Regional students are discovering that science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) studies can lead to an exciting career involving fieldwork, new technologies and the latest innovations.

Today Year 9 and 10 students from Cloncurry State School P-12 and St Joseph’s Catholic School completed a STEM Unearthed workshop delivered by the Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy (QMEA) in partnership with South32. This follows successful delivery of the same workshop at Thuringowa State High School last week.

Katrina-Lee Jones, Policy Director – Skills, Education and Diversity at the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) said the workshop gave the students a fresh perspective on how their STEM studies can be applied outside the classroom.

“Many of the STEM challenges in the workshop relate to the resources sector the students are connecting their school studies to potential careers, including emerging fields like data science,” Ms Jones said.

“The added benefit of the STEM Unearthed workshop is having industry experts from South32 on hand to help the students and share their career stories.”

South32 Cannington Vice President Operations, Giorgio Dall’Armi said it is not just the students who benefit from the workshop.

“South32 Cannington is pleased to support the STEM Unearthed workshops and our team enjoy sharing their career experiences and answering their questions about working life at an operating mine site,” Mr Dall’Armi said.

“It is a great way to give back to the communities where our operations are based and share the opportunities that are available to future STEM professionals in the Australian mining sector now and into the future.”

Click here for Cloncurry State School P-12 and St Joseph’s Catholic college workshop photos.

Click here for Thuringowa State High School workshop photos.