Generation STEM

[Music plays and a split circle appears and photos of different CSIRO activities flash through in either side of the circle and then the circle morphs into the CSIRO logo]

[Image changes to show Paloma Siles talking to the camera, and text appears: Paloma Siles, CSIRO Generation STEM Industry Engagement Manager]

Paloma Siles: The future for Australia is so bright. We are a country that is burgeoning with so many STEM exciting opportunities.

[Images move through to show students talking together and looking at a laptop, students working on a robotic vehicle, a 3D printer in operation, students talking, and a student looking at an animation]

So, we’re here at Generation STEM to really support bringing all of those stakeholders together, making sure that we have government, education and industries working alongside each other to make that future happen.

[Image changes to show Sunita Harrington talking to the camera, and then images move through of students looking at a computer motherboard, and text appears: Sunita Harrington, Nautitech Head of Marketing and Communications]

Sunita Harrington: It’s incredibly important for businesses to engage with schools and students because they are the future generation of people who are going to work for us.

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They bring in fresh ideas, new skills, lots of energy, and we’ve been lucky enough to hire quite a few interns through the CSIRO, and they’ve been very, very successful.

[Images move through to show Rohan Sharma talking to the camera, two males looking at a laptop, a male opening a machine, a male and female looking at a building simulation on a laptop, and then the building simulation being placed into a city, and text appears: Rohan Sharma, BOC Limited Maintenance Engineer]

Rohan Sharma: Initiatives like Generation STEM are very important because the world is getting more complex and we need new minds, new thought process, new ideas to make it more easier.

[Image changes to Wayne Humphrey talking to the camera, and text appears: Wayne Humphrey, Peter Warren, Automotive Holdings Group Training Manager]

Wayne Humphrey: This is towards generation.

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This is the generation that’s going to help us solve problems not only today, tomorrow, but further into the future.

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Paloma Siles: The value for businesses getting involved in Generation STEM goes so much further than being able to build up their own talent pipeline, but it really brings them into the community.

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It connects them in to be known as that vital part of not just the workforce but really bringing in and growing the space around them.

[Images move through to show Sunita talking to the camera, a female using an FPV, a view of satellite dishes, and then satellite dishes against a night sky]

Sunita Harrington: I didn’t realise how important Generation STEM was until I started being a part of it and it’s a fantastic initiative for us.

[Images move through to show Rachel Lollback talking to the camera, groups of students looking at a city display on a screen, and two presenters talking to people seated at a table, and text appears: Rachel Lollback, TalentFirst.ai Senior Data Analyst]

Rachel Lollback: Bringing together industry and education is so important because it allows us to ensure that the things that we’re teaching in schools and universities is actually tailored and relevant for what we need in industry.

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And these, if we can work together we can solve that problem and we can excel as global leaders in Australia.

[Images move through to show Paloma talking to the camera, a view looking down on participants in GenSTEM, a close view of various students at the GenSTEM talking together]

Paloma Siles: It’s never been so important for industry and education to work together because we could be world leading in so many STEM fields if we have the excited and talented minds on the job.

[Images move through of various displays at GenSTEM, students talking together and collaborating, and then Paloma talking to the camera]

At Generation STEM we’re looking to attract, support, train and retain the future workforce because if we can equip our students with STEM we’re unlocking a future of endless possibilities.

[Music plays and the image changes to show the SIEF and NSW Government logos and text appears: Generation STEM is managed by CSIRO and made possible through the NSW Government’s $25 million endowment to the Science and Industry Endowment Fund (SIEF)]

[Image changes to show the CSIRO logo and text: CSIRO, Australia’s National Science Agency]