Clean Economy skills for the future

Purpose

Identifying clean economy training needs for the advanced manufacturing industry.

Program partnership

Partnership between The Gordon, Geelong Manufacturing Council, City of Greater Geelong, Skilling the Bay and Geelong Tech School.

Goals

Support the Victorian Government’s commitment to net zero emissions by 2045.

Why take the FREE team challenge?

Born from the Victorian Government’s Clean Economy Workforce Development Strategy, The Clean Economy Project is a suite of projects that will prepare Victoria’s local advanced manufacturing industry and education providers for new jobs and training needs to achieve a net zero emissions economy by 2045.

The Clean Economy Project will:

identify what future jobs will look like for advanced manufacturing in the Geelong region.
determine the training and upskilling needed for new and existing staff.
equip manufacturing businesses and teams to work in the new ‘clean economy.

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Training Needs analysis

The Gordon has been working with the Geelong region’s manufacturing industry to identify the sector’s future clean economy training needs.

We’ve established four project deliverables to help us identify these needs.

Advanced Manufacturing Training Need Analysis
Advanced Manufacturing Graduate Pilot Program
Teacher Industry Immersion Program
Student Work Readiness Program

Clean Economy Team Challenge program

The Gordon partnered with Geelong Manufacturing Council to provide a free 9-week pilot program from March to May 2024 for graduate talent that supports the Geelong region’s growth in Advanced Manufacturing and its Clean Economy goals.

The Clean Economy Team Challenge program has brought many benefits to manufacturers and graduates including:

local industry connections and networking opportunities.
skills and workshops.
immersion into Clean Economy sector.
site visits and tours.
Certificate of Completion.
graduation event.