OVER 300 people gathered at the inaugural Allied Health Futures Forum last week to help students start planning for their future in allied health.
Allied health practitioners from local businesses passionately represented over 20 Allied Health disciplines on offer in our community, with universities also in the room for families to quiz on what they offer in the various pathways of interest to them.
Goulburn Murray Local Learning & Employment Network (GMLLEN) executive officer, Rebecca Costa-Lowe said that while the event was intended to assist families by funnelling the information that’s out there on Allied Health, it went deeper than that with a personal approach and a focus on building networks for our future professionals.
“This event was about young people starting the conversation with our local health providers,” she said.
“Connecting future experts with current experts could mean the difference between these students one day establishing their careers elsewhere, or here in the Goulburn Valley.”
“It’s exciting to know that while families went away informed about the jobs and their pathways, they had also witnessed the passion from these practitioners about providing their important services in regional areas, in communities like ours.”
Teams from eight major universities attended the event, many travelling long distances to the region to promote their courses and share information about their campuses, important elements for a family to consider when making decisions about next steps for their children’s future.
Kath Metzger, senior lecturer and program manager of medical radiation at RMIT University, was thrilled to be involved.
“To have industry and education in the one place is a perfect way to inspire the students to build their careers, and we’re proud to bring our pathways to their doorstep,” she said.
“It is RMIT’s mission to inspire the next generation by creating spaces to share, learn and empower one another, this event did all of that and we can’t wait to take part again next year.”
GMLLEN thanked all the attendees, everyone who represented their fields and organisations at the event, and Workforce Australia for their support.
