Growing up in regional Western Australia, I know all too well how far-fetched a job in tech may seem. For many children (like me) they may be the first in their family to attend university and there's very little mentoring or real-life examples available for such a profession to be seen as relevant or reachable.
This is where WITWA (Women in Technology Western Australia's) techtrails STEM incursion is so brilliant.
Visiting schools in both the outer-suburbs of Perth and regional Western Australia, the program includes speakers from a wide array of STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) fields to talk about their experience, including Professor Lyn Beazley, the former Chief Scientist of WA.
I had the privilege of attending eight events across WA, including Bunbury Senior High School.
It is a wonderful initiative, which I hope to see continue well into the future.
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Pia Turcinov introduces the WITWA techtrails STEM incursion. Photo copyright: Kate Ferguson WITWA
Professor Lyn Beazley chats to students at Warnbro Community College for the 7th WITWA techtrails STEM incursion. Photo copyright: Kate Ferguson/WITWA