1. STEM Education & Job Markets
WHY is STEM Important?
STEM jobs will be plentiful.
STEM jobs/skills bring higher lifetime
earnings.
STEM jobs/industries have lower
unemployment.
STEM competencies of knowledge,
skills and abilities transfer across job
markets.
Knowledge, Awareness & Resources
EMPOWERING
OTHERS
To Be Their Own Best
Advocate !
Those receiving this jam-packed
presentation will have the
knowledge, awareness and a
jump-start on resources to
begin making strategic
educational and job market
choices that align with the new
& changing economy.
OVERVIEW
1-Intro with my role as both a parent
and a policy advocate.
2-Perspective on changing economy
(unemployment), job markets &
role of innovation (at warp speed).
3-Stakeholders: Role of parents,
students, schools, college &
university, business & industry,
policy makers, etc.
4- Share creative thinking about how
students follow their passion while
connecting with STEM careers.
4- The importance of soft skills
linked to STEM education &
critical to the 21st century
workforce.
5-The value of tuning in to constantly
changing job market and industry
trends throughout education and
careers.
Scheduling and Fee
Information
pam.pamrayLLC@gmail.com
www.pamrayLLC.com
703.244.0044
TARGET AUDIENCES
Parents & Family Members
School Assembly
School & Related Organizations
College/University Programs
Business/Industry Programs
Board of Directors, etc
Students-
Middle & High School
School Assembly
Regional Gatherings
Mentor/Protégé Programs
College/University Programs
Business/Industry Programs
Public Policy & Advocacy
Bipartisan Gatherings
PAM RAY
KEYNOTE SPEAKER,
ENTREPRENEUR & ADVOCATE !
There is an actual collapse of the labor
market for 16-24 year olds (due to
slow/no job growth, competition with
older workers who can’t afford to leave
the workforce and the lack of concrete
career or trades pathways that connect
educational choices to employment
opportunities. (Drexel University- Center
for Labor Markets & Policy)
Unemployment rate for 18-29 year olds is
11.7%. The effective unemployment rate
for this group is 16.2% (March 2013).
A LA R M I N G F I N D I N GS
JOBS ----- JOBS----- JOBS
Targeting the Front Lines!
Stepping Stones to Success
© Pamela Ray & Associates, LLC 2013