EPCA Provides Numerous Initiatives to Ensure Recruitment in the Chemical Industry

EPCA Provides Numerous Initiatives to Ensure Recruitment in the Chemical Industry PR Newswire BRUSSELS, October 4, 2012 BRUSSELS, October 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The European Petrochemical Association (EPCA) is stepping up its involvement in educational initiatives for the natural sciences. EPCA is currently supporting three projects intended to illustrate the high status of chemistry in everyday life. The initiatives enable school students to take part in live chats with experts in chemistry and offer teachers exclusive material allowing them to adopt a more practically oriented and vivid approach to the design of their lessons. A high- quality information film supplements the educational programme. The aim of EPCA's involvement is to inspire school students to take up the subject of chemistry and encourage them to embark on a career within the sector. After all, the industry is increasingly suffering from a shortage of qualified new recruits. http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121004/565065 "Chemistry plays an outstanding role in our daily lives. It provides us with access to such fundamentals as drinking water, food, clothes, healthcare and communication media. We urgently need more well educated specialists so that we can safeguard all of this in the future," says Tom Crotty, President of EPCA.