Grow OUr Own October Update
Image L to R: Marg Couch Local Connector for The Welcome Experience RDA Riverina; Katie Pastro, Projects Officer RDA Riverina; Amanda Cappello, Operations Manager RDA Riverina; and Jayadev Ajayakumar, Local Connector for The Welcome Experience at the Griffith Careers & Employment Expo
GOO has had a busy month across the Riverina attending and supporting various events and programs. Attending the Launch of Rise & Build in the Riverina as a partner of this exciting new program, and later participating in the first Rise & Build industry tour of the RAAF redevelopment site Wagga Wagga. GOO are excited to partner with this new program in our region, designed to support women to build meaningful, long-term careers in traditionally male-dominated industries — including construction, clean energy, advanced manufacturing, and digital technology. We look forward to assisting the ESI team to launch this program into the Western Riverina in coming months.
GOO also attended the annual Griffith Careers & Employment Expo as an exhibitor and presenter in October. These expos are used by GOO to obtain data from attending students about their plans after high school. Data is compared to previous years events and other expos to highlight trends in the cohorts each year. These reports and data can be obtained on the RDA Riverina website.
'Behind Schools Gates' will also be held in October with over 20 industry partipatns registered. Murrumbidgee Regional High School (Wade site) is hosting the Term 4 tour. The 'Behind School Gates' is a a GOO initiative that has been established to continue to bridge the gap between education providers and local industry. Building connection, through knowledge and understanding is a powerful tool in continuing to build our local workforce from this grass roots level.
We look forward to hosting local business and industry within various educational institutions throughout the year, and thank our partner in this initivate Griffith Business Chamber for thier ongoing support.
