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STEMM Opportunity Alliance

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SOA is a network of hundreds of cross-sector partners – from education, to research, to workforce – committed to adding 20 million new STEMM workers to the U.S. economy by 2050.

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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Strong workforce systems and pathways are built together. As Workforce Development Month ends, who is a person or organization that could connect with? Tag them and start the conversation!
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Our story in @science.org is live! The article introduces SOA's approach to help regional STEMM leaders understand and transform how education, workforce, economic development, and community entities interact to create pathways from STEMM curiosity to career. Read it here: bit.ly/46S3oVK
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Field Guide — STEMM Opportunity Alliance
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Our Field Guide is live! "Connecting Learning to Careers" presents an approach to close the gaps in alignment and coordination among employers in STEMM and other change agents, with the ultimate goal of strengthening learning and workforce pathways. Read it here: stemmopportunity.org/fieldguide
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Field Guide -- STEMM Opportunity Alliance
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What does workforce development look like when we connect learning to opportunity? Apprenticeship can be a powerful strategy for building STEMM pathways. SOA has been sharing resources to help the STEMM community better engage with these pathways. Explore them at stemmopportunity.org/events.
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Did you miss our editorial on the need for connections across STEMM systems? Catch up now before more resources and stories go live at the end of September: www.aaas.org/news/america...
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America Has the Talent. Its Systems Need Better Connections | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
We can take lessons from past instances of cross-system collaboration and engagement to create a more effective infrastructure for preparing the STEMM workforce needed to meet America’s future challen...
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Are SOA’s Workforce Development Month events on your calendar? The Power of End-to-End Systems Thinking webinar on Sept. 29 will review a framework for developing a cross-system understanding of opportunities to strengthen STEMM talent ecosystems. Register today: aaas.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Power of End to End Systems Thinking . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
A big goal like adding 20 million people to the STEMM workforce by 2050 calls for big coordination. AAAS and SOA Partners have written a field brief to guide STEMM learning and training experts in und...
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
👉Commit to joining us on social media this month: airtable.com/appn9ASM8VlB...
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
👉Share your superpower stories with us. We want to highlight your efforts to strengthen and connect learning and workforce systems: airtable.com/appn9ASM8VlB...
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It’s National Workforce Development Month! We know every system in the STEMM education and workforce ecosystem shapes workforce development, so we’re excited to take part throughout September. Here’s how Partners can join in:
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The STEMM Opportunity Alliance is hosting a special Partner Town Hall for National Workforce Development Month. SOA Partners are invited to engage on the topic of STEMM Talent Ecosystems and ways we can leverage each other’s assets and experience to achieve our collective goals in these Ecosystems.
The image is a promotional graphic for the SOA Partner Town Hall event. It features abstract geometric designs with a blue and gold color scheme. The text announces "STEMM Talent Ecosystems and Ecological Thinking" on Tuesday, September 15 at 3:30pm ET. The bottom displays the SOA STEMM Opportunity Alliance logo.
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Last day to register! Tomorrow the STEMM Opportunity Alliance will host its webinar on the Power of Storytelling for STEMM Impact. Learn how to strengthen your Storytelling from an amazing group of experts! aaas.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vF…
The image is a promotional graphic for a SOA webinar titled "The Power of Storytelling for STEMM Impact," scheduled for Thursday, August 27, at 1:30 PM ET. Featured speakers include Gabbi Ewing from PBS Digital Studios, Madeline di Nonno from the Geena Davis Institute, Israel Flores from Flores Consulting, LLC, and Lauren Kidd from Ad Astra Media. The STEMM Opportunity Alliance logo is at the bottom.
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Join the STEMM Opportunity Alliance on August 27th at 1:30 pm ET as we host leaders from the media industry to make our storytelling more compelling, memorable, and effective for our work! Register: bit.ly/4y2SA2p
Join SOA for a special webinar titled "The Power of Storytelling for STEMM Impact" on Thursday, August 27, at 1:30 pm ET. Featuring Gabbi Ewing from PBS Digital Studios, Madeline di Nonno from Geena Davis Institute, Israel Flores from Flores Consulting, LLC, and Lauren Kidd from Ad Astra Media. At the bottom, the logos for SOA and STEMM Opportunity Alliance are displayed.
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Now is the time to register for STEMCONNECTOR's Innovation Forum in Texas on Nov. 4-5! The event unites leaders to share, explore, and advance sustainable strategies for support of STEM education and career pathways. Register today: events.stemconnector.com/2026-stem-…
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2026 STEM Innovation Forum
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
As National Workforce Development Month gets closer, we're getting excited to amplify Partner stories and share new and existing resources. Partners, how are you taking part this September?
