Wyndham Tech School Newsletter - Term 1, 2021

Wyndham Tech School Team

Welcome to 2021 I hope you are all refreshed and your students are settling in well. The team at Wyndham Tech School are keen to share with you what’s on offer in Term One.

The Student Voice Our focus this year is the student, we are keen to provide as many opportunities as possible for students to lead Tech School initiatives.

We will be launching a STEM Leadership program that will provide students with opportunities to connect with industry through panel discussions and podcast interviews, act as mentors and advocate for younger students and contribute to an advisory group to help steer the vision of the Tech School.

If your school is interested in being part of this initiative please email: Julie.Duncan@vu.edu.au

Digital Twin

Updated Spaces When you visit Wyndham Tech School, you will notice some changes such as our new Factory of the Future and Digital Twin where students will engage with process automation principles and practice using industrial and collaborative robots to solve complex problems.

Our new Design Studio mimics industry, students create content for the holographic wall, develop concepts using CAD software as well as undertake cyber exercises. We were lucky enough to have Hayden Dewar, local artist, paint a magnificent mural sparking inspiration for what is possible when students are working in the design studio.

Should your school be interested in a tour of our updated spaces please email: Julie.Duncan@vu.edu.au

Programs

Students and Teachers can engage with the following interactive programs: Future of Work Humanoids in Society Autobots Product Design Using CAD

Cyber Awareness Cybersecurity Game Design

For more information and to make a booking visit: Wyndham Tech School

Design Studio

Teacher Professional Learning Developed by Tech Schools in partnership with Bastow, Victorian teachers and international design thinking experts, Design2Innovate: introduction to design thinking will support middle leaders and classroom teachers to become more confident in using design thinking in the classroom, school curriculum and leadership practice. To register please visit: Arc

Events Our major event in Term 1 is celebrating International Women’s Day. On Thursday 11th March, the young women from our partner schools will be invited to join us at WTS for a breakfast with inspiring young female professionals who will explore their own journey and discuss how they #Choose to Challenge.

To register your interest email: Julie.Duncan@vu.edu.au

Industry Projects City West Water, Wyndham City Council, Velisha Farms, Big eSports and Telstra are working with us on collaborative projects with pilots underway with students from our partner schools. Updates of our progress will be provided in our Term 2 update.

Factory of the Future

Industry Job Trends The hybrid job economy is here a report by burning glass reported a huge demand for hybrid skills due to the rise of automation, AI and digital tools.

For example, if you work as a content creator, you will need programming skills or if you work in marketing, you are going to need to understand data analytics.

Demand for hybrid skills has only increased as a result of COVID, the top five skill areas driving the hybrid world based on job postings include Big Data and Data Analysis; Intersection of Design and Development; Sales and Customer Service, Emerging Digital Technologies and Evolving Compliance and Regulatory Landscape. Students and Teachers who participate in Tech School programs, masterclasses, projects and events will be introduced to these types of skills and much more.

We look forward to seeing you soon.

Gail Bray Director