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Welcome toThe Ian Potter Foundation
Technology Learning Centre
Can you help me?
A STEM Career is ……. An Enterprise Career is …
It’s time to think …………..
With a pen ……..
“Young people should engage in curriculum and
educational experiences that promote creativity,
innovation, cultural appreciation and personal values
to ensure they become confident and creative
learners equipped for a rapidly changing world as well
as active and informed citizens.”
Melbourne Declaration
How do we get all our students to be
engaged with Questacon?
Work Experience
• Applications open in May for Term 3.• Yr 10, 11 and 12 students• 5 day program• Visitor Programs and Experience• Exhibition Design Development• Limited places available
Student Training Program
• Applications open in February• March - August, 1 night per week.• Yr 11 and 12 students• Science Communication• Investigating Innovation• R unit.
Apprenticeships
• Questacon Production Team takes apprentices and interns.
• Electrotechnology, Mechanical Trade• Cert 2 and Cert 3
Casual Gallery Assistants
• Periodic recruitment.• Customer Service, science
communication.• 16 years old• Recruitment in
October/November.
National Invention Convention
• 5 day intensive experience• 14 – 18 year olds• Innovation and enterprise
skills• January 2020
Shell Questacon Science Circus
• Master of Science Communication Outreach (ANU)
• 10 months with Questacon• A life-changing experience• 500 alumni
