STUDENTS TRADE BOOKS FOR HANDS-ON LEARNING
HIGH school students in the Burdekin have had a golden chance to try their hands at trade careers in the mining industry.
Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy and Evolution Mining hosted the hands-on activities in a Tradies for a Day workshop for Ayr and Home Hill high school students.
Evolution Mining health, safety and community manager Mark Brown said the workshop allowed students to get a deeper understanding of what trades involved and how to step into a trade career pathway.
“Our people really enjoy interacting with the local students and helping them to start thinking about the many and varied careers available in trades,” Mr Brown said.
Ayr State High School principal Craig Whittred said the workshops also demonstrated the link between their classroom lessons and the world or work.
“This can create those light bulb moments for students, while also helping them to select subjects for their senior school years to pave the way for VET training,” he said.
Home Hill State High School principal Frank Kingma said given current economic and social circumstances, it was a terrific opportunity for students to balance high school learning and handson work.
“It is a terrific opportunity for our students to have a chance to balance their school-based learning with practical, industry-based, hands-on opportunities,” he said.
“I believe that it is great that such an opportunity is afforded to students in the Burdekin area, particularly when considering the current social and economic circumstances.”