STEM Workforce

NET-STEM Works

NET-STEM Works is a series of initiatives to connect and elevate STEM education and workforce partnerships across northeast Tennessee.  This work is led by CESE and NE TN STEM Innovation Hub, alongside partners across relevant sectors in the region.

 

 

STEM Education: Teacher-Company Partnerships in NE TN Project

 

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CESE and the NE TN STEM Innovatiogram kicking off in the 2023-2024 school year pairs middle school teachers in any STEM field with companies in their communities. The STEM education: Teacher-Company Partnerships in Northeast Tennessee project will build relationships between schools and companies, increase awareness of regional opportunities, and offer companies meaningful ways to give back to students, teachers, and schools.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance + Economics in PK-12: Financial Literacy, Curriculum, and Careers

 

CESE and the NE TN STEM Innovation Hub initiated programs in 2025 focused on finance and economics in PK-12 education, including financial literacy, teaching finance basics across the grade spans, and careers in finance and economics.

 

Interested?

Email Nicolas Arias-Valendia, CESE's STEM Ed-Workforce Program Coordinator to join the special interest group, stay updated with upcoming plans, and even suggest your own.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STEM Education-Workforce Workgroup

Join this informal workgroup to help shape new initiatives to support STEM education-workforce/industry connections in our region. Attendees have included employers, educators, and organizations. Free to attend.

• Email Amie Perry (Craven) to join the STEM Ed-Workforce workgroup, with gatherings across the region to inform CESE's STEM Ed-Workforce connection projects.
• Register for the free regional meetings of our NE TN STEM Innovation Hub to learn more about our work, meet educators and regional organizations interseted in STEM education, and to give input to improve the work of our Center and Hub.

Attendees brainstorm at the 3rd gathering of the Workgroup on Sep 14, 2023 at Create Appalachia in Kingsport, TN

 

 

 

 

 

Workforce Survey

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Check out the report for results of our 2023 survey of NE TN employers.

The NET-STEM Works Survey pilot project assessed characteristics that employers in NE TN were looking for in their entry level STEM hires. The results we hope can inform K-12, higher education, and industries in our region. The goal is that this effort will support organizations to better align educational supports and programming with the skills and knowledge that employers in STEM fields need right now.

The project was led by TJ Jones and Miranda Chen Musgrove, and was supported by Dawn Rowe, and Alissa Lange from the NE TN STEM Innovation Hub, with funds from TSIN.

Special thanks to those who reviewed the survey drafts for us! Lottie Ryans, Vicki Kirk, Law Loving, Chris Bowen, and Wayne Stevens.