This post was originally published on RDA HunterMaitland Grossmann High School’s Synergy Racing Team achieved third place and Mount View High School’s Revolution Racing sixth place at this week’s national F1 in Schools finals Maitland Grossmann High School’s F1 in Schools team, Synergy, this week took out bronze at the F1 in Schools national finals…
This post was originally published on RDA HunterRDA Hunter is proud to introduce ME Program Ambassador Benjamin Bartlett who participated in the ME Program at Maitland Grossmann High School, is completing a Bachelor of Civil Engineering at University of Newcastle and is working on the duplication of Tourle Street Bridge as an undergraduate engineer with…
This post was originally published on RDA HunterSpace is an appealing topic for students to explore and the ‘real-life’ aspect of Quberider’s Create for Space program makes it a popular new addition to the ME Program RDA Hunter’s ME Program recently hosted a workshop to equip Hunter school teachers with skills to help their students experience…
INSPIRING HUNTER GIRLS TO BE STEM WOMEN – RDA HUNTER AND THE TECH GIRLS MOVEMENT PARTNERSHIP By Kate O’Mara Business, industry, government and peak body associations agree: the need to diversify the workforce is crucial. According to Ai Group’s National Manager – Workplace Relations Policy, Nicola Street, given that employment in STEM occupations is projected…
There’s no doubt that ‘women in STEM’ is a topical subject. From Vogue’s Vogue Codes Live 2018 event held in Sydney in June to the Prime Minister’s announcement of a national Women in Science Ambassador position at this year’s International Women’s Day celebrations, the theme is recurrent – diversifying STEM careers is critical and inspiring…
RDA Hunter is proud of its support from Australia’s Department of Defence to implement the ME Program that helps to build Australia’s Workforce Behind the Defence Force. View the latest video and meet Nicolas – a Manufacturing Mechatronics Engineer
Imparting life-long business and entrepreneurship skills was the aim of a recent partnership between Regional Development Australia (RDA) Hunter and the Business Centre that saw 11 students from St Philips Christian College participate in a business commercialisation program, the STEM Defence + Innovation Program. RDA Hunter is funded by the Federal Department of Defence to…
BOEING AUSTRALIA – WORKING WITH RDA HUNTER TO BUILD ITS WORKFORCE by Kate O’Mara According to the Foundation for Young Australians’ (FYA) report series, The New Work Order, employers are paying a premium for people with skills in digital literacy, critical thinking, creativity and teamwork. These so-called enterprise skills are quickly becoming the ‘new basics’…
ME Program Partner, the Cessnock Academy of STEM Excellence (CASE), is presenting an Introduction to iSTEM Workshop on August 13. iSTEM, now delivered in over 240 high schools across NSW, is a stage 5 course developed by RDA Hunter in 2013 to integrate science, technology, engineering and maths in project-based activities. This event aims to prepare schools…
RDA Hunter is proud of its support from Australia’s Department of Defence to implement the ME Program. The Department of Defence supports the ME Program through its The School Pathways Programme (SPP) that helps reduce skills shortages in defence industry by increasing the pool of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) educated students and informing…
RDA Hunter’s ME Program held a Future Careers Seminar for students in years 10 to 12 at Hunter School of Performing Arts on Friday 8th June. The event which promoted real and future job opportunities and pathways was attended by 200 students. Students were addressed by leading Hunter industry representatives including: Rick Calvert-Jackson from UAVAir, Andy…
St Paul’s Booragul was crowned Champion School at the Build ME a Future Days held recently. Regional Development Australia (RDA) Hunter, University of Newcastle’s Science and Engineering Challenge, and BAE Systems collaborated to stage the 2018 Build ME a Future Days in the week of 21st May. “This year’s Build ME a Future Days were…
ME Program students from St Philips Christian College recently pitched their innovations to a panel of Defence and industry experts at the STEM Innovation and Defence Pitch night held at The Business Centre’s new premises in Newcastle. The culmination of a three month business acumen program that RDA Hunter engaged the Business Centre to deliver…
