In June 2009, Workforce Florida and Enterprise Florida announced plans to create a statewide council to strengthen the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) skills of Florida’s students as a way to address the increasing demand for jobs requiring strong foundations in these areas. A business-led Florida STEM Council, funded by a $580,000 grant from Workforce Florida, will connect education, workforce, business and economic development leaders to identify opportunities to build and measure the state’s supply of workers with skills and knowledge in these fields to support innovation in existing and emerging industries.

An experienced team of professionals has been assembled to implement this series of activities to address STEM talent development.

We encourage Florida’s STEM stakeholders to play a role in addressing the STEM talent development in this initiative. The first step is to acknowledge the shared responsibility of all stakeholders in meeting this challenge. Sign the Declaration of INTERdependence and pledge your support to be a part of the solution.