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
STEMCONNECTOR has a great opportunity next week where SOA Partners can learn about scaling up maker learning as a compelling workforce development program. Register for the July 22 webinar here: stemconnector.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Scaling Maker Learning as a Compelling Workforce Development Program. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Featuring speakers and discussion topics from STEMCONNECTOR’S June 2026 Salt Lake City Innovation Lab, this panel features leaders from education, industry, and maker ecosystems to examine what it tak...
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
ICYMI, catch up on our #NAW2026 Apprenticeship 101 webinar: stemmopportunity.org/events. Watch the video, check out resources (including a toolkit for starting and registering an apprenticeship program), and connect with intermediaries and system-builders in the apprenticeship field.
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Events — STEMM Opportunity Alliance
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
National Apprenticeship Week has come to a close, and we hope the SOA community learned something new this week or considered how your organization might engage with this important work-based learning strategy!
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Check out Jobs for the Future’s 2025 policy blueprint to modernize and expand apprenticeship nationwide: www.jff.org/wp-content/u...
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
CareerWise is launching a new initiative today: the Future Ready Apprenticeship Center and the Apprenticeship America national movement to build the workforce infrastructure the country needs. Learn more at www.careerwiseusa.org
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Home | CareerWise
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
As we get close to the end of National Apprenticeship Week, how do organizations working on apprenticeship think we can boost its role in the U.S. training and workforce landscape?
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Inside Higher Ed on News article on the connection of apprenticeship with colleges and universities: www.insidehighered.com/news/deep-di...
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Why Higher Ed Is Leaning Into Apprenticeships
Colleges are facing “a perfect storm.” Is adding apprenticeship pathways a way through?
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
New America’s report on the landscape of degree apprenticeship: www.newamerica.org/insights/map...
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Mapping the Landscape of Degree Apprenticeship: Expanding a Promising Model for Mobility
A first-of-its kind overview of the state of degree apprenticeships in the United States, where these opportunities exist, what they look like, and what design elements make these programs strong.
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
This model can have benefits for institutions of higher ed as well, as the structure of an apprenticeship program and the inherent role of paid work can help retain part-time students.
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Apart from the benefits inherent to all types of apprenticeships (the support of a mentor, wages that increase as the apprentice progresses through their program), degree apprenticeship can also offer a more affordable path through higher ed.
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
There is another emerging model of apprenticeship that integrates an apprenticeship with a postsecondary degree. Degree apprenticeship offers an opportunity to be a paid employee while taking classes, leading to both an industry credential and a degree: associate, bachelor's or master's.
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Search for your favorite STEMM occupations in the US DOL Apprenticeship Finder and see if there are related programs in your area: www.apprenticeship.gov/apprenticesh...
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Apprenticeship Finder
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Check out apprenticeship industries from the U.S. Department of Labor: www.apprenticeship.gov/apprenticesh...
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Apprenticeship Industries
Apprenticeship Industries
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
How can the apprenticeship system grow to bolster STEMM industries further? There’s still time to register for TODAY’S Apprenticeship 101 webinar! Join SOA, FHI 360, and CareerWise at 1 p.m. ET: aaas.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Apprenticeship 101: Foundational Knowledge and Examples in STEMM Education and Careers. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joini...
Join the STEMM Opportunity Alliance in collaboration with FHI360 and CareerWise for a National Apprenticeship Week webinar – Apprenticeships 101. With all the focus on skilled technical workforce, ...
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Apprenticeship grows STEMM industries, filling essential jobs with well-trained employees and spurring economic development, innovation and scientific excellence in a range of industries, including healthcare and tech
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Pre-apprenticeship background from FHI 360: niwl.fhi360.org/pre-apprenti...
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Pre-apprenticeships | NIWL Resource Hub
Why Pre-apprenticeship? While apprenticeships create affordable pathways into high-quality careers, pre-apprenticeships provide young people ages 16 and up the opportunity to explore and learn about c...
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
CareerWise on employer return on investment of youth apprenticeship programs: www.careerwiseusa.org/research-ins...
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ROI Report - Rightsizing the Economics of Youth-Serving Apprenticeship | CareerWise
ROI Report - Rightsizing the Economics of Youth-Serving Apprenticeship | View annual reports, latest insights, and research.
