On November 6th, over 40 educators from Buncombe County Schools participated in the Asheville Chamber of Commerce’s STEM Career Awareness Day. STEM- Science, Technology, Engineering and Math are a set of disciplines when blended together produce new way to look at education and the workplace. As the workplace continually evolves and innovative technologies emerge, workers must not only possess technical skills, but workplace essential skills such as problem solving, working and collaborating as part of a team, and being able to transfer skills to multiple tasks they are given.
Educators toured Linamar and Eaton and
heard from a panel post-secondary (A-B Tech and Western Carolina University)
and STEM-business partners (Linamar, Duke Energy, and the Asheville Chamber of Commerce)
who provided information on careers in Buncombe County and the qualities needed
to obtain a STEM-related job.
Wesley Davis, Enka High
School Counselor, said “It was a great experience and it’s very exciting
to learn more about the new career possibilities within Buncombe
County. It was great to see local business, industry and education
professionals reaching out to educators. I definitely have a better
understanding of the myriad of STEM-related opportunities available locally
and I look forward to sharing this information with our students.”
“The day was a great way
to show our educators STEM-related careers.
It is crucial for our students to know what business and industry
surrounds them in Buncombe County. We
are educating our future workforce and we want them to stay in Buncombe County
when they get ready to enter the career field of their choice.” Christy Cheek, Career and Technical Education
Director said.
Clark Duncan, Director of Marketing and
Business Development with the Economic Development Coalition for Asheville and
Buncombe County at the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce stated, "The
value in events like these is making strategic connections between business and
education. The alignment of the needs of our business community with the
skills, interests and career readiness our students and rising workforce is
essential to economic vitality."
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