  This report is a summary of the mini-conference Workforce Development Through
Research-Based, Plasma-Focused Science Education and Public Engagement held
during the 2022 American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics (APS DPP)
annual meeting. The motivation for organizing this mini-conference originates
from recent studies and community-based reports highlighting important issues
with the current state of the plasma workforce. Here we summarize the main
findings presented in the two speaker sessions of the mini-conference, the
challenges and recommendations identified in the discussion sessions, and the
results from a post-conference survey. We further provide information on
initiatives and studies presented at the mini-conference, along with references
to further resources.
