Teacher Feedback
At the end of their program, visiting teachers responded positively highlighting the evident engagement and employment possibilities that were exposed to their students.
Teacher comments following the experience:
‘Students had the opportunity to operate two different machine simulators, which they thought was pretty awesome!’
‘This was a pretty amazing experience for our students, and they were so engaged and excited about planning their pathways.’
‘They helped students discover the huge scope of career opportunities within the Forest Industry, and discussed the wide range of sectors within the industry.’
‘The day was well planned and executed, and the students were indeed exposed to a wide range opportunities and pathways.’
‘All students found some benefit from the day, from confirming a desire to move into this industry to considering employment possibilities they had not considered to pathways they didn’t know existed.’
‘Fantastic chance to expose students to a wide and varied range of careers, unskilled to tertiary training.’
‘Excellent opportunity for students to see the wide range of employment prospects. Very well planned and catered for all students. Very enjoyable and interesting.’
‘We will certainly be looking to arrange a similar opportunity next year as well, based on the resounding success this year.’