Australian Resources Industry Skills and Education - ARISE

How could we forget about our week away in !

We loved the hospitality we received when we visited , John Paul College and Kalgoorlie Boulder Community High School for a suite of STEM workshops!

Thanks to our foundation partner for their ongoing support of our programs!

August saw us get back on the road to visit our regional Australia partner schools. First up on the journey was a trip to the to work with students from for 2 days of STEM Fun!

Take a closer look at some of the activities we did with the Year 8-10 students across our STEM Unearthed and Pit to Port programs!

Thanks to for their ongoing support of the ARISE initiative and for making these workshops possible!

We love the support we get from our partners, all across the country! Thanks to BHP's Nickel West for hosting our students from Brisbane, Gladstone, Moranbah, Mackay, Muswellbrook and Kalgoorlie - they had an enlightening time and enjoyed the challenges you set for our sector's future engineers, scientists and geologists!

Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy

Go Team Oresome!

These brilliant young minds were given an insight into our operations in Western Australia as part of the Oresome Minds camp run by the Australian Resources Industry Skills and Education - ARISE initiative, supported by BHP.

Bailey and Sarah from Muswellbrook High School Official have been on the Oresome Minds Camp in Kalgoorlie this week learning about the Nickel refining processes that take place at BHP's Nickel West operations.

Year 10 students; Sarah and Bailey are on an excursion located in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, which involves two BHP Nickel West sites, The Kambalda Concentrator and The Nickel Smelter. We have toured both sites and using problem solving skills to propose solutions to a project provided by the Nickel West Smelter and which will be presented to BHP representatives. Our task involves eradicating the buildup of materails that can be found in the bottom of the furnace. We are working alongside other students from Queensland and Western Australia, and have developed friendships between both male and female students, engaging in group work and other activities such as board games and discussions over meals.

❓ Will you be our next ARISE Student Scholar?

🎓 Applications are now open for the ARISE Student Scholarship for Year 12 students from Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy or Australian Resources Industry Skills and Education - ARISE partner schools who are intending to study a Bachelor of Engineering at an Australian University in 2024.

💵 There are two $5,000 scholarships on offer to successful applicants thanks to our partner, BHP and - will your photo sit alongside our past recipients??

👀 Check out the link here to find out more information: https://www.judgify.me/QMEA-ARISE-Scholarships-2023 Applications close Monday 16 October 2023.

👀 Today, we'd like you to meet Rhys, one of our two ARISE Scholarship Recipients! This scholarship has been made possible by our partners, BHP!

🏫 Rhys graduated as dux of the school last year at Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy partner school, Redeemer Lutheran College, and has always demonstrated exceptional leadership skills, especially while he was college captain.

⚗️ Rhys is studying a Bachelor of Engineering at The University of Queensland, on a pathway to specialise in chemical engineering.

🤝 Rhys has said that this scholarship will assist him with university costs but most importantly will provide avenues for him to connect with industry representatives from the resources sector while he's studying.

🎉 Congratulations once again Rhys, and we look forward to following your progress!

🎓 Are you a Year 12 student looking to go into Engineering next year? Our 2023 ARISE Student Scholarship is now open! Check out the link this link for more information: https://bit.ly/QMEA-ARISE-Scholarships2023

Applications close Monday 16 October 2023.

🎤 Following on from our announcement last week, we'd like to introduce you to Mufaro, one of our two ARISE Scholarship Recipients! This scholarship has been made possible by our partners, BHP!

🏫 A 2022 graduate from Muswellbrook High School, Mufaro is the first student from outside of Queensland to be awarded an ARISE scholarship.

⚙️ The study of engineering is a natural progression from his love of maths and physics, and Mufaro is inspired by his father who works in the mining industry.

🎓 We wish Mufaro all the best in his Bachelor of Engineering (Mining Transfer Program) at The University of Newcastle, Australia, where he'll complete the first two years of his degree in Newcastle, before finishing his degree at either UNSW or UOW: University of Wollongong, Australia.

🎉 Congratulations once again Mufaro, and we look forward to following your progress!

📣 It's with great pleasure that we can announce the two recipients of the 2022 ARISE Student Scholarship!

🎉 Congratulations to Rhys Thurstun from Redeemer Lutheran College, Rochedale (Queensland) for being awarded the 💵 $10,000 scholarship and to Mufaro Tom from Muswellbrook High School Official (Hunter Valley, NSW) for being awarded the 💵 $5,000 scholarship!

🤝 This scholarship has been made possible by our foundation partner, BHP and through their ongoing support of both the Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy initiative in Queensland and the Australian Resources Industry Skills and Education - ARISE across the country.

👀 Keep an eye out over the next couple of days to hear more about what Rhys and Mufaro are studying at University in 2023!

📣 Calling all current and future regional Uni and TAFE students!

🗞️ We've got great news to share! BHP is thrilled to announce applications are open for their Regional Education and Skills Program. This empowering initiative is specially designed to nurture YOUR educational aspirations 🎒📚

🔐 Get ready to unlock your potential thanks to support from BHP. If accepted into the program, you could receive up to $15,000 towards your tuition fees for a non-bachelor degree course or up to a whopping $24,000 for a Bachelor's degree! Plus, you might be eligible for a resources grant of up to $1,000 to enhance your studies! 🙌

👀 To our ARISE alumni and graduates of ARISE-partner schools - this program covers a wide range of professional pathways. It is open to students from the Bowen Basin and Mackay in Qld, Upper Spencer Gulf and Roxby Downs in SA, the Pilbara and Goldfields region in WA, or the Upper Hunter Region in NSW Showcase how your chosen course aligns with your career goals and benefits your local community, and you're on your way to an amazing future! 👷👷‍♀️

⏰ Don't let this opportunity slip away! Follow this link to find out more information and to apply for the 2023 funding round 👇
https://ow.ly/eJGq50PI5ss

Not in post-school study yet? Keep an eye out, as there will be ongoing opportunities in 2024 as well!

ARISE is on show at the World Mining Congress 2023 in Brisbane! Our sister organisation and ARISE are featured at the STEM Pavilion all week! Our inaugural ARISE Student Scholar Henry is even featured in one of the alumni profiles!

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