Whittlesea/Nillumbik Network Group
Darebin Forum
In 2008 Career Connections RMIT through consultation, looked for
ways to improve and structure the two Industry Education
Networks.
The results from the consultation process were:
• The
Whittlesea/ Nillumbik network to continue under the 2007 structure
(i.e. holding
separate
meetings), with the group expressing strong support in the value of
meetings
relevant
to their own specific demographical issues, variety of
industries and
employment
needs.
• The Darebin
network expressed its own specific requirements and intended
purpose of
their
network. They wanted to pursue alternative methods and structures
to continue
their
industry/ education linkages within the region.
Whittlesea/Nillumbik Industry Education network
The aim of this network is to develop effective program and
communication with industry which meet the needs of schools and
young people in their regions and to build relationships with local
employers and improve understanding and communication between
schools and industry.
One of the key successes of the Industry Education
Network groups is that they meet with local industry
representives (on a monthly basis).
In 2008, these groups provided the following guest speakers:
• Vic Urban-
Aurora Project (Dave Hamra- Community Development Manager)
• Northern
Melbourne Area Consultative Committee ( Tony Coppola- Executive
Officer)
• Northern
Health (Ted Lipiarski- Human Resource Manager)
• Yarra Valley Water-
Epping Craigieburn Sewerage Project (Evelyn Yung-
Project
Manager)
• Leader Newspaper
(Nathaniel Bane- Deputy Group News Editor)
Darebin Industry Education network
In 2008, the network spent time pursuing other courses of
action. Career Connections RMIT will be conducting a forum in late
2008 which it aims to bring the education and industry sectors
together to debate and discuss the following:
- What does industry of expect of schools in preparing young
people for the workforce?
- What do schools expect of a workplace?
- What are the roles of industry and education in improving
workplace literacy and work readiness skills of the next working
generation?
The forum hopes to develop a better understanding of the issues
faced by each group and to begin to develop and build sustainable
partnerships around focus areas in 2009. Suggestions for action
research will also be considered. |