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Questacon and the Ian Potter Foundation Partnership FACTSHEET Questacon and The Ian Potter Foundation partnership The Ian Potter Foundation and Questacon – The National Science and Technology Centre have formed a new partnership to help develop creative young people by immersing them in innovation, design, technology and entrepreneurial learning activites. In October 2014, The Ian Potter Foundation—one of Australia’s major philanthropic foundations—generously provided a grant of $7.8 million over five years to Questacon. The grant, made in the 50th anniversary year of the Foundation, is the largest that the Foundation has awarded in the areas of science and education and the largest ever awarded outside Victoria. This contribution reflects the importance of The Centre has been created to guide young this project for Australia and the investment Australians towards a path of creativity and required to transition to the technology- innovation, and to consider careers in focused, innovative, knowledge-based technology and engineering. economy that is vital for our future. The Ian Potter Foundation In 2013, with support from the Department of Industry, Questacon launched the Technology Learning Centre Questacon Technology Learning Centre in Australia is in a highly competitive global the refurbished Royal Australian Mint economic environment. The reality is that if Administration building at Deakin in the we are to prosper we need to be more ACT. In recognition of the announcement productive and more innovative. We must of the generous contribution from The Ian have the foresight and imagination to create Potter Foundation, Questacon re-named cutting edge, wealth producing industries of the facility The Ian Potter Foundation the future. Technology Learning Centre (IPTLC) the The IPTLC has been created to help meet following year. Australia’s skills challenge. It will also be the hub for a new national technology and innovation education initiative, the Questacon Smart Skills Initiative. The Questacon Smart Skills initiative Inspiring and motivating young Australians is key to generating a highly skilled workforce that will create tomorrow’s new ideas and generate new industries. The Questacon Smart Skills Initiative engages young people in design thinking, technology, creativity and innovation. The IPTLC offers a range of onsite Funded jointly by the Australian interactive experiences for students and the Government and The Ian Potter public to engage with technology and Foundation, the Initiative delivers activities innovation. Activities are designed around a nationally through regional partnerships central theme of the innovation process, and digital communications technology. fostering an interest and awareness of how Through the Initiative, The IPTLC will things are made and how societal need facilitate interaction and interest for drives the process of cutting-edge innovation at a national level. Offering a innovation. significant skills development pathway for The exploration of the innovation process participants, each step along the pathway flows through to the Maker Space, which is brings greater skill development in design a dedicated workshop area that provides a thinking, ideation, prototyping and working space for school groups, the public and with technologies. special interest groups to participate in stimulating hands-on activities and engineering challenges. Workshops and hands-on activities allow in-depth engagement for secondary school students and intergenerational community groups exploring high-tech gadgets and low-tech materials. Within the Maker Space, the Neat Kit Room contains equipment such as 3D printers that allow students to imagine new possibilities for making things. Operating in metropolitan, regional and deeper insight into innovation and remote areas across Australia, the entrepreneurship. Questacon Smart Skills Initiative Enterprising Australians—a travelling incorporates programme elements targeted exhibition that shares the stories of various at students, teachers and the general Australian products and innovations. community. Enterprising Australians tours in The Questacon Smart Skills Initiative conjunction with the Questacon Invention includes a range of programmes including: Convention programme. Questacon Maker Project—hands–on King Edward Terrace Canberra workshops for young people exploring the 02 6270 2800 process of innovation. www.questacon.edu.au Questacon Smart Skills—a national Media enquiries: touring programme for secondary school 0439 399 912 students that creates an awareness of [email protected] technology, engineering and design thinking. This programme also includes teacher professional development workshops. Questacon Smart Skills and the Questacon Smart Skills Teacher Workshops are supported by Technology Partner Samsung Electronics Australia. Questacon Invention Convention— intensive multi-day workshops that build on Smart Skills workshops to give students .
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