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STEM and
Literacy Driving Auto Industry’s Future
Wards
Auto: 1.08.2019 by Pamela Good
It
is no secret that the automotive and technology industries are faced with an
engineering and skilled trades shortage.
A study
by Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute reveals the skills gap may
leave an estimated 2.4 million positions unfilled between 2018 and 2028, with a
potential economic impact of $2.5 trillion. The study also shows the positions
relating to digital talent, skilled production and operational managers may be
three times as difficult to fill in the next three years.
STEM
education (science, technology, engineering and math) in the classroom has proved
successful in exciting students about careers in STEM fields. Adding the
arts/design to this mix of skills has resulted in even more well-rounded
students, creating a STEAM movement.
Still,
without reading and literacy, our workforce and our communities will continue
to fall short.
Children
and adults who cannot read cannot learn and cannot participate in the
workforce. The future of the automotive industry and the
nation’s workforce depends on everyone learning this fundamental yet
critical skill. By adding the letter R for reading, we can create a STREAM
movement to keep every child and adult continuously learning and moving toward
success.
Several
key automotive OEM and supplier partners agree. They help Beyond Basics, a metropolitan Detroit
literacy nonprofit, battle the literacy crisis one student at a time by
providing financial support for our tutoring program and mentoring students
with literacy enrichment activities at local schools. READ
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