Representatives from Regional Development Australia – Far South Coast (RDA FSC), Regional Development Australia – Hunter, the Shoalhaven Defence Industry Group (SDIG), Mission Australia, Defence NSW, Training Services NSW and the NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet gathered at the Aerospace Training Services new training facility in South Nowra on January 30th to celebrate the [...]
Tuesday 10th December saw 12 participants graduate from the fourth iteration of RDA Hunter’s STEMship program. STEMship is a multi-disciplinary pre-vocational program coordinated by RDA Hunter in partnership with TAFE NSW, and funded by Defence NSW through Training Services NSW. The aim of the STEMship program is to transition students out of school and into [...]
Regional Development Australia (RDA) Hunter and Pennant Australasia recently announced a new partnership that will provide Hunter high school students with hands-on training and contextualised learning for aviation and aerospace careers in the Hunter’s defence industry. A ceremony held at FighterWorld, Williamtown, saw Pennant formally hand-over three Generic Hand-skills Trainers (GenSkill) acquired by RDA Hunter [...]
The 2019 STEMship program has reached the halfway point with industry visits and work-placements in some of the region’s leading Advanced Manufacturing, and Defence Industry support organisations completed. The students enjoyed their work-placement activities during the October TAFE holidays, and have now returned to TAFE to continue study. Many are already applying for Apprenticeships in [...]
You are invited to attend one of our Manufacturing and Engineering Forums at either Singleton or Argenton to discuss the new arrangements for apprentices in the Manufacturing and Engineering Industry. Topics to be covered are …. • Changes to the Training Package, and Why? • Becoming and an informed and demanding consumer of Vocational Education [...]
15 STEMship students commenced their training at Tighes Hill TAFE NSW on Monday 9th September. The students will complete a Certificate III in Engineering – Technical, complete a work placement and explore some of the Hunter region’s Defence businesses. The objective is to introduce students to skill development in mechanical engineering, fabrication and electronics while [...]
The Shoalhaven region is set to benefit from a NSW Government program that upskills and prepares school leavers for technical apprenticeships and traineeships in the region’s defence industry. Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education Geoff Lee today announced the expansion to the Shoalhaven of the STEMship program that has been operating successfully in the Hunter [...]
FUTURE CAREERS THE ONLY LIMIT IS YOUR IMAGINATION The Hunter Region needs mechanical, structural, avionics and ICT tradespeople. High-value, job ready skills are needed to create and sustain advanced technologies in the Defence Industry. Students in Year 10, 11 & 12 & post school career seekers – come along to discover your pathway into Aviation [...]
RDA Hunter’s STEM Workforce Initiative is pleased to welcome a significant new industry skilling partner. Pennant Australasia, a subsidiary of the UK-based Pennant International Group that provides leading-edge aviation technical training capability to the Australian Defence Force, will join RDA Hunter’s STEM Workforce Initiative to help prepare and excite Hunter students for defence industry trade [...]
According to the OECD’s Jonathan Barr, (RDA Hunter’s) STEMship provides an interesting example of how local partnerships between regional development organisations, industry, and the TAFE sector can encourage more apprenticeship training. The program provides pre-employment training for secondary school graduates to enter apprenticeships as an alternative to university, leading to a full qualification at Certificate [...]
