Industry school engagement
The Department of Education, Training and Employment is building partnerships with industry and the community for a highly skilled and relevant workforce, now and into the future.
Industry school engagement involves partnering with industry to enable young people to acquire the knowledge, skills and attributes to participate effectively in society and employment in the globalised economy.
Outcome
Young people will make a successful transition from school to work or further study in those areas of direct relevance to the economy.
This will be achieved hrough:
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industry school partnerships
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innovative models of education and training delivery
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development of or access to contemporary industry focused facilities.
Initiatives
Gateway school projects
Gateway schools will deliver specialised education and industry training for students in Years 8 to 12 in the following industries:
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wine tourism
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manufacturing and engineering
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building and construction
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agribusiness
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aviation
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ICT.
Visit the Gateway Schools website to learn more about the projects.
View the Gateway Schools Project Report 2008 (PDF 739KB).
Industry, education and training alliances
These alliances encourage greater collaboration between education, training (schools) and industry through projects, which provide secondary students with a greater awareness of key industries and the career opportunities available in those industries. These alliances include the:
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AgForce Queensland School to Industry Partnership
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Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy (QMEA)
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Queensland College of Wine Tourism (QCWT)
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School Tech.
School industry trade centres
This involves the development of contemporary industry focused centres, partnering with industry and local employers to provide a learning environment that duplicates the expectations and discipline of the workplace with a focus on real learning for real jobs including through school based apprenticeships and traineeships.
Centres include:
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Far North Queensland - Marine Training College
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North Queensland - Creative Technologies College
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Mackay Whitsunday - Manufacturing and Engineering College
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Sunshine Coast - Civil Construction College
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Gold Coast - Building and Construction College.
Trade training centres
Trade training centres are being established to help increase the proportion of students achieving Year 12 or an equivalent qualification and to help address skill shortages in traditional trades and emerging industries.
Schools and clusters of schools will have the opportunity to apply for funding from the Australian Government to build new, or upgrade existing, trade or vocational education and training facilities.
Industry partnerships are an important aspect of the trade training centre proposals as they are the key to providing pathways to apprenticeship, traineeship and other employment opportunities.
