Apollo Education Group to Address How Learning Strengthens Workforce Culture at Global STEM Talent Summit 2016
April 26 2016 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Global education leader to serve as strategic
partner in STEMconnector’s three-year plan
Apollo Education Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: APOL) today announced it
will join with STEMconnector to participate in the third annual
Global STEM Talent Summit at Gallup World Headquarters in
Washington, D.C., on April 28, 2016. This year’s event kicks off
STEMconnector’s new three-year strategic plan that activates
private sector collaboration to mitigate the STEM workforce
shortage. The summit will bring together leaders in business,
education and government to explore models to address talent
development with a focus on emerging markets that offer high growth
potential for multi-national corporations.
As part of the summit’s executive panel discussion on
“Professional Development Models for Retaining High-Skill Workers,”
Apollo Education Group’s chief professional development officer
Steve Rae will address opportunities for organizations to
strategically execute experiential learning and performance
management programs to build and retain a STEM workforce. During
the summit Rae will also unveil details of a position piece on
experiential learning and professional development, urging
employers to act now and begin the process of meaningful talent
development within their organization and industry.
“Despite the global focus on STEM education, significant talent
shortages persist around the world, and employers are feeling the
pressure to find and keep employees with the right mix of hard and
soft skills,” said Rae. “Retention and workforce development are
especially critical in STEM fields; organizations that want to be
competitive must make the commitment to integrate learning into the
corporate culture, and that has to go beyond treating professional
development as a ‘nice to have.’”
“Many visionary business leaders today have STEM backgrounds,”
said Ruth Veloria, executive dean for University of Phoenix School
of Business. “STEM and business skills cannot be mutually
exclusive; organizations need diverse workers who understand how
STEM and business intersect. University of Phoenix is committed to
working with organizations like STEMconnector to develop a pipeline
of STEM-educated professionals who can apply their talent to
innovate global business.”
The summit will also mark the launch of the“Good Jobs” report,
STEMconnector’s “100 Leaders in STEM” report and a STEM Global
Talent Hub. These industry resources are designed to change the
global conversation around the STEM talent gap and motivate action
by providing key industry insights and resources to support
employers.
“Apollo Education Group will use the STEMconnector summit to
share best practices in talent development with major employers
around the world to build, educate and train their workforces,”
said Greg Cappelli, chief executive officer of Apollo Education
Group. “As the knowledge required for professional and business
success becomes more technical and more varied, it is critical that
education works with business to prepare global STEM thought
leaders across major corporations to keep our economy globally
competitive.”
Employers at the 2016 Global STEM Talent Summit represent the
significant worldwide economic power of corporations coming
together to execute a three-year commitment to helping prepare the
next generation of talent to drive innovation and economic
growth.
Apollo Education Group specializes in B2B professional
development and training programs that meet the needs of employers
and leverage technology to innovate and improve teaching and
learning for employees. For more information on Apollo Education
Group, Inc. please visit www.apollo.edu.
About Apollo Education Group, Inc.
Apollo Education Group, Inc. is one of the
world’s largest private education providers, serving students since
1973. Through its subsidiaries, Apollo Education Group offers
undergraduate, graduate, professional development and other
nondegree educational programs and services, online and on-campus
principally to working learners. Its educational programs and
services are offered throughout the United States and in Europe,
Australia, Latin America, Africa and Asia, as well as online
throughout the world. For more information about Apollo Education
Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, call (800) 990-APOL or visit the
Company’s website at www.apollo.edu.
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University of PhoenixHeather McLaughlin,
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