Defence Connect – November 22, 2018: P-TECH’s educational program in Australia is proving a success, with students around the country afforded direct access to defence companies and helping them start their career in the industry. With Australia’s defence industry experiencing strong growth on the back of record levels of government investment in the nation’s defence capability, theContinue Reading »
‘College skilling students for growing tech industry’ – Bunyip Gawler
Bunyip Gawler – October 31, 2018: Digital technology moves fast and young people need to be mentally agile to keep up with employer demands, according to one of Adelaide’s leading trade and technical colleges. St Patrick’s Technical College Principal Danny Deptula said tech industry jobs now had multiple entry points for a huge range ofContinue Reading »
StPatsTech goes digital
Plains Producer – October 17, 2018: A NORTHERN Adelaide senior secondary trade school has begun training what it hopes will be South Australia’s first digital apprentices. St Patrick’s Technical College, in Edinburgh North, has partnered with global technology companies, Saab Australia and DXC Technology, as part of the Australian Government’s $5.1 million P-TECH Australia program. This year, the college introduced a TAFE SA InformationContinue Reading »
Superstar Engages Young Females in STEM
With the aim to encourage more females to pursue careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), Associate Professor Ronika Power shared her STEM experiences with McCarthy Catholic College students on September 17. Largely under-represented in STEM, women make up just 16% of the qualified Australians working in these fields. As a Lecturer in BioarchaeologyContinue Reading »
Industry, College Unite for Jobs
DXC Technology have signed up to be part of the College’s P-TECH Australia program. Phuong Trinh, DXC Technology software engineer is photographed with StPatsTech software engineering student Alex Wilton at DXC Technology, Mawson Lakes.To meet the demands of Adelaide’s burgeoning Defence industry employers must be more hands-on in helping produce the next generation of workers,Continue Reading »
‘Wyong High School students get a taste of foodie careers’ – Central Coast Business Review, Central Coast NSW
Wyong High School’s primary industry resources along with a STEM-focused academic program that connects industry with education is providing career opportunities for local students. Pathways in Technology (P-TECH) is a world-leading educational model that offers high school students an industry-supported pathway to a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) related qualification. The Australian Government hasContinue Reading »
‘Program boosts students’ digital media skills’ – The Educator Australia
The Educator Australia – September 5, 2018: In 2016, the Pathways to Technology (P-TECH) program – an educational concept from New York – arrived in Victoria. Not-for-profit Skilling Australia Foundation (SAF) partnered with interested stakeholders to develop the local version of the program, aimed at providing industry-supported pathways in order to increase the number ofContinue Reading »
‘Training the next generation of foodies’ – The Educator Australia
The Educator Australia – August 29, 2018: Molecular gastronomy is a personal passion of Rosalia Ram, who teaches Technological and Applied Studies (TAS) and hospitality at Wyong High School on the Central Coast of NSW. It’s what you’d see TV chef Heston Blumenthal do and talk about – the chemical and physical transformations that happenContinue Reading »
‘P-TECH Courses Prepare Students for Occupations of the Future’- The Australian
The Australian – August 29, 2018: This innovative model deserves to be widely adopted As a nation, we need to deliver on the promise that our children, regardless of wealth or background, are entitled to every educational opportunity possible to help them reach their full potential. Advancing an innovative workforce in an age of rapidContinue Reading »
‘P-TECH skills’ – The Geelong Independent
The Geelong Independent – August 30, 2018: Industries across Geelong recognise Newcomb Secondary College’s P-TECH Program for its innovative curriculum. The program offers a tertiary qualification and genuine workplace experience for students in years 10 to 12. Key Geelong organisations are partners, providing one-on-one mentoring and project-based training. P-TECH is introduced to students in yearContinue Reading »
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