For Employers
As a non-profit partnership between schools and industry, we strive to help every teenager with a sucessful transition from school to work, or further training.
We wish to welcome Caroline and Cheryl as our new Partnership Brokers.
Caroline and Cheryl are keen to work with Industry, Schools and the Community in developing sustainable partnerships to assist young people realise their true potential.
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| Many industries are experiencing difficulty attracting high quality young people into their industry. The Schools Industry Partnership servicing the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury and Penrith regions has developed in conjunction with local industry, schools and the community a number of projects designed to assist young people reach their full potential by exploring career and education options.
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| Why is that some employers hire teenagers that very quickly become profitable and productive members of the team, and yet other employers struggle to do the same? This 10 Minute Audio file shares the insights and tips to help employers suceed with Generation Y.
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Work Placement students are not workers. As such their insurances are covered by the school system.
Students are unpaid and inducted to industry OHS practices before being placed with you.
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| Most businesses would like to help young people develop technical and life skills to help them on their way, but wonder how they can go about helping, and still focus on the business.
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| The students we are seeking Work Placements for are actually studying your industry as part of their HSC. Students are looking to practice industry related skills beyond what is learnt in the classroom.
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Some employers get all the great teenagers, while others struggle to find good applicants, let alone keep them.
What's going on?
It is different today? Do teenagers have new expectations about what work and life offer?
Times have indeed changed and today’s teenagers are different. They can Google up information faster than you can turn the pages in a book...
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| Many students learn better by doing. Partnering with schools is a fun way that students and business can work and learn together. It could be fixing a car or researching a business challenge....
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| Not all students learn best in a traditional classroom setting. This innovative project aims to use the setting of a simulated coffee shop to teach hospitality skills to students. Building upon the theme of the coffee shop, other core subjects like maths and english can be aligned to practical workplace situations, in turn making the learning more relevant and interesting.
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Old computers destined for land fills were given a new life and new purpose thanks to the efforts of IT students at Glenmore Park High and their business supporters.
Using Linux software the computers were able to meet the robust performance requirements and zero cost budget of the local neighbour centres...
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Tomorrow's businesses will be in great hands judging by the talented leaders coming out of Caroline Chisholm College.
Yr11 Business studies students teamed up with local business to apply their business management skills in a real world setting. The businesses were blown away by the professional skills from the all girls teams...
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Local industry support is the backbone to a successful partnership between Industry and Schools
Thankyou to all our business sponsors and mentors for the time and support given to develop the skills of our future generation.
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| Schools and the world of work can be miles apart. Work Placement provides an opportunity to bridge this gap. Employer support with work placement and career activities has a very positive effect upon school leavers. Employers can share technical skills, but just as importantly students learn work ethics, team work and a great deal more...
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