A group of Year 10 students from Gunnedah High School have seen first-hand how what they learn at school can translate into a range of potential mining careers, during a visit to Whitehaven’s Tarrawonga Mine. The students toured the open-cut mine, learned about the coal mining process, and even climbed into the cab of a [...]
Regional Development Australia (RDA) Hunter is pleased to partner with NSW Minerals Council (NSWMC) and selected Hunter Region High Schools, for a third year of the PRIME (Pathways to Resource Industry and Mining Employment) Program. RDA Hunter has a strong reputation for implementing skilling and workforce [...]
Mr Steve Mitchell, Lockheed Martin Australia (LMA) Fellow, Master Systems Architect and the company’s Australian Chief Architect for Integrated Air and Missile Defence, was special guest presenter at the most recent Altitude Accord event held on Wednesday 6th October. 60 University of Newcastle students and researchers were treated to personal insights from Steve during his [...]
Toronto High School Wins the International SpaceCRAFT Exploration Challenge On Saturday 26th September, Team Toronto High of ME Program partner school Toronto High School was crowned overall winner of the six-day International SpaceCRAFT Exploration Challenge. The international space race to fictional planet, Vulcan, saw 195 school students aged between 12 and 17 from 25 schools [...]
In the first activity of a new series slated for The Altitude Accord – a three-way partnership between Lockheed Martin Australia (LMA), Regional Development Australia (RDA) Hunter and the University of Newcastle that has recently been minted for a third year – 70 University of Newcastle students this week tuned in to an interactive guest [...]
NSW MINERALS COUNCIL AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AUSTRALIA (RDA) HUNTER RE-LAUNCH PARTNERSHIP TO BUILD AWARENESS OF MINING SECTOR CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Regional Development Australia (RDA) Hunter and NSW Minerals Council (NSWMC) on Tuesday, February 16 launched the second iteration of their partnership, PRIME (Pathways to Resource Industry and Mining Employment). PRIME is a two-year partnership that sees [...]
In February 2020, Regional Development Australia (RDA) Hunter and NSW Minerals Council (NSWMC) commenced a new partnership to boost high school students’ awareness of the NSW mining industry and its varied career opportunities. PRIME (Pathways to Resource Industry and Mining Employment) is a two-year partnership that helps secondary students in the mining-strong Hunter region better [...]
Lockheed Martin Australia (LMA), Regional Development Australia (RDA) Hunter and the University of Newcastle this week re-ignited their successful alliance, The Altitude Accord. The three-way partnership was established in late 2018 to raise the skills base of the Hunter’s future workforce and ignite student interest in STEM careers in the defence industry. Altitude Accord engages [...]
RDA Hunter’s miniME 2020 Professional Development Project was launched on Monday 19 October with 14 participating primary educators in the Hunter region. The project will focus on the interaction between computers and the physical world (using sensors, actuators, data collection and data analysis) and aims to increase Stage 3 educator’s knowledge of micro:bit hardware through a series of instructional videos and learning [...]
RDA Hunter invites Year 5-6 Primary School educators to register for the Google Teacher Professional Development sessions that will focus on the interaction between computers and the physical world (using sensors, actuators, data collection and data analysis). The Professional Development Project aims to increase educator’s knowledge of micro:bit hardware through a series of instructional videos [...]
