Description: The Michigan STEM Partnership is a statewide, non-profit that promotes the impact of STEM careers on economic development across the State of Michigan and works to facilitate connections between employers, educators, students and parents, community and professional organizations, and policy makers, providing strategic support for the development of resources and programs that provide for the effectiveness and sustainability of STEM education and talent development.
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Investment in STEM initiatives is beneficial for Michigan companies as it enables them to participate in preparing today's youth to fill the jobs those same companies have now - and will have in the future. In today's rapidly advancing hi-tech environment - in every industry - our students will be required to perform tasks that we may not yet be able to conceive of today - but yet we need to begin preparing them for.
An example that showcases the importance of STEM careers to the state's economy; even during the recent recession, amidst historically high unemployment, particularly here in Michigan - large numbers of jobs in STEM fields were still going unfilled, even in Michigan! The demand for staff to fill STEM-related positions has only continued to increase as the economy has continued to improve, and is expected to continue to do so for many years to come.