The STEM Community Partnerships Program
The STEM Community Partnerships Program (STEM CPP) invites students to participate in STEM inquiry based projects to address challenges faced by the local community and are given privileged access to a variety of local STEM businesses and role models, providing valuable insight into local STEM pathways.
The program involves activities for students in Years 9 and 10, facilitated by their teachers and school. Implementation is flexible, to enable school and student requirements to be met.
Students may participate in any or all of the following activities:
The first place that the program will be implemented is in Western Sydney. Major industry developments in Western Sydney will generate 200,000 new STEM jobs in the region over the next 20 years. Generation STEM empowers local young people with the relevant STEM skills, to take advantage of this once-in-a-generation opportunity and pursue a highly a rewarding STEM career in Western Sydney.
The ambition is to build a strong community of STEM-capable citizens would will be able to live, learn and play in Western Sydney.