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ACS’ ICT Gateway to Industry Schools program connects and facilitates partnerships between secondary schools and their students, parents and educators with employers across the ICT sector in Queensland.
The Gateway to Industry Schools program (GISP) for Information and Communications Technology is one of ten priority industry sectors involved in the Queensland Government’s key industry-school engagement strategy. The GISP is a component of a state-wide industry engagement and workforce development strategy to support the long-term development of a highly skilled workforce in Queensland.
Hear about the latest ICT GISP developments, case studies, news and industry trends here. Search for #ictgisp on LinkedIn for more great news!
- ICT GISP ‘Why Esports in Schools? Webinar’ – Stories From the Hearts of Dedicated Educators The ICT GISP recently invited three educators to share their stories on why and how they have built Esports programs for their students.
- What does a Gateway to the Tech Industry look like for students? What does a gateway to the tech industry look like? June 3rd saw 500 students gathered at the Big Day In Brisbane event to find out!
- When Industry and Educators Meet: A Tour of Orro Cybersecurity by Queensland Teachers On March 25th, educators from six different schools toured Orro Cybersecurity in Brisbane’s CBD, thanks to the ACS ICT ‘Gateway to Industry Schools’ project. Hosted by founder Scott Reid, who champions diversity and autistic workers, the tour included a look at the SOC where threats are monitored. Teachers learned about industry pathways for their students.
- Putting the ‘Industry’ in our GISP for ICT Careers Micro Melon and Gameloft Brisbane, like all the ICT GISP partners, are doing their bit to support the classroom to Industry pipeline. Read about how these industry partners are benefitting the ICT GISP and its participating schools.
- Tech Careers Posts for School Careers Advisors Tech Careers Posts for School Careers Advisors
- Nudgee Esports Initiative Getting Results ICT GISP manager Jonathan Nalder visited St Joseph's Nudgee College and was shown around by Cathy Lamb, touring key facilities being used to support boys studying Digital Technologies and Digital Solutions – the Esports room.
- Sharing the Love – How ACS’s Support of One ICT GISP School is Spreading to Many ICT GISP Project Manager Jonathan Nalder visited the Shailer Park campus of Busy Schools, an alternative Education provider., and met with Charli Bell, the school’s Employment Pathways Officer.
- ACS Qld branch and ICT GISP support Year 12 STEM Careers Camp ACS Queensland Branch Manager Holly Bretherton and ICT GISP Project Manager Jonathan Nalder engaged with 70 year 12 students at the National Youth Science Foundation (NYSF) ‘Speed Meet’ event, held on the 21st of January 2025, at UQ St Lucia.
- ACS Teams Up with Supanova to Deliver a Unique Careers Expo What do you get when you combine ACS members, school students, and tertiary students with a community dedicated to pop culture and gaming? The first ever ‘Level Up Career Extravaganza – Powered by ACS’, hosted at Supanova Brisbane and attracting over 3,000 school students, tertiary students, teachers, parents, and ACS members for a three-day weekend of career pathway sessions, workshops and pop culture experiences.
- Cyber Security Workers of Tomorrow Train and Compete at TAFE Qld The PECAN+ CTF 2024 student training and competition was held nationally on the 3rd and 4th of August and our ICT GISP (and other) students certainly got a chance to test their skills at TAFE South Bank. Some of the best and brightest CTF players within our SEQ secondary schools spent their weekend upskilling, applying their skills and making new friends.
- GISP School Men of Business Successfully Implements Tech Taster Program The Men of Business Tech Taster has just completed a second year of hands-on skills and tech immersion facilitated by companies and individuals over 8 weeks in Term 2, 2024.
- Knoei Future Skills Summit 2024 GISP Project Manager Cynthia Gusman-Nolan recently presented at the Knoei Future Skills Summit 2024 held at QUT Kelvin Grove.
- BiG Day In Sunshine Coast 2024 Over 400 student attended the BiG Day In Sunshine Coast on the 13th of March, 2024. ACS staff member Matthew Jorgensen represented the ICT GISP.
- Girls Day Out in STEM 2024 On the 5th of March, the ICT GISP team joined with many other industry volunteers for the Girls Day Out in STEM 2024 to inspire young girls and build their passion for working in STEM.
- Spotlight on The Conglomerate Squad: Winners of the 2023 Australian STEM Video Game Challenge A homeschooled sibling team - The Conglomerate Squad - recently won the Australian STEM Video Game challenge. They are the first team in the competitions history to become back-to-back winners! Read about Sonny, Isla, Mathieson and Michael's experience creating their game, Battle of Batone, and their trip to PAX where their game was showcased at ACER’s stall in the PAX Rising section.
- Innovative Workshop Series Sees 150 students Develop a Bionic Hand Recently, the ICT GISP collaborated with Advanced Manufacturing to conduct an intense week of workshops to 9 schools in our regions. Together, the ICT and AM teams reached over 150 students in years 9 to 11 who built a moveable bionic hand from scratch using Adafruit (a block-based code structure) and actuators along with string and cardboard.
