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ME PROGRAM AND NEWIE VENTURES COLLABORATE ON IOT CHALLENGE

The ME Program has partnered with Newie Ventures to run an Internet of Things Challenge for 3 Hunter High schools: Newcastle Grammar School, Belmont High School and St Catherine’s Catholic College. Consisting of an IoT Workshop, IoT Challenge Coaching Session and Challenge Event, the course is a hands-on introduction to the technology and skills involved…
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RDA HUNTER WELCOMES SCHOOLS PATHWAYS PROGRAMME FUNDING

Australian Minister for Defence Industry recently announced Schools Pathway Programme grant funding to continue RDA Hunter’s STEM and workforce development initiative, the ME Program. RDA Hunter welcomes Minister for Defence Industry, The Hon Steven Ciobo MP’s announcement of continued funding for the ME Program through a Federal Government Schools Pathway Programme Grant. View the media…
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F1 IN SCHOOLS REGIONAL FINALS

On Wednesday 5th September, 330 students competed in the regional final of the global F1 in Schools Competition, which, for the first time, was held at the Federation Centre, Maitland. F1 in Schools is the world’s largest STEM competition for school children, involving 20 million students in 40 countries. 26 teams competed for the title…
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RDA HUNTER, CORE ELECTRONICS AND GOOGLE PARTNER FOR WORKSHOP SERIES

RDA Hunter’s ME Program in partnership with Core Electronics, Google Australia, will be running four, one day workshops in October 2018 (registration details below). The workshops will focus on the interaction between computers and the physical world – using sensors, actuators, data logging and data analysis. The skills required for engaging education in Science, Technology,…
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StarLAB Mars Rover Challenge

RDA Hunter’s 2018 Mars Rover Challenge Hello StarLAB teachers! The StarLAB team would like to invite you to RDA Hunter’s 2018 Mars Rover Challenge! It’s the perfect opportunity for all schools to come together and test our their Python prowess. Be sure to RSVP as soon as you can! The Mars Rover Challenge will be…
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HUNTER STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN LOCKHEED MARTIN’S CODEQUEST

Code Quest is Lockheed Martin’s annual computer programming competition where teams of 2-3 High School students each work together for 2.5 hours to solve problems by using JAVA, Python, VB.net, C, and/or C++ programming to complete the “quest.” The problem set consists of 15-20 challenging problems created by Lockheed Martin engineers and computer programmers. 2018…
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NATIONAL SKILLS ADVISER VISITS HUNTER FOR ME PROGRAM FAMILARISATION

Regional Development Australia (RDA) Hunter was pleased to host the Australian Government’s National Defence Industry Workforce and Skills Facilitator, Mr Stephen Hayes MBE, in the region last week. Mr Hayes was appointed by (then) Minister for Defence Industry, The Hon. Christopher Pyne to inform the Defence Industry Skilling and STEM Strategy, due for release during…
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An historic $200 billion is being invested by the Australian Government into growing Australia’s defence capability to secure our nation, while strengthening our industrial capacity and creating Australian jobs. Already thousands of Australians, who aren’t in the Defence Force, work to support it. They are the Workforce Behind The Defence Force. So, if you are…
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SBAT FORUM – YOU’RE INVITED

Hunter Regional Apprenticeship & Traineeship Association (HRATA) executive team and members are delighted to offer our community an event filled with knowledge sharing and discussions about the Vocational Education and Training Sector. A key focus is to enhance the VET experience for everyone. We will showcase various school based traineeships and apprenticeship models within our…
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