Koori students get WOW’ed

Twenty Indigenous students from across Victoria’s north east region took part in FYA’s Worlds of Work (WOW) program in Melbourne last week. For the young participants, the WOW experience was part of their broader Koori Pathways program that is organised by the North East Tracks’ Local Learning Employment Network (LLEN) in partnership with the DEECD Wannik unit and the Catholic Education Office.

One of the highlights of the WOW week was a visit to the Melbourne Museum where students interviewed staff about what it takes to succeed in life and work. One 14-year-old student said they were inspired to hear how Museum employees pursued their passions.

“I was inspired by Allan at the Museum. He really liked bugs but kept being told to do something real. But he was determined and kept going, and now he has a job working on the bugs exhibition at the museum and is really happy. He has inspired me to stick to what I’m passionate about.”

FYA has enjoyed a successful and ongoing partnership with North East Tracks LLEN, and this is the third group of Koori students to participate in WOW over the past three years.

FYA would like to thank all the ‘working worlds’ who took part in WOW last week – Accenture, the Australian Red Cross, AXA, Clayton Utz,and the Melbourne Museum – it is the support from organisations like these that makes WOW a great success and inspires hundreds of students to succeed in life and work.

Find out more about WOW and how to get your school or organisation involved