Parliamentary Secretary for Education Gareth Ward MP has today announced that local students have been recognised at the 28th annual TAFE NSW Gili Awards, a celebration of the achievements of Aboriginal students, teachers and employees, at a ceremony hosted by the Governor of NSW in Sydney.
A new program will ensure that our public education system remains among the finest in the world, with new employment standards set for graduate teachers in NSW public schools.
Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast Gareth Ward has announced funding of $300,000 for a new two-year program to prevent Year 11 students from dropping out of school by tapping into their strengths and creating vocational pathways into jobs.
Parliamentary Secretary for Education Gareth Ward MP is today urging local Aboriginal people across our region to apply for a scholarship that will support them in studying a bachelor level early childhood teaching qualification.
Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra Gareth Ward MP has today announced that SafeWork NSW’s Centre for Work Health and Safety and the University of Wollongong (UOW) have committed to working together to develop work health and safety research expertise in Australia.
Parliamentary Secretary for Education and the Illawarra Gareth Ward MP today announced that students and teachers at Edmund Rice College will benefit from a new creative arts centre supported by the NSW Government.
Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast Gareth Ward MP has today announced the University of Wollongong’s iAccelerate incubator will share in $2.1 million funding to boost jobs, drive collaboration and help regional startup communities thrive.
Parliamentary Secretary for Education Gareth Ward MP has today announced that as the HSC approaches, school leavers across the Illawarra and South Coast are getting ready to take a break from the books and head to a hands-on Open Day on Saturday 18th August at Nowra TAFE and Wollongong TAFE to get a taste of vocational training and education options for next year.
I am pleased to advise that children in NSW are set to enjoy their Life Education classes with the organisation’s mascot Healthy Harold, inside new pop up inflatable classrooms, allowing Harold and educators to reach more regional and remote locations.
Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast Gareth Ward MP is encouraging local businesses to register their interest in mentoring and building vocational skills in young people to help divert them away from crime and into education and employment opportunities.
