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Driving Opportunity with the Australian Grand Prix

February 15, 2015 in News /by Beacon Foundation

The Australian Grand Prix Corporation is proud to partner with The Beacon Foundation to provide work experience opportunities for young students, who are at Beacon Foundation Member schools. The aim of this program is to provide young people the ability to gain work experience, skills and confidence, as part of a longer term strategy to […]

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Mentoring programs highlighted in report to GovernmentFebruary 25, 2019 - 1:09 am
The importance of labour market programs for young people, including mentoring programs, has been included in one of the recommendations to government in a new Senate Committee report. The Senate Standing Committee on Education and Employment handed down its final report on the effectiveness of the Jobactive system. The Government describes Jobactive as “the Australian […]
Taking the fear out of further education – students mentoring studentsFebruary 18, 2019 - 12:09 am
Fear of the unknown is common to most of us. For students thinking of heading to university, this is a pretty big unknown, and one that comes with lots of questions. A group of Queensland students recently had their questions about university answered, in a special event organised by Beacon Foundation and Origin Energy. University […]
Disappointed in changes at Mitchell Institute, Victoria UniversityNovember 26, 2018 - 5:27 am
Beacon Foundation is saddened to learn of the changes at Mitchell Institute in Victoria University, which will see it cease to exist in its current form next year. For the past five years, the Mitchell Institute has been at the forefront of educational research in Australia. They have led inquiries and campaigns around: Value of […]
Response to Senate Committee report – ‘Future of work and workers”September 21, 2018 - 4:19 am
The future of the world of work in Australia is once again being highlighted, with the handing down of a Senate Committee Report. Beacon Foundation welcomes the tabled report on the ‘Future of Work and Workers’, as it brings to the attention of Government and the wider community the disconnection between education and employment […]