Tuggerah Lakes Senior College campus at Tumbi Umbi is one of three Central Coast schools to take part in a trailblazing industry school technology training program.
P-TECH is a global education program that IBM first developed in the United States in 2011 and now boats 600 industry partners across Australia.
It combines high school curriculum and tertiary level training with workplace experiences focussed on the digital skills that both industry and students need.
Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch, said he was delighted that Tuggerah Lakes Senior College at Tumbi Umbi, Henry Kendall High School at Gosford and Kariong Mountains High School would benefit from the P-TECH program.
“This follows the highly successful implementation of the program at Wyong High School in 2017 and means that hundreds more students will attain industry opportunities from it,” he said.
Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education, Geoff Lee, welcomed the P-TECH program as an innovative collaboration between industry and schools.
“It strengthens the connection between student learning and the skills that employers need, improving employment prospects for young people,” he said.
“We recognise the importance of industry school models and since late 2018, another successful initiative, the Regional Industry Education Partnerships program, has created more than 44,000 opportunities for students across NSW to engage with over 900 employers and industry partners.”
The P-TECH model runs as a five-year program starting in Year 10 and includes industry mentoring, worksite visits, internships and being first-in-line for a potential job with some industry partners.
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Media release, Nov 12
Parliamentary Secretary for Central Coast, Adam Crouch