Future jobs

Careers in AgTech

Agriculture and horticulture has a distinctive role in finding a solution to the world’s growing food deficit.  It may involve taking a small family farm and expanding the size of outputs so that it is possible to provide a wide range of agricultural products to a broader market. Farms, however, cannot simply add additional tillable

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Working with Collaborative Humanoid Robots

Humanoid or human-like robots have the look, form, and shape of people and the ability to communicate and work with humans and human tools to enhance productivity.  At the very least, today’s humanoids are capable of facial recognition, detecting human movement and gestures, and also responding appropriately.  Humanoid robots apply valuable science to the direction

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Bright Tank 2019 – Brilliant!

Over the week of 2 December 2019, 70 students in year 10 from Brighton Secondary School participated in ‘Bright Tank 2019’.  Students used their creative talents and entrepreneurship skills to come up with solutions to real world business problems provided by local businesses, pitching final solution to an audience and industry judges.  Bright Tank 2019

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Bright Tank 19 – call for ‘Growth Hack’ challenges

In the week of 2 December 2019, year 10 students from Brighton High School students will be engaged in an entrepreneurial education experience called Bright Tank 2019 which is focused on solving real world problems for local businesses, startups and organisations, with a strong learner voice on solutions. Over the week, students help businesses to

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Students Pitch Solutions Shark Tank Style at Bright Tank 18

You may have heard of Australian Business Week, where year 10 students aim to rescue a corporation and improve the share price, as this activity has been run for a number of years.  With an increasing focus on entrepreneurial education, Hayley Reid, Coordinator, Career Development and Personalised Learning, from Brighton Secondary School wanted to take

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Bright Tank 18 – get involved

Engaging Brighton High School students in an alternative to Australian Business Week, Bright Tank is focussed on solving real world problems for local businesses, startups and organisations, with a strong learner voice on solutions. Over the week, students help local businesses to leap forward in terms of addressing their problems, developing new or improving products/services,

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Future Jobs understood and 21st Century Capabilities developed by high school students

On Friday 16 November 2018 over 100 year 10 students from the Australian Science and Maths School headed to Adelaide for a Real Day Out. Students and teachers saw inside a variety of workplaces where there is significant opportunities for jobs growth.  This included SAHMRI, ThincLab at The University of Adelaide, Adelaide’s Smart City Studio,

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#STEM4Sunraysia

The #STEM4Sunraysia event held at SuniTAFE in Mildura over two days in October 2018, engaged high school students from across the region demonstrating an activation similar to a Tech School context, making connections with employers and industry, real world problem solving, and the future of jobs, skills and work.  Partners included SuniTAFE, Northern Mallee LLEN

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