Kariong Mountains High School is leading the charge in advanced skills development with 12 students participating in the pilot program, Pathways to Manufacturing.
The Pathways to Manufacturing initiative is an education and skills-based program which will advance the Australian manufacturing industry and provide long-term employment opportunities for NSW students.
The pilot program will introduce high school students to essential advanced technologies in industry and teach them the skills needed to use these advanced technologies in the future workforce.
The Grifco factory in Gosford is where the students will have the opportunity to develop their skills as part of the program.
Grifco is part of the Chamberlain Group, which is one of the pioneering industry partners participating in Pathways to Manufacturing, alongside other leading local organisations such as Sara Lee, Trendpac, Crossmuller, Elecbrakes and Central Coast Industry Connect.
Director of Operations Oceania at Chamberlain Group, Graeme Sheekey, said this was an important program that would encourage a steady pipeline of skills and talent into the NSW manufacturing industry and help ensure ongoing manufacturing innovation.
“Chamberlain Group has joined the program as we want to support the community where we work and provide as many employment opportunities as possible to the next generation of workers,” he said.
The program was officially launched on the Central Coast with a recent visit by Graeme Sheekey, Modern Manufacturing Commissioner for NSW Lisa Emerson and the Education Department’s Industry and Investment Parnerships team to meet participating students at Kariong Mountains High School.
Part of the launch included a visit to Grifco’s Gosford factory to check out where the future local workforce will have the opportunity to develop their advanced skills.
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Chamberlain Group