STUDENTS at Greater Shepparton Secondary College are learning to apply ‘human design thinking’ and to use new technologies to solve problems of the present in future forward ways.
Box Hill Institute has brought modern technology and ideas to Shepparton to inspire students. Industry leaders came along to check out what they were doing and to scope out future talent.
“We already pay thousands of dollars to do what we see the students are doing in class today,” said Guthrie McGoldrick Consulting Engineers operations manager, Michael Coggan.
Students could try out 3D printers, including a 3D food printer, troubleshoot solar technology, learn coding and consider future solutions to current problems by using new technologies.
“3D programs are what we’re training our existing staff in right now. When we get people come to us and they’re only used to doing everything in 2D, we’re forcing them to go into 3D. Once you do it once, you can start anything. So, what the teenagers are learning is more than relatable.”
He said engineers at Guthrie McGoldrick Consulting use a program that shows in real time where wires are behind walls, saving workers time and money across industries.
“That’s the kind of level that this stuff goes to, and it is actually phenomenal and to be exposing young people to these ideas now is amazing,” said Mr Coggan.
