Nation’s Employers Commit to Building a Stronger U.S. Workforce

Aerospace Industries Association - The Business and Industry STEM Coalition announced its commitment to doubling the number of graduates with a bachelor’s degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) to 400,000 from 200,000 by 2020.

More than 40 business and industry organizations representing more than 20 million employees have joined together to address the challenges for America’s workforce through a number of actions. They include developing an inventory of employment skills needed by business over the next 10 years, engaging employers to promote game-changing STEM programs in all 50 states and improving attitudes of the general public toward STEM professionals.

For more information about the Coalition, contact Daphne Dador at daphne.dador@aia-aerospace.org or Britt Bommelje at bbommelje@ndia.org and learn more on the web.