What does the program cost?
The program is fully funded by the Victorian State Government and there is no cost to schools or industry to participate.
Broadening Horizons is an innovative education program that enables meaningful engagement between industry and secondary school students to explore real world issues. The program provides students in Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 with valuable insights that help prepare them for work experience, build their confidence and understanding of future career possibilities. Industry benefits through helping young people prepare for work, developing staff capability through coaching and mentoring young people, and raising their profile in the community.
Broadening Horizons is designed to:
Industry partners provide insights into their world of work and present a real-world challenge within their industry or workplace. Students apply their design thinking and enquiry-based learning to work through the challenge, supported by industry mentoring and excursion visit. Students present their innovative ideas and solutions to their industry partner and panel. A member of the Broadening Horizons team is on hand to support each stage of the program, including partner formation, program planning and delivery, and continuous improvement.
The Broadening Horizons Learner Journey is made up of four modules:
Each module is made up of six stages that take students on a journey of understanding their passions and interests, and the potential careers these may align with, to exploring local career and pathway opportunities and engaging in challenges faced by local industry today. Module 2 includes an industry immersion activity and Module 3 includes a work experience as part of the delivery of the Broadening Horizons program.
Program delivery is customised for each school based on students’ needs, capacity and resourcing and timetables. Some examples of delivery may be one day per week over a term, a condensed program of 4 to 6 weeks during the term or over a school year.
As an industry partner you will spend time in schools providing information about your organisation, jobs and career paths available. Our program provides your team an opportunity to build their mentoring skills. Industry immersion activities and work experiences are a key component of the program and provides Gippsland students the opportunity to connect to your organisation.
As a partnering school, your students and teaching team share in the opportunity to deliver, explore and experience the Broadening Horizons Program first hand. The success of the program is complimented by all program delivery tools and teacher professional development sessions provided.
The Broadening Horizons Team will engage with all program stakeholders to support your students, school and industry needs to ensure program delivery success.
The following list of frequently asked questions should provide some insight into any unanswered questions you might have about our program. If you still have questions, please feel free to contact us.
