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Kingston High School Students Opportunity of a Lifetime

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Students from Kingston High School participated in a Beacon High Impact Program this week which was delivered in partnership with the Sohn Hearts & Minds.

The program provided students with the opportunity to hear from mentors from the business and finance world who participated in a panel discussion, networking lunch and other career readiness activities.

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Job-ready students set up for the workforce after year-long program

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Thirty high school students are getting a taste of hospitality life in a program to boost workforce attraction in the tourism and hospitality sector and provide real-world job training for young people.

Students from Bayview Secondary College and Kingston High School are getting on-the-job insights at a special visit to Wrest Point today, as part of a career readiness training program run by the Beacon Foundation.

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To create a job-ready generation, we need to work together to light the way for young Tasmanians.

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There has been a gradual, yet noticeable shift in Tasmania over the past ten years.  A decade ago Tasmania’s economy was lagging.  Regardless of the measure Tasmania was almost invariably dead last compared to other states.

Yet, over the past decade Tasmania has managed to pull itself up by the bootstraps.  The change has been steady, methodical and led by the private sector supported by governments of different hues at both the state and federal level.

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High Impact program for job-ready students hits Ulverstone

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Beacon is working with local North-West businesses to inspire students and create a job-ready generation of Tasmanians.

Beacon CEO, Scott Harris, said representatives from Elphinstone, Forico, Council on the Aging (COTA), Flourish and West by North-West were spending today helping Ulverstone Secondary College students get excited about finding a job they love in some of the State’s fastest growing industries.

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North West business leaders a Beacon to Burnie High students

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Beacon is working with local North-West businesses to inspire students and create a job-ready generation of Tasmanians.

Beacon CEO, Scott Harris, said representatives from advanced manufacturing, agriculture, education and mining businesses were spending today helping Burnie High School students get excited about finding a job they love in some of the State’s fastest growing sectors.

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