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New collaborative industry and education initiatives help address Europe’s critical skills gap in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) – where a shortfall of more than 700,000 skilled IT workers is expected by 2020.
LONDON, 24 April 2017 – CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA) today announced that its expanding its corporate social responsibility (CSR) program in Europe, Create Tomorrow, to help address the chronic skills gap.
“Technology is transforming our lives at a pace never seen before, and this increases the urgency to address the skills shortage – one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century. However, the supply of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and STEM graduates from upper-secondary and higher education is insufficient to meet demand.[1] And, there is a significant imbalance in the number of women choosing to study STEM subjects and then entering related careers, “said Marco Comastri, General Manager, EMEA, CA Technologies.
CA Technologies has become a founding member of the STEM Alliance, which is connected to 30 Ministries of Education in Europe and governed by European Schoolnet and CSR Europe. The not-for-profit works to strengthen industry and STEM education collaboration to increase students’ interest in STEM subjects at school and in higher education; and supports innovations in STEM teaching. CA’s membership will help the Company scale the reach of its Create Tomorrow program across Europe. New initiatives include:
“Through these new strategic partnerships and our dedicated staff volunteering their time, we are helping to inspire the next generation of digital leaders and to influence positive attitudes to STEM as well as delivering on our renewed pledge to the European Commission’s Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition,” said Marco Comastri.
“Transforming young people’s attitudes towards STEM subjects must be stepped up now if we are to attract the next generation of talent – Europe’s future leaders. CA Technologies is using its talent, skills and experience to respond to the STEM skills gap. With experience in engineering the future through software, our organisation is uniquely placed to drive innovation and transfer this experience to young people. “
Learn more about these initiatives in CA Technologies Create Tomorrow Corporate Social Responsibility white paper.
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