29/07/2021
Last Saturday, as part of an exciting series of related workshops, Cass & Andrea were engaged to facilitate 5 x 1hr UG gallery experiences for registered participants from the group of 85 educators attending the 2-day Bowen Basin Bright Minds conference.
This passionate group was made up of primary & secondary school teachers, head of department (STEM), principals & vice principals from 18 schools across 4 local areas: Central Highlands, Isaac, Whitsunday, and Mackay.
Cass and Andrea both attended highschool in the Central Highlands & entered the industry as young women through both & operational pathways so it was pretty special for them to be able to share our knowledge & insight of the
We are super passionate about skills development & attracting and appreciate that it is the teachers that not only educate but inspire, our next gen of miners, engineers, innovators, scientists and problem solvers.
We still get a buzz when we see the faces light up in awe as they turned their caplamps on when we welcomed them into the world of
Some great discussions were had with teachers about related and we genuinely appreciate the invaluable input & positive feedback we received regarding additional opprtunities for L&D programs that will add further value to both teachers and students.
The level of interest and engagement about the practical aspects of mining was awesome & by all reports, created a great connection between the learning and the doing.
Our team were so glad that we could help provide a clearer understanding of the diverse range of opportunities the industry has to offer so the group can take their new insight back to their schools to apply to their teaching & guidance around subject selection.
