STEM Education has developed to be more significant for the world commerce & industry as it offers a range of advantages in a myriad of fields. As most of the sectors are dependent on the STEM fields, it indirectly plays a significant role in the flourishing of the economy. In the short term future the STEM sector is expected to be one of the largest employers in the world. We see new and innovative technologies being developed every day, and this number is only expected to increase in the coming years.
With significant advances in each of the STEM areas we see new career prospects developing at an incredible pace. In recent years, there has been a shortage of well-trained STEM workforce in several parts of the world. While the demand of trained students is increasing by the day, the number of students interested in pursuing a career in STEM is going down at an alarming pace.
For example, in the United Kingdom alone, there is the requirement to graduate at least 120,000 STEM majors every year just to meet the demand. Although STEM summer school programmes in the UK have traditionally been well subscribed, the number of students focusing on these topics has gone down recently. This has called for major revamps in the education system, in order to inspire students to opt and excel in STEM subjects.