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== Current initiatives ==

As evidenced by existing surveys, the science and engineering enterprise workforce has traditionally only included individuals with [[Bachelor's degree |bachelor's]], [[Master's degree |Master's]], and/or [[Doctorate |doctorates]] in STEM fields. The [[United States Census Bureau]], however, estimates there are approximately 17 million individuals over the age of 25 who work in highly technical fields who do not possess a bachelor's degree. These individuals have been called the Skilled Technical Workforce (STW)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nsf.gov/nsb/publications/2019/nsb201923.pdf|title=The Skilled Technical Workforce: Crafting America's Science and Engineering Enterprise (NSB-2019-23)|website=www.nsf.gov |access-date=March 4, 2021}}</ref> and have been identified by the [[National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine]]'s Committee on National Statistics,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalacademies.org/cnstat/about|title=About the Committee on National Statistics|website=www.nationalacademies.org|access-date=March 4, 2021}}</ref> the [[National Science Board#Work of the National Science Board |National Science Board's STW Task Force]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=httphttps://www.nsf.gov/nsb|title=Skilled Technical Workforce (STW) Resources|website=www.nsf.gov|access-date=March 4, 2021}}</ref> and the Innovations in Mentoring, Training, and Apprenticeships Act of 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5509/text|title=Text – H.R.5509 – 115th Congress (2017–2018): Innovations in Mentoring, Training, and Apprenticeships Act|last=McCarthy|first=Kevin|date=December 31, 2018|website=www.congress.gov|access-date=March 4, 2021}}</ref> as a segment of the U.S. science and engineering workforce that needs to be measured to better understand health and breadth of the U.S. science and engineering enterprise. As a result, NCSES launched the STW Initiative<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/stw/skilled-technical-workforce.cfm|title=Skilled Technical Workforce Initiative|website=www.nsf.gov|access-date=March 4, 2021}}</ref> to collect data on this segment of the workforce that include the creation of a new survey: the ''National Training, Education, and Workforce Survey.''

==Data and surveys==