On Monday, students from Good Samaritan Catholic College, James Busby High School, John Edmondson High School and Miller Technology High School visited Eastern Creek Raceway and Western Sydney University to learn about career pathways within the data, technology and engineering fields.
Hosted by Western Sydney International Airport and DXC, the interactive industry visit kicked off at Eastern Creek Raceway with a VIP tour of the Shell V-Power Racing Team’s V8 Supercar and garage. The Shell team included motor mechanics, engineers and drivers who shared their extensive knowledge with students relating to maximising high performance, efficiencies and aerodynamics in race cars.
A highlight for the students was meeting race car driver Anton de Pasquale, who has been racing professionally on the V8 Supercars circuit for the past five years.
Mason Glover is a Year 12 student at Good Samaritan Catholic College who has a passion for cars and mechanics. He explained the opportunity to see a V8 Supercar up close was inspirational.
Mason Glover, Liverpool Opportunity Hub studentI love the racing car industry and the Shell team provided us with a great opportunity to see how it all works. I was already looking at a motor mechanics apprenticeship for next year and today’s industry visit has inspired me to follow this path.
After the visit to Eastern Creek Raceway, students and Souths Cares staff travelled to Western Sydney University's Parramatta Campus to learn about careers in emerging technologies and entrepreneurship.
Throughout the visit to WSU, students participated in a number of hands-on workshops to learn about new technologies, including virtual reality demonstrations, podcasting set-ups, 3D printing and digital entrepreneurship.
The excursion also included a Q&A panel with ACT Brumbies players Ollie Sapsford, Cadeyrn Neville and Ryan Lonergan who shared their own journeys within professional sport and offered students advice on staying resilient during challenging times.
Careers and Education Pathways Advisor, Rhys Wesser stated the industry visit had provided students with plenty of new ideas for their future careers.
“Today was packed with innovative workshops and inspiring stories from people working across a broad range of professions. Our students had a great time and have learnt about many new career options on the cutting edge of technology and engineering”, Rhys said.
The Liverpool Opportunity Hub is proudly supported by Training Services NSW.
