We believe in the power of STEM and inspiring students to solve tomorrow’s world challenges.
By building a skilled and diverse STEM outreach pipeline, we aim to equip and inspire a ready workforce by:
FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is a robotics community that prepares young people for the future through a suite of inclusive, team-based robotics programs for ages 4-18 (PreK-12) that can be facilitated in school or in structured after school programs. Dow is a strategic partner of the program, providing STEM outreach, team support and volunteerism opportunities within our communities and supporting the program's international expansion and its Inclusion, Diversity and Equity strategy.
Teach For All is a global nonprofit that works to ensure all children have the education, support and opportunity to fulfill their potential.
Dow supports teacher recruitment, professional development and placement in underserved schools in Lagos, Nigeria; Bahía Blanca, Argentina; Tarragona, Spain; Chiba, Japan.
Dow invests more than $5 million in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to support and enhance STEM programs for black youth in the talent pipeline. Our partnership will expand support through 2024 to:
Whether it's opportunities for manufacturing apprenticeships or engineering internships, these programs build and equip the U.S. manufacturing pipeline and target efforts to increase participation of more veterans, women and underrepresented minorities into the Dow workforce.
The Creators Wanted™ campaign is designed to raise awareness and engagement in manufacturing, reducing the skills gap in the United States. By 2025, Creators Wanted™ aims to increase the number of students enrolling in technical and vocational schools or reskilling programs by 25% and reduce the skills gap in the U.S. by 600,000 jobs.
Team Dow volunteers to inspire students and support teachers with STEM-related activities such as career talks, guest lecturing, science experiments, student/teacher mentoring, Dow site tours and science research.
At Dow, we understand and appreciate the importance and focus of getting to net zero. Dow wants to move the needle on ground-breaking technologies like advanced recycling and e-crackers and find solutions to some of the industry’s biggest, long-term challenges. That creates an urgent need for new talent in the industry, bringing fresh thinking and bold new ideas.
The report shows the potential future demand for workers on the part of the chemicals and plastics products industries in different European markets by quantifying the STEM skills gap.
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