EXPLORING SURVEY SHOWS BIG SHIFT IN JOBS STUDENTS ACTUALLY WANT
August 22, 2018 Today, Exploring released nationwide survey results revealing that student interests are shifting from entertainment to high-demand STEM opportunities, offering insight into the aspirations of the future workforce and potential solutions to current gaps in education opportunities. Exploring’s Career Interest Survey was fielded in 2017 to more than 32,000 students from 8ththrough 12th grades. More than […]
GIVE YOUR COUNCIL’S EXPLORING PROGRAM A SUMMER REFRESH
Original content provided by Scoutingwire.org July 12, 2017 The latest Exploring marketing materials have arrived! It may only be July, but recruitment will be here before we know it. Whether you’re looking to leverage new assets on social media, or want to polish your local business presentation, these materials will give your council’s Exploring program a fresh […]
WHAT TOMORROW’S WORKFORCE IS SAYING TODAY
Original article by Scoutingwire.org Job reports often predict which careers will be most in-demand in the future, but how will we know if the future workforce is prepared to fill those roles? Or even still, what roles do today’s youth want to fill? In a recent Exploring survey, 150,000 students from 6th to 12th grade were asked […]
5 FRESH RESOURCES TO BOOST EXPLORING IN YOUR COUNCIL
The Exploring team is constantly churning out new and updated resources each month to help you bring hands-on career exploration to more youth across the country. Have you seen the five newest additions to Exploring.org’s trove of tools? Keep reading for a peek at the latest Exploring material, developed to help you make your council’s Exploring program […]
Survey Reveals Career Interests of the Future U.S. Workforce
Original article by Scoutingnewsroom.org. STEM Leads the Pack while Skilled Trades Fall Further Behind STEM leads the pack with 45 percent of respondents interested in STEM careers, followed closely by career paths in arts and athletics. Only 3 percent of respondents expressed interest in skilled trades. Gender differences persist in engineering, health, business and technology. […]