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The three will promote the importance of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education for students in kindergarten through high school (K-12).

The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) announced that AutomationDirect has been named as a Finalist in the Corporate Outreach category for the 2014 STEM Education Awards.

The Georgia STEM Education Awards recognizes schools, programs, and companies for outstanding efforts and achievements in supporting and promoting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Education in Georgia.

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers calls for manufacturers, educators, professional organizations and government to coordinate and standardize efforts for preparing a skilled workforce.

Automation is the key to sustained economic prosperity for American manufacturing. However, in order to truly tap into its potential, the U.S. must ensure that the industry has the necessary talent pool to work in tandem with these new technologies. The key is a viable STEM education system that will create a pipeline of necessary talent.

Festo Didactic will showcase key training systems and skill-building for the automation industry.

HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, joins Phoenix Contact’s EduNet program.

Automation Alley expressed strong support for SME's STEM education initiatives, including the Science, Technology and Engineering Preview Summer (STEPS) Academy.

The $1 million in overall funding will go to 25 institutions of higher learning across North America to support science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) educational programming. These grants help achieve DENSO’s goal of exposing students to the careers available in manufacturing

AMT will work with NIMS to increase access to apprenticeships and assist employers in developing new programs that reach diverse talent pools. As part of this initiative, $500,000 is available to support companies in establishing a registered apprenticeship program with the Department of Labor.