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Jobs for the Future on the need for supportive apprenticeship opportunities specifically tailored to their young audiences: www.jff.org/blog/youth-a...
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Youth Apprenticeship: A Pathway to Quality Jobs for All
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Learn more: Youth apprentices in their own words: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ehc...
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Let's Celebrate Youth Apprenticeship Week!
YouTube video by FHI 360's National Institute for Work & Learning
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Pre-apprenticeships give young people an opportunity to learn more about career options and serve as an on-ramp to apprenticeship. Students take courses in the apprenticeship field and take part in on-the-job learning, setting them up to enter a Registered Apprenticeship.
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
When Registered Apprenticeships offer opportunities to young people between 16-24, they’re often referred to as youth apprenticeships. Youth apprenticeships combine classroom instruction with paid work experience and can start during high school, community college or while dual enrolled.
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
It's National Apprenticeship Week #NAW2026, and today we're highlighting apprenticeship for young people!
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Learn about how apprentices and internships differ: www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/a...
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Apprenticeships and Internships Are Not the Same
In mid-January, we gathered in Indianapolis to launch the third cohort of the Education and Career Mobility Fellowship. Though it was just the first session, there was a clear energy and sense of dire...
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Read about the benefits for apprentices and employers: www.forbes.com/sites/brynnc...
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How Apprenticeships Are Reshaping The Future Of Work
Discover how apprenticeships boost retention, cut costs, and create career pathways. The model delivers both immediate productivity and career growth for job seekers.
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Apprentices hold a paid job and receive classroom instruction, the supervision of an experienced mentor, and an industry-recognized credential upon graduation. Employers recruit, develop and retain skilled workers trained specifically for their organization's needs.
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
What is an apprenticeship? It’s not just any on-the-job learning! A Registered Apprenticeship provides a quality pathway to in-demand careers, benefitting apprentices and employers alike through a program that's vetted by industry and approved by the Dept. of Labor or state agency. #NAW2026
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
SOA has curated a calendar of virtual events throughout the week for STEMM community stakeholders – check it out here: mcusercontent.com/7fcb1d9d9097...
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Our Apprenticeship 101 webinar is Wednesday – register now at: aaas.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Apprenticeship 101: Foundational Knowledge and Examples in STEMM Education and Careers. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joini...
Join the STEMM Opportunity Alliance in collaboration with FHI360 and CareerWise for a National Apprenticeship Week webinar – Apprenticeships 101. With all the focus on skilled technical workforce, ...
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
National Apprenticeship Week (#NAW2026) officially kicks off today! Here are some reminders for what’s to come this week:
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Once you’ve signed up for our Apprenticeship 101 webinar on April 29 (aaas.zoom.us/webinar/regi...), check out SOA’s curated calendar of National Apprenticeship Week events for STEMM community stakeholders! mcusercontent.com/7fcb1d9d9097...
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
National Apprenticeship Week is coming up, and we're taking part by co-hosting a webinar! Join SOA, FHI360 and CareerWise for Apprenticeships 101 on Wednesday, April 29 at 1 pm ET: aaas.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join STEMM Opportunity Alliance, FHI350, and CareerWise for a webinar for National Apprenticeship Week. Apprenticeships 101. Wednesday, April 29, 2026. 1:00 p.m. ET
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
You're invited: Join SOA and @aaascsew.bsky.social for a webinar next week on strategies and guidance for anyone advancing mission-driven work in the current political climate. 📅 Thursday, March 26 ⏰ 12–1:30 p.m. ET Register today: aaas.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Add the Career Connected Learning Coalition Convening to your calendar today! Register and learn more at: discovere.org/coalition-co...
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Coalition Convening
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Contribute to SOA’s collaborative efforts in under 5 minutes by sharing your experiences with providing career-connected learning experiences! Regardless of your role in the STEMM learning and training ecosystem, we want to hear from you. Take the survey: forms.office.com/r/jgneFUdzqp
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Help SOA and Discover Engineering understand how people and organizations involved in STEMM education and training see their role in creating connections between learning and careers! Take our 3-minute Career Connected Learning 2025 Survey: forms.office.com/r/jgneFUdzqp
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STEMM Opportunity Alliance @stemmopportunity.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
It's not just #WorkforceDevelopmentMonth, it's also #NationalPostdocAppreciationWeek! Did you know that there are more than 65,000 postdoctoral researchers working in science, engineering and health fields in the United States? They're a driving force of the STEMM ecosystem. #NPAW
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