Broadmeadows Kangan Institute campus will soon have a new tech school in Hume as construction begins marking a major milestone.
Aimed to serve as a dynamic hub for innovation, talent development and industry collaboration, the new tech school was planned in response to the Hume municipality being one of Australia’s fastest-growing communities, with population growth projected at nearly 50 per cent more the next two decades.
The Hume Tech School will offer high-tech science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs (STEM), to local secondary school students with Kangan Institute as tertiary partner.
The future-ready programs will cover areas like advanced manufacturing, automation, healthcare, renewable energy, construction, transport and logistics, and data analytics.
“Students in Broadmeadows and the neighbouring suburbs will have the chance to explore future career and industry pathways that have never been more important.” Deputy Premier and Education Minister Ben Carroll said
“All Victorian students, no matter their location, deserve access to the best learning facilities. Victoria’s Tech Schools provide high-tech, hands-on STEM programs to secondary school students in their local area.”
Once up and running, the school will provide programs to more than 28,000 students from 28 secondary schools in Hume annually.
Kangan Institute chief executive Sally Curtain celebrated the start of construction on the new tech school.
“Starting construction of this innovative Tech School marks a bold step towards inspiring the next generation in STEM and preparing Hume’s young people for the jobs of tomorrow,” she said.
