U.S. Department of the Interior STEM Education and Employment Pathways Strategic Plan Fiscal Years 2013-2018.

摘要

The Department of the Interiors Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2011-2016 presents the Department of the Interiors vision for a 21st century Department whose highly skilled workforce reflects the diversity of the Nation, optimizes youth engagement throughout its programs, promotes sustainable operations, and applies effective and efficient management.1Since its inception more than a century ago, the Department of the Interior (DOI) has relied on the integration of research and education to carry out its mission, engaging millions of Americans in conservation and natural resources science through its resource management, recreation, natural hazards, and education programs on our Nations public lands and in partnership with Tribal Nations, U.S. Territories, and Freely Associated States. Current trends in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education and employment, along with changes in demographics and youth interests, suggest that the skilled workforce needed by DOI to fill mission-critical positions and support the engagement of citizens in informed decisionmaking can best be obtained by increasing science literacy and engagement. Intentional and strategic alignment of existing resources, leveraging of current programs, and expansion of partnerships will allow DOI to strengthen those education and career pathways that will attract and prepare the future workforce and contribute to the development of a scientifically literate public with whom DOI must engage daily to address complex issues in their communities.