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The aim of the article is to present an experiment carried out by some female students and the results of a study that was conducted to identify and describe some of the relationships between access to STEM education, which includes focusing on educational techniques, academic achievement, and the ability to possess the necessary skills among primary school students to prepare them for the labor market. Among the most important of these skills, which are known as the skills of the 21st century, are the skills of problem-solving and critical thinking, while identifying the challenges facing traditional education due to the acceleration of technical developments and the digital revolution that is imposing itself in the labor market . The article also intended to present the beliefs of female teachers in these schools towards this type of study. The experimental and descriptive approaches were relied upon, as the experimental approach was used to detect the impact of the study in these schools by identifying two groups (experimental and control), an experimental sample from a STEM school, and a control sample from other schools. They have to test critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and the results showed that there are statistically significant differences in the arithmetic mean of the students' scores, and the differences came in favor of the experimental sample, which uses educational techniques according to the STEM approach in its education> The study was also intended to reveal the impact of the use of educational technologies on the academic achievement of female students. The results of post-tests showed that there were differences in favor of the group that used educational techniques The descriptive approach was applied through a questionnaire measuring the beliefs of teachers according to the STEM system about 21st century skills and the need to use educational techniques that prepare students for the labor market, and compared them with the beliefs of teachers in traditional schools. It was found that there were differences between the two groups in favor of the group of STEM teachers. The presentation ended with some recommendations, including: the necessity of integrating educational techniques according to the STEM approach in the basic education stages of students to work on preparing them for a successful experience in the labor market, in their professional future, as today's primary school students are the ones who will go to the labor market in 2030. That is why we recommend the need for professional development of teachers with regard to the skills needed for the labor market, especially with regard to educational technologies, in order to create a digital generation that lives the experience of education for the future and keeps pace with the rapid technical development that we are witnessing in our reality.