Creating Next Generation STEM Careers Through Field-Based Learning – What’s Inside:
America has a pipeline problem that has nothing to do with oil. There are simply not enough young adults entering the workforce equipped to meet the demands of the 21st century economy. The U.S. Department of Commerce reports that STEM occupations are growing at 17%, nearly double that of other careers and eighty percent of professions are expected to require STEM skills in the next decade.
Yet less than half of students are graduating high school with the prerequisite STEM courses.
This whitepaper starts the dialogue about how educators can partner with tourism professionals, public entities and private industry to combat this nationwide epidemic.
