Primary and secondary students in Crookwell are set to be introduced to STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) as future job opportunities in this booming sector in the southern inland. Regional Development Australia (Southern Inland) will partner the renewable energy sector in the initiative.
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RDASI project officer Camilla Staff said up to 75 percent of jobs in the future could require STEM skills, “a huge number, so we need to start getting school students engaged in the STEM space from an early age”.
Ms Staff said the pilot project would aim to connect “what is learnt in the classroom with real world applications… providing students with real world problems they can solve using STEM skills and knowledge.”
The initiative explains the variety of jobs the sector offers, what the jobs entail, and the education pathways students need to undertake to get them.
She and RDASI chief executive Mareeca Flannery, Crookwell High principal Vero Joseph and STEM teacher Rebecca Dark had recently met with project partners in Newcastle to progress the project, Ms Staff said.
The pilot project would culminate in a joint showcase in Bathurst this December, she said. RDASI is collaborating with RDA Hunter and RDA Central West for the pilot project for students in years 5 to 8.
The “STEM Industry School Partnership Program” is funded by the NSW Department of Education.
Ms Flannery said RDASI was “excited to be facilitating the relationships between industry and schools and excited to be working collaboratively with other RDAs in NSW”.
