PDC83702: RACE - Gippsland

Course Summary:

Raising Aspirations in Careers and Education - Gippsland (RACE - Gippsland) will deliver a range of hands-on, interactive and engaging activities to primary and secondary students focused on building student capacity in STEM, digital technologies, agribusiness, manufacturing and food and fibre concepts, which:

• Raise awareness and increase motivation to pursue one of the vast range of careers across the agricultural supply chain
  
• Build their knowledge of, and increase their aspirations to undertake further education pathways
  
• Enhance their life-skills (e.g. communication, resilience, problem solving) by exposing them to potential employers and industry role models

These activities involve teachers and students from primary and secondary schools and agri-food industry ambassadors across the Gippsland Region.

This online resource includes three learning modules:

• Traceability of Gippsland Produce Module
  
• Diving into Dairy Data Module
  
• Potato Fries and Food Waste Module

There is no fee associated with this resource.

At the completion of each learning module, teachers and students will have an understanding of:

1. Traceability of Gippsland Produce Module

• Horticulture in Australia including local production in Gippsland
  
• Technologies used in the horticulture sector
  
• Traceability
  
• Food miles and wastage
  
• The career pathways in the Horticulture sector.

2. Diving into Dairy Data Module

• The Australian dairy industry including local production in Gippsland
• Technologies used in the dairy industry
• Basic data analysis using Excel
• Data interpretation (liveweight, body condition score and milk production)
• The career pathways in the Dairy Industry.

3. Potato Fries and Food Waste Module

• Potato farming in Australia including local production in Gippsland
• How vegetables grow
• The health benefits of potatoes
• The factors to consider for potato fries
• Food waste.

Duration: This online resource is typically delivered over a 10-week school term, however, teachers/students can work at their own pace, for a duration suitable to their teaching program or using learning modules suitable to their teaching program. Each learning module is self-paced and will take 10 hours to complete.

Intakes: Enrolments are taken throughout the year on a continuous basis.

Study Mode: Online

Course Enquiries: CPD-Enquiries@cqu.edu.au