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Ford to help students learn science, technology, engineering and math
(STEM) skills as part of a broader focus on technical careers
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Ford, in collaboration with the UAW, plans to add four career
academies in Detroit to growing national network supported by the Ford
Next Generation Learning initiative, part of Ford Motor Company Fund
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By 2020, Ford expects to have 20 academies serving 7,000 students in
cities where the company has assembly plants, as well as elsewhere in
the U.S.
Company Website:
http://corporate.ford.com/
DETROIT -- (Business Wire)
Ford Motor Company is accelerating efforts to train future engineering,
manufacturing and IT professionals by adding four career academies in
Detroit that will serve 1,400 students.
The Detroit career academies will join the nationally growing Powered by
Ford STEM Academy network that Ford is building to help prepare students
for jobs in the 21st century, and meet the growing need for
workers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math
(STEM).
“These academies are an innovative way to invest in our future
workforce,” said Felicia Fields, group vice president, Human Resources,
Ford Motor Company. “Not only do they help students make the connection
between classroom learning and a career, they address our need for
workers with strong technical backgrounds.”
Ford currently has four academies in three locations -- Volusia County,
Fla., Louisville, Ky., and Utica, Mich. When the Detroit academies are
added, the network will be serving 2,800 students. By 2020, Ford expects
to have 20 academies serving 7,000 students in cities where the company
has assembly plants, as well as elsewhere in the U.S.
The academies are a combined effort from Ford’s STEM educational
programs and its national Next Generation Learning (Ford NGL)
initiative. Ford NGL, which was launched by the Ford Motor Company Fund
in 2006, provides financial support, coaching, mentoring and technical
support to 20 communities in the U.S. The UAW is also supporting the
academy effort on multiple fronts, including teacher externships, which
bring teams of teachers into Ford facilities to gain first-hand
workplace experience.
Academy students attend their regular high school. However, instead of
participating in general classes, they learn their rigorous,
standards-based core academics through projects grounded in engineering,
information technology, and manufacturing. For example, students at the
manufacturing academy in Jeffersontown High School in Louisville learn
math and science in the context of issues they would encounter in a
manufacturing facility such as Ford’s Louisville Assembly Plant.
Working through the Ford Fund, Ford Motor Company’s philanthropic arm,
Ford is providing four Detroit schools with training and professional
development to support instruction in STEM-themed programs. Once final
agreements are in place, the schools will have the opportunity to join
the Powered by Ford STEM Academy network, where they will have access to
a range of support, including student scholarships, equipment, mentors
for student projects and professional development for teachers. The four
schools Ford is working with are:
• Detroit Leadership Academy – Detroit
• Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men – Detroit
• Detroit Institute of Technology at Cody – Detroit
• Osborn Collegiate Academy of Math, Science & Technology – Detroit
About Ford Motor Company
Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in
Dearborn, Michigan, manufactures or distributes automobiles across six
continents. With about 194,000 employees and 66 plants worldwide, the
company’s automotive brands include Ford and Lincoln. The company
provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. For more
information regarding Ford and its products worldwide, please visitwww.corporate.ford.com.
About Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services
Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services works with community
and global partners to advance driving safety, education and community
life. Ford Motor Company Fund has operated for more than 65 years with
ongoing funding from Ford Motor Company. Ford Driving Skills for Life is
free, interactive, hands-on safety training focused on skill development
and driving techniques, while addressing inexperience, distractions and
impaired driving.Innovation in education is encouraged through
Ford Blue Oval Scholars, Ford Next Generation Learning and other
inspiring programs that enhance high school learning and provide college
scholarships and university grants. The Ford Volunteer Corps enlists
more than 30,000 Ford employees and retirees each year to work on local
projects that strengthen their communities and improve people’s lives in
more than 40 countries around the world. For more information, visit http://community.ford.com.
For news releases, related materials and high-resolution photos and
video, visit www.media.ford.com.
Contacts:
Ford Motor Company Fund
Todd Nissen
313-322-4898
tnissen@ford.com
or
Ford
Motor Company
Becky Sanch
313-594-4410
bsanch@ford.com
Source: Ford Motor Company
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