ICT GISP Newsletter - Get the Gist!

Term 1, 2024

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Welcome to Week 1 Term 1 of 2024!

The ICT GISP has lots of immersive experiences ready for you and your students this year. We continue to link all that we offer to our 4 pillars - Cyber Security, Gaming, Technopreneurship and Tech for Life. The demand for students pursuing a career pathway into technology has never been stronger as stated in the recent ACS Digital Pulse research findings.

The report states that we will need 1.3 million tech professionals by 2030 which is only 6 years away - simply put, when your current year 7's are in year 12 (and we all know how quickly that happens). Research has shown that boys are 4 times more likely than girls to pursue STEM and technology based subjects as teenagers with 16% of boys and only 4% of girls choosing to study technology. Improving the gender balance and doing everything we can to promote and facilitate inclusion in our industry is a key driver for us on the ICT GISP - and to be honest, it is this that gets me leaping out of bed in the morning! To help with this we have joined forces with Girls Day Out in STEM who run amazing programs for girls of school age.

As we start the final year of this specific ICT GISP project, we look forward to working with you to deliver another great year of immersion and opportunities for students considering a career pathway in technology

Cynthia Gusman-Nolan

ICT GISP Project Manager

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Count Her In: Invest in Women. Accelerate Progress.

Women's economic empowerment is central to a gender equal world. When women are given equal opportunities to learn, earn and lead – entire communities thrive. #CountHerIn

ACS and the Queensland Government are both supporting the UN International Women's Day (UN IWD). Find out more about UN IWD HERE or the Queensland Government's Queensland Women's Week HERE

Reach out if you wish to have an industry speaker to present at your schools about International Women's Day from a technology perspective.

Best of both worlds - Women and Technology!

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BiG Day In events are for year 9-12 school students to explore careers in technology. Held on university campuses, students gain insight into ‘university life’ and are able to make better informed decisions about their future.

GISP has a limited amount of complimentary tickets for our schools (max. 10 per school), allocated on a first in basis. If you would like to claim these tickets, please email Erin Cowling.

Additional tickets can be purchased via the links below.

Sunshine Coast, 12th March, 2024

Brisbane, 28th May, 2024

Please note: There will be an event held on the Gold Coast, date TBD.

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Some of you may have noticed our new Instagram account.

We'd love it if you followed our account and tagged us in any posts you make relating to ICT GISP events. Come and be our friend and keep up to date with all the fun opportunities our GISP schools get to partake in.

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Harnessing the Power of Microsoft 365 - Townsville

Ryan Wilson, Co-Director, Pack of 7, will talk about 3 important tools that are a must for any organisation that wants to exploit the potential of their Microsoft 365 environment.

Thursday 14 March, 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Smart Precinct NQ, Townsville

Register Now!

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Harnessing the Power of Microsoft 365 - Bundaberg

Ryan Wilson, Co-Director, Pack of 7, will talk about 3 important tools that are a must for any organisation that wants to exploit the potential of their Microsoft 365 environment.

Thursday 21 March, 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: The Generator, Bundaberg Central

Register Now!

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We've always got something on the go here at ICT GISP. Keep up to date with what we've been doing by checking out our news page!

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