2GHz), 32GB DDR4 RAM 500GB NVME M.2 SSD, SER5 Win11 Pro Mini Desktop ComputerComputers Minimum needs: 16GB Ram minimum 5600H Processor *Only neeed if there are not other computers available with these processing needs | Maybe | 15 | $7,785 | View item ↗ |
| Sceptre 20" 1600x900 75Hz Ultra Thin LED MonitorFor BeeLink Desktop Computers | Maybe | 15 | $1,059 | View item ↗ |
| Logitech MK270 Wireless Keyboard And Mouse ComboFor BeeLink Desktop Computers | Maybe | 15 | $345 | View item ↗ |
| Frameworks 13 Windows Laptop*Only neeed if there are not other computers available with these processing needs | Maybe | 15 | $24,000 | View item ↗ |
| Precision Screwdriver Set, SHARDEN 122 in 1Tools for machines and projects | Necessary | 5 | $105 | View item ↗ |
| Digital CaliperMeasuring | Necessary | 5 | $125 | View item ↗ |
| White BoardOnly needed if the room does not already have a white board or two | Maybe | 1 | $200 | View item ↗ |
| Broom/dustpanCleaning | Necessary | 1 | $25 | View item ↗ |
| Cleaning solvantsDealers choice one what solvents | Necessary | 1 | $50 | See notes |
| Dry VacCleaning | Nice to Have | 1 | $70 | View item ↗ |
| Super Glue (6 pack)Glue | Necessary | 3 | $120 | View item ↗ |
| Masking Tape (12 pack)Tape | Necessary | 2 | $82 | View item ↗ |
| Lichamp 27FT/8M SAE and Metric Tape Measure 6 PackMeasuring | Necessary | 1 | $29 | View item ↗ |
| Metal stools (4-pack)For student seating | Nice to Have | 4 | $520 | View item ↗ |
| Husky 6ft Work TablesFor students to work at | Nice to Have | 5 | $2,200 | View item ↗ |
| Husky tool boxGreat to setting equipment up on while having it still modble and storage right under the machine. | Nice to Have | 4 | $1,592 | View item ↗ |
All 6 packages: $22,213 estimated, before shipping to your community.From the Building a Makerspace Guide, early draft, updated Aug 2026. Prices change; check each link.
For funders and partners
Help more Alaskans learn and earn
Your support goes straight to learners and communities. Every dollar can be tied to badges earned, clubs started, and projects completed.
Pay learners for badges
Stipends make learning time count as work time for students and adults.
Fund community mini grants
Small awards for projects that show a healthier community.
Equip a club or makerspace
Help a school or library buy the tools on our equipment list.
Our story
Built on T3 Alaska, made to move faster
T3 Action is a nonprofit spinoff of the UAF T3 Alaska program. T3 Alaska brought students, educators, and community partners together in makerspaces and clubs across the state. T3 Action takes that work into communities directly: clubs, paid badges, local jobs, and small grants.
- Drones and 3D printing
- Makerspaces
- Badges and dual credit
- Summer intensives