STUDENTS at Bendigo primary schools are being given a taste of careers they might like to pursue in the future, thanks to a local program that connects education with industry and business.
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Passions and Pathways launched its 2017 program this month, with four primary schools taking part in the initiative in its sixth year: Eaglehawk, Lightning Reef, Specimen Hill and, for the first time, St Monica’s.
The program is a partnership between the schools, businesses, industry groups, La Trobe University, the City of Greater Bendigo and the Goldfields Local Learning and Employment Network.
Students were at La Trobe University on Friday to sample what study and work might be like in a varied range of fields, including engineering and robotics, forensic science and art.
La Trobe University head of campus Rob Stephenson told the students it was important they understood the links between their education and their potential careers.
Bendigo West MP Maree Edwards said more than 300 students had benefited from the program since its inception in 2012.
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Under the Passions and Pathways program, businesses offer workplace tours and interactive workshops to grade 5 and 6 students.
“We also organise visits to classrooms by young industry ambassadors who share their stories from school to employment with the students,” GLLEN executive officer Anne Brosnan said.
Natalie Croxon
Reporter at the Illawarra Mercury, mostly covering social affairs. Previously of the Bendigo Advertiser, Northern Daily Leader and Quirindi Advocate. Our Watch award winner.
Reporter at the Illawarra Mercury, mostly covering social affairs. Previously of the Bendigo Advertiser, Northern Daily Leader and Quirindi Advocate. Our Watch award winner.
