For Educators And Advisors | Engineers Australia

Those who influence and inspire Australia's bright young minds.

Educating Australia's future engineers

Engineers Australia upholds the values and efforts of the teachers and advisors who guide Australian students into engineering pathways.

Educators and career advisors are trusted champions of a bright future for Australia and the world. We are allies in the effort to draw students into the ranks of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) professionals. Together, we face the challenge of relating science and engineering to children in ways that are consistently fun and exciting.

The future of our profession is in the hands of those who will one day be called to design and build the marvels yet to come — and they are in your hands — the people with a unique ability to recognise, cultivate and guide their talents.

Teachers who inspire are often credited with encouraging students to pursue engineering careers. Dedicated advisors open doors to unseen futures for bright minds. Engineers Australia is here to help you accomplish these great tasks.

Utilise the resources in the pages below and contact your local division to share information, ideas and assets with our staff.

Resources for all educators

STARportal

Engineers Australia has partnered with Australia’s Chief Scientist to develop the STARportal.edu.au, Australia’s first centralised national portal for exciting and engaging STEM activities from around the country. This searchable database connects parents, students and teachers with their local and online STEM activities in real time.

What is Engineering?

The term 'engineering' covers a wide range of fields and skills. Engineers are scientists, inventors, designers, builders and great thinkers.

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The future of engineering

What's ahead for engineering - and the world!

In-school engineering presentation kits

Get students engaged with engineering with these in-school presentation toolkits.

Engineering in the Australian curriculum

Students undertaking engineering projects learn a wide variety of fundamental skills and capabilities, from literacy and numeracy to critical and creative thinking.

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Interesting and fun resources

Enhance STEM learning. Give kids access to some cool websites that can engage and educate

Resources for primary school teachers and educators

Engineering Games

The Engineering Games in Canberra are fun, challenging and open to students of all ages.

EA Junior Club

Spark curiosity in the minds of young students by bringing engineering into the classroom.

EA Junior Club provides activities and resources to teachers who want to help build the skills that are relevant to engineering.

Resources for high school teachers and educators

Engineering Studies Teacher Program

A program designed to help teachers deliver Engineering Studies to year 11 and 12 students.

Day of STEM

The Day of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) gives Australian students a once in a lifetime chance to experience the daily life of a professional in their prospective field.

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F1 in Schools

A challenge for aspiring engineers!

F1 in Schools is an exciting and dynamic challenge for engineering students that involves building and racing miniature cars. This fantastic event gives students from primary school right through to university level the chance to experience many of the fundamentals of engineering including teamwork, design and planning, manufacturing and testing, and of course making your work come to life for the race.

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Honeywell Engineering Summer School (NSW)

The Honeywell Engineering Summer School gives NSW high school students a better understanding of what engineering is and how it works in everyday life. Students meet and interact with a range of professional engineers, attend lectures/demonstrations at NSW universities and take part in industrial visits.

The 2020 program has been postponed.

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Cochlear Autumn School of Engineering (ACT/NSW)

A one-week program for Year 11/12 school students. Students attend lectures at participating Sydney universities, meet with professional engineers and participate in industrial visits.

The 2020 program has been postponed.

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Experience IT (ACT/NSW)

Open to female school students from Years 7 – 10 from NSW & ACT. If you like designing solutions to problems, want to contribute to society and make a difference to the world – come and see what engineering is about!

The 2020 program has been postponed.

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sySTEMic (NT)

In a first for the Northern Territory, secondary students are getting practical experience and first-hand access to industry under a new program called the ‘sySTEMic Collaboration’.

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Resources

Training and development