Year 8
Career Exploration: Empower your students to start their journey toward a rewarding career. This platform connects you with resources and opportunities to help guide your students through their first steps in career exploration. Discover engaging activities, real-world learning experiences, and pathways that will inspire and inform your students as they explore the possibilities for their future careers.
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Wathaurong Aborginal Co-operative
Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative is the largest employer of aboriginal people in the Geelong region. It supports Aboriginal people in many ways
STEAM Careers
Self delivery
Victorian Space Science Education Centre (VSSEC)
VSSEC offers over 30 hands-on programs for Years 1-12, covering topics from electricity to astrophysics and deductive thinking to quantum computing. Programs include languages (Italian, Japanese, Greek) and math based on The Martian. VCE teachers benefit from expertise in Physics, Chemistry, and advanced instruments.
STEAM Careers
Virtual
Quantum Victoria
Quantum Victoria excites and inspires students with innovative STEM programs. The state-of-the-art center, equipped with cutting-edge technology and expert access, offers onsite, online, and outreach programs. Focus areas include game technology, virtual reality, programming, 3D printing, robotics, and physical sciences, sparking interest in future careers.
Careers
Virtual
My Future
My future provides resources to explore career pathways and tools to develop self-knowledge to help with career decision-making.
Careers
In person
Learn Locals
Learn Local courses can help you get the skills you need for study, work, and life with thousands of short courses across Victoria.
STEAM Careers
In person
Geelong Tech School
The Geelong Tech School is a state of the art ‘technology hub’ that facilitates programs and working relationships that enable skills needed for the 21st Century. In a fully supported environment participants are inspired to design and create using the latest technologies including, virtual reality, electronics, robotics and a fully equipped fabrication lab housing 3D […]
STEAM Careers
Self delivery
Geelong Regional Libraries
Events for youth. If you are aged 12+, there are special programs of library events and activities, focusing on socialising, gaming, your art, learning and tech. There are also regular after-school programs.
Careers
Virtual
Geelong Region Local Learning and Employment Network Industry Immersions
Geelong Careers and Experience for work offer students the opportunity to explore job vacancies in the region
Careers
Virtual
Geelong Region Local Learning and Employment Network
The Geelong Region LLEN delivers School to Work programs to secondary students attending government and non-government schools in Greater Geelong, Golden Plains and Surf Coast areas. As a School to Work provider they engage industries and schools to build connections that increase work-based learning opportunities that meet the needs of local students and local industry.
STEAM Careers
In person
Ecolinc science and technology innovations Centre
Ecolinc provides sustainable environmental programs for students of all ages using the resources of the Bacchus Marsh area and the technology within the Centre. Ecolinc delivers onsite, online, outreach, fieldwork, and professional development programs. The programs cater for Prep–Year 12 students, aligned to the Victorian Curriculum and VCE Study Designs in Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science […]
STEAM Careers
In person
Earth Ed Specialist Stem Centre
After a visit to Earth Ed, students will view their surroundings with a fresh perspective. From reconstructing ancient fossils to predicting earthquake damage and analyzing environmental costs, Earth Ed’s engaging programs inspire students to pursue STEM careers through hands-on, real-world experiences.
Careers
Virtual
Department of Education Industry Immersion
The Career Education Association of Victoria (CEAV) has developed a series of online resources to help students discover more about Victoria’s priority growth industries and give them the opportunity to reflect on their skills, interests and undertake career planning and exploration.
STEAM Careers
Virtual
CSIRO
CSIRO offers a range of programs designed to bring real science to life in classrooms and communities. All their resources are curriculum aligned and use best practice STEM teaching methods, catering for primary to secondary schooling, and on to tertiary education and early career opportunities.
Wellbeing Careers
City of Greater Geelong
City of Greater Geelong offer a range of Youth Health and Wellbeing programs to be delivered in school and educational spaces that enhance students’ knowledge and experiences of health, wellbeing and inclusion.
Careers
Virtual
Careers For Net Zero
Careers for Net Zero will help you find the right professional development pathways,education and upskilling opportunities that will help you find employment in Australia’s clean economy.
Careers
In person
Biolab
The Victorian Bioscience Education Centre provides specialist educational programs to students and teachers in Victoria. It is one of six specialist science and mathematics centres in Victoria and is a state-wide resource for any school in Victoria who can book into the programs and use the facilities.
Careers Wellbeing
In person
BATForce
Barwon Adolescent Taskforce (BATForce) works to improve the opportunities for young people by working with and providing support to the eco-systems that young people exist within.