THE Member for Northern Victoria, Wendy Lovell, has again called on the State Government to commit funding to construct a state-of-the-art Tech School in Greater Shepparton.
There are currently ten Tech Schools in Victoria, including in Ballarat and Bendigo, which focus on the development of skills in science, technology, engineering, and maths (known as STEM skills).
In a constituency question to the Minister for Education, James Merlino, in State Parliament last week, Ms Lovell said that the building of a Tech School in Greater Shepparton was originally included in the Shepparton Education Plan, but that the Government had reneged on the plan.
Ms Lovell sought from the Minister a funding commitment to build a Tech School in Greater Shepparton to be included in the 2021-22 State Budget.
“Tech Schools are innovative, shared learning environments that are managed and operated in partnership with local schools, local government, TAFE, university and industry and our students would benefit enormously by such a facility being established in Greater Shepparton,” Ms Lovell said.
“I call on Mr Merlino to provide funding in the upcoming State Budget to build a Tech School and provide these new learning opportunities to Greater Shepparton students.”