- Knoei Innovation Summit - Brisbane 2023 On the 9th of August, our very own GISP Project Manager Cynthia was a keynote speaker at the Knoei Innovation Summit in Brisbane. Following on from that, she also published an article in the Information Age titled 'Nurturing the innovation mindset'
- Hillcrest Students Visit Playside Games Studio 10 lucky students from Hillcrest Christian College on the Gold Coast were welcomed at Playside North Games Studio to hear from Senior Games Designer Nic and talented Project Art Lead Kelsey.
- Zenva Case Study: Vocational Training Success at Loganlea State High School Loganlea State High School experiences success in vocational training utilising the Zenva Schools platform.
- BiG Day In Gold Coast Returns BiG Day In Gold Coast Returns
- UQ BiG Day In 2023 The UQ BiG Day In has returned for 2023 - find out more!
- ACS Queensland Summit 2023 The ACS Queensland Summit 2023 went off with a blast!
- RoboRave 2023: Tech Skills Training and Team Work RoboRave 2023: Tech Skills Training and Team Work
- ICT GISP Connects Local Tech Leaders and Educators on the Gold Coast ICT GISP Connects Local Tech Leaders and Educators on the Gold Coast
- Celebrating International Girls In ICT Day 2023 Celebrating International Girls In ICT Day 2023
- 2023 AgriTech Careers Day Rockhampton 2023 AgriTech Careers Day Rockhampton
- Welcome Cynthia Gusman-Nolan Welcome Cynthia Gusman-Nolan
- International Women's Day 2023 International Women's Day 2023
- Levelling Up our Tech Experience at Playside Studios Levelling Up our Tech Experience at Playside Studios
- Assistive Technology Collaboration Assistive Technology Collaboration
- You Can Start your Tech Study Journey NOW! You Can Start your Tech Study Journey NOW!
- International Girls In ICT Day 2023 International Girls In ICT Day 2023
- 2023 School Leavers’ Guide to Jobs and Training 2023 School Leavers’ Guide to Jobs and Training
- AgriTech Immersion Day | Bundaberg AgriTech Immersion Day | Bundaberg
- #ictgisp at Tech Teachers State Conference #ictgisp at Tech Teachers State Conference
- Vital Tech Career and Education Research ACS Digital Pulse and Computer Education in Australian Schools: Two essential research publications completed by ACS in 2022.
- Fearless Futures in Tech at Somerville House The Fearless Futures event at Somerville House raised the bar in promoting tech careers to young females.
- Student Excursion to Go1 Student Excursion to Go1
- Cyber Security Work Experience Clarifies a Career Pathway in Tech Cyber Security Work Experience Clarifies a Career Pathway in Tech
- Student Excursion to Cyber Security Leader Student Excursion to Cyber Security Leader
- ICT GISP Connects Local Tech Leaders and Educators in Townsville ICT GISP Connects Local Tech Leaders and Educators in Townsville
- Student Work Experience at Sunshine Coast BDI Student Work Experience at Sunshine Coast BDI
- Term Two 2022 | Partnerships and Participation Term Two 2022 | Partnerships and Participation
- Cyber Security Excursion Cyber Security Excursion
- Educator to Industry Cairns Educator to Industry Cairns
- ACS ICT GISP Explained Watch an overview of the ICT GISP and check out the #ictgisp progress on LinkedIn
- Tech Careers at Trinity College Beenleigh Tech Careers at Trinity College Beenleigh
- BiG Day Ins are Back!! BiG Day Ins are Back!!
- International Girls In ICT Day | ICT GISP Schools Celebrate International Girls In ICT Day – Gold Coast and Logan City Region Schools Promote Careers in Tech for Females
- International Women's Day at Stuartholme School International Women's Day at Stuartholme School
- Adobe Creative Cloud Teacher PD with Dr Tim Kitchen Adobe Creative Cloud Teacher PD with Dr Tim Kitchen
- Case Study: Ignatius Park College Trials Professional Online Training Platform Zenva Academy combines with Ignatius Park College to deliver industry-standard software training
- 2021 Update Check out the update to see some highlights of 2021
- St Brendan's College St Brendan's College recently made it into mainstream media publication CQToday.
- Focus on Careers in Cyber Security The ICT GISP is focusing on Cyber Security careers in 2021. Listen to Project Manager Matthew Jorgensen talk about pathways from a secondary school perspective on AustCyber's OzCyber Unlocked.
- ICT GISP goes National The ICT GISP recently made it into the national mainstream media on Sky News and OzCyber Unlocked
- Digitrek 21 Students and teachers can attend a myriad of FREE technology workshops, training and even a student competition as part of the Digitrek 21 program.
- Australian Cyber Week | ICT GISP The ICT Gateway to Industry Schools program joined forces with AustCyber to create a series of resources and events to acknowledge Australian Cyber Week and the need for citizens and businesses to get serious about Cyber Security.
- Welcome to the ICT GISP | Sunshine Coast Cluster Takes Shape Mountain Creek State High School, Sunshine Coast Council and AustCyber join forces to provide ICT Industry experience to students as part of the ICT Gateway to Industry Schools program.
- ACS Secures Gateway to Industry Schools Program for ICT in Queensland ACS has successful secured the newly created Gateway to Industry Schools Program (GISP) for the Information and Communications Technology sector in Queensland. This program is managed and funded by the Department of Employment, Small Business and Training (DESBT) for a total contract value of $510,000 + GST.
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