Geraldton and Carnarvon The City of Greater Geraldton Durack Institute Midwest Joblink Aboriginal Workforce Development Centre Mingenew Lions Shire of Carnarvon Grains Research and Development Corporation Strengthened previously established relationships with: Scitech Discovery Centre Geraldton University Centre organisations and plans made for future collaborations community and government organisations and plans made for future collaborations in 2016 and beyond. End Dec 2015 School visits conducted to Partner Schools in the in conjunction with Aspire UWA core activities During Aspire UWA school visits, students from Years 5 to 12 participated in: Aspire UWA core activities Career development workshops including: Yr 5/6: Find your future Yr 10: UniDiscovery & Study skills Yr 12: The Next Step & Career conversations At least 300 students will participate in classroom based workshops 1,244 students participated in core Aspire UWA workshops, while an additional 592 students participated in career development workshops. Participation in community events and expos in the Midwest Prepared for and engaged in six community events in the Mid West Influencing the key influencers project to have a presence at minimum of three community events and expos Presence at 6 different community events that engaged more than 2000 community members Mingenew Midwest Expo Sense of Direction Expo (Geraldton) WACRH Careers Presentation Astronomy Community Event (Carnarvon)
Activities in the Community TIMEFRAME PLANNED ACTIVITIES AND MILESTONES PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND MILESTONES COMPLETED IDENTIFIED KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS OUTCOME End June 2015 Resource and activity development for community events and expos including: Take home resources for students and their families (children, young adult, general public Dynamic Visual Aids Short, hands-on activity developed to engage children Access to UWA’s online career development resources with a professional career adviser present to answer any questions or provide advice A strategy developed for use at community events that included the development of: Designed A0 Posters, A5 postcard flyers, fact sheets, Star gaze word search, and many other resources about university and career options Mid West career data poster created to showcase the trends in the regional labour market and importance of university study Giant career cut-outs of people in various professions made for photo opportunities and engagement Life size colourful board game created to highlight possible pathways to university Resources developed for career adviser to use at community events Presentations to engage key influencers during 3 community events Engaging and informative resources are developed that are targeted at children, young adults and families; for distribution at regional community events and expos A dynamic visual display created for use at community events and expos An activity for young children developed in consultation with community organisations; for distribution at community events and expos A comprehensive package of resources, visual aids and activities designed for use at a number of community events and expos Aspire UWA student ambassadors trained to use and discuss resources at community events; particularly engaging with the board game Awarded Best Business and Technology Display at the Mingenew Lions Mid West Expo Consulted with local primary schools to design board game for Mingenew Expo. More than 100 students and community members played the game across all events End December 2015 Participation in Community events and expos in the Online career decision making program is made available for people to complete Prepared for and engaged in 6 community events in the Mid West ‘How to get to uni’ information developed and accessible online Influence the key Influencers to have a presence at minimum of 3 community events and expos UWA Student Ambassador(s), from the region, to be present Presence at 6 different community events that engaged more than 2000 community members Mingenew Expo Sense of Direction Expo (Geraldton)
Up-to-date and relevant information regarding accessing tertiary education Career development tools, activities and resources Profiles of students from the region who have successfully transitioned into a tertiary education institution 3 x factsheets about university finance, housing and study options 4 x A0 posters for classrooms highlighting the student profiles and university information Series of A5 postcard flyers about university and Mid West career statistics 10 x student profiles detailing their decision making process and transition to university Action Research TIMEFRAME PLANNED ACTIVITIES AND MILESTONES PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND MILESTONES COMPLETED IDENTIFIED KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS OUTCOME End March 2015 Research Forum held with university partner(s) to develop Influencing the key Influencers Evaluation Framework, drawing on expertise of equity practitioners from each university and Careers Centre’ expertise Action Research activities and timeline finalised, including review process Forum help with Dr Ann Jardine, Director of Aim High at UNSW External evaluation by Dr Ann Jardine completed Aspire UWA evaluation framework utilised and tailored to meet needs of the project Report completed detailing the outcomes agreed during the Research Forum shared with university partner Evaluation Framework developed including qualitative and quantitative measures Templates for feedback and peer review finalised Evaluation report from Dr Ann Jardine (See Attachment 2) Framework evaluation implemented internally (via field journals, student surveys and teacher focus groups) and externally (via UNSW) Regular internal meetings held to refine activities and continually evaluate progress End April 2016 (agreed variation) Review and analysis of all data collected Evaluation report completed, incorporated into the Final Evaluation report completed Influencing the key Influencers evaluation report completed; disseminated to all stakeholders; Evaluation report completed Staff presented at Equity Practitioners in Higher Education Australia conference to 33 year