raise the awareness of employability skills and the needs of business
build strong and ongoing relationships between businesses and schools
provide school students with practical career information and expose them to the workplace
connect businesses, school students, teachers and families in career pathways planning
provide opportunities for teachers and students to gain practical experience in industry
provide businesses with opportunities to learn about the education sector
ensure mutual benefit for schools, industry and business
The Adopt A School Program includes an extensive range of activities which partners can choose from to suit their own needs. The activities can be based in:
Business or Industry
the Community
Schools
individual Classroom
These activities cover a wide spectrum of areas and include:
tours, visits and excursions
speakers and demonstrations
student mentoring, role modelling and interview training
career displays and mobile exhibits
teacher exchange programs
part-time work opportunities, work experience, structured workplace learning, work and career shadowing and School-based New Apprenticeships
student research and enterprise projects
forums, councils, seminars, conferences, Summer schools, teacher or student industry and business seminars
careers education and counselling
supporting curriculum development, teacher and student materials and resources, structured learning activities, competitions, games and work simulation exercises
How can you get started in an Adopt A School program?
Industry and Business can:
provide speakers to talk to students about careers and employability skills
participate in project activities with schools
participate in school and community career education events
provide opportunities for teachers to gain exposure to your workplace
participate in local networks
promote your industry as an attractive career choice to schools
Schools, career advisers and teachers can:
get together with interested stakeholders to develop a plan of activities built around the needs of local business and young people
communicate with other local schools to avoid overlap of activities and contact with business, and establish coordinated arrangements where possible
invite speakers from local business to talk to students about careers and workplace requirements
organise industry visits for school personnel, students and parents
take students to local career events
encourage innovative and creative projects between students and local business
provide career and work education programs in the school curriculum
provide vocational education programs linked to the local business community
organise workplace learning experiences for students
seek opportunities for teachers to gain experience in industry
