Talking to the Next Generation – 2023 Hunter School STEM Expo

BlueZone attended the 2023 Hunter Schools STEM careers expo “Choose Your Future” in Newcastle NSW in October 2023. The expo was attended by 400 STEM students from the Hunter region who were looking for career and educational pathway advice and guidance. The expo exposes students to career options that they may not otherwise have known existed.

Students were given information about the organisations presenting at the expo prior to attending, so they had the opportunity to research their areas of interest and then talk to the representatives. The students were very interested in the equipment supplied, engineered and sustained by BlueZone and it was an honour to talk to these students about education and career path options that can lead to working with robotic and autonomous systems with us.

The expo was organised by the NSW government as part of the Regional Industry Education Partnerships Program which connects industry with secondary schools across NSW. The representatives from BlueZone, along with over 20 other organisations, were happy to share their knowledge and experience, and we are sure there are strong career opportunities ahead for these students in the STEM fields.