Welcome to The Ian Potter Foundation Technology Learning ......learners equipped for a rapidly...

Welcome toThe Ian Potter Foundation

Technology Learning Centre

Can you help me?

A STEM Career is ……. An Enterprise Career is …

It’s time to think …………..

With a pen ……..

“Young people should engage in curriculum and

educational experiences that promote creativity,

innovation, cultural appreciation and personal values

to ensure they become confident and creative

learners equipped for a rapidly changing world as well

as active and informed citizens.”

Melbourne Declaration

How do we get all our students to be

engaged with Questacon?

Work Experience

• Applications open in May for Term 3.• Yr 10, 11 and 12 students• 5 day program• Visitor Programs and Experience• Exhibition Design Development• Limited places available

Student Training Program

• Applications open in February• March - August, 1 night per week.• Yr 11 and 12 students• Science Communication• Investigating Innovation• R unit.

Apprenticeships

• Questacon Production Team takes apprentices and interns.

• Electrotechnology, Mechanical Trade• Cert 2 and Cert 3

Casual Gallery Assistants

• Periodic recruitment.• Customer Service, science

communication.• 16 years old• Recruitment in

October/November.

National Invention Convention

• 5 day intensive experience• 14 – 18 year olds• Innovation and enterprise

skills• January 2020

Shell Questacon Science Circus

• Master of Science Communication Outreach (ANU)

• 10 months with Questacon• A life-changing experience• 500 alumni

questacon.edu.au

Jared Wilkins Senior Manager Learning Experiencesjared.wilkins@questacon.edu.au

teachers@questacon.edu.au