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Engaging with Education Providers As a major employer in rural Tasmania, we actively engage with education providers from primary schools through to University level to educated and, hopefully, attract the next generation of salmon farmers. Our engagement includes hosting internships and student work placements, facilitating site tours, working with the Beacon Foundation and UTAS Children’s University, collaborating with providers to shape curriculum, and providing guidance to VET and tertiary Aquaculture students about what hard and soft skills prospective employers find desirable. We encourage anyone interested in pursuing a student work placement or internship to apply via the Working at Huon section of our website. Due to the high level of demand for industry work placements, we limit the number of students to ensure a more valuable learning experience and the scheduling of work placements is dependent on operational requirements and the availability of supervising employees.
Working on Water Tasmania has a wide range of employment opportunities in and around the water, including roles in aquaculture, tourism, the seafood industry, and science. This is why in 2017 the Working on Water program was launched in Launceston as a way to introduce high school students in years 9 and 10 to career opportunities in these fields.
– “Today, the program runs in the state’s north and south during October and sees students tour research and aquaculture facilities, learn about seafood marketing, as well as hear from industry-leaders.” – Last year, 55 Tasmanian secondary school students were accepted into the program from schools across the state. Over the course of the three days, the students were exposed to real-world experiences which has helped to shape their future study and career goals. Students interested in the 2020 program can stay informed about enrolment dates and program requirements via the Tasmanian Seafood Industry Council website or their social media. Students undertaking the program are managed and supervised by Independent Schools Tasmania and the Beacon Foundation, while the cost of the program is completely covered by the Tasmanian Seafood Industry.
Student Work Placements at Huon At Huon, we offer a wide range of student work placements and internships with the ultimate goal of providing meaningful employment outcomes. On any given day, we have people placed across all aspects of the business, giving them the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in aquaculture. These students are typically placed from higher education intuitions such as University of Tasmania or Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies. Ari Gilham, an IMAS student who is passionate about sustainability recently completed a placement at Hideaway Bay.
– “The Environment Department at Hideaway Bay has been my favourite part to be involved in,” said Ari. –
– Students at Forest Home with Hatchery Manager, Nathan Rowe. Image thanks to Grace Isdale/TSIC –
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“The scale of the work that goes into environmental management astounded me. I did not realise the scale, consistency requirements, communicative transparency from the industry and the long term care taken in order to minimise the environmental impacts.” “Most interesting for me was the complexity of feed trial processes. From hatchery to harvest, the specifics are integral to the success or failure of a trial, and the amount of steps and processes along the way to track progress I found unusual.”
THE HUON STORY | Huon Aquaculture | Edition Four
