Industry Tours

INDUSTRY TOURS

Najib Warsame, Future Connect’s School Industry Project Officer has significantly scaled up our industry tours in response to increased interest from schools and our established industry partners, with the goal of providing quality work-based learning activities that meet the needs of local students and industries.

Our thanks to our Industry Partners who have found these tours to be valuable opportunities to share their employment pathways with students, recruit potential future employees, showcase their business practices and promote their work culture while also highlighting the training and skills development they offer.  By exposing students to non-traditional pathways into their sectors and encouraging them to apply for entry-level roles at the age of 18, these businesses are investing in the future workforce and providing students with clear career progression opportunities.

Many tours booked out quickly and waiting lists were established.  The success of these tours is attributed to targeting industries of interest to young people, based on VET enrolments, surveys, and ongoing communication with careers staff.

It has also been encouraging to see schools outside our LLEN area express interest in our tours, such as Caroline Chisholm Catholic College in the Maribyrnong/Moonee Valley LLEN (MMVLLEN) area, as well as Ascot Vale Heights and Rosamond School.

With many thanks to our Industry Partners listed below for their ongoing support for our young people in the Brimbank/Melton LGA.

Amazon, Scalzo Foods, Foodbank, Symbio Laboratories, Melbourne Airport (Women In Aviation tour featuring guest speakers for women interested in various facets of aviation), General Laser, West Gate Tunnel Project (students toured their exhibition centre for engineering students, introducing virtual reality experiences to our suite of work-based learning activities).

Schools with whom we have worked in organizing industry tours in 2024 include:

Melton Christian College, Jackson School, Springside West Secondary College, Staughton College, Gilson College, Keilor Downs College, Hester Hornbrook Academy, Southern Cross Grammar, Melton CaLM School, St Albans Secondary College and Bacchus Marsh Grammar (Woodlea Campus)