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An Interview with volunteer Gai Hawthorn

18 April 2017

We caught up with Gai Hawthorn, a volunteer from our National Launch, to hear her thoughts on ITF and the activity she participated in. Could you give a brief overview of your career and what made you...

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Teachers crying out for volunteers in schools

11 April 2017

We need to give young people a chance! Young people in Australia have a wealth of career options at their fingertips, but do they really know about them? For the last 5 years, the youth unemployment r...

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Inspiring the Future launches nationally

04 April 2017

Yesterday, on April 3rd 2017, we launched Inspiring the Future nationally! The Hon. Rob Stokes MP and the Hon. Stuart Ayers MP both attended the event held at Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High ...

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How did you turn out after school?

16 March 2017

Very few people have a ‘dream run’ at career success. For most, their story involves hard work, extra study, recognising and acting on opportunities and overcoming set-backs with resilience and persev...

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Redraw the Balance

13 March 2017

One of the greatest demands from primary schools is to help broaden the aspirations and interests of children about jobs and careers. As research shows, gender stereotypes are developed at a very youn...

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5 Ideas for Alternative ITF Events

06 March 2017

Invite volunteers to help with a related projectInspiring the Future volunteers have a multitude of skills in different areas, and have real industry experience they could show your students. Perhaps ...

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Inspiring the Future to Launch on April 3rd

26 February 2017

It's been a great start to the national Inspiring the Future campaign. In the first 3 weeks we have had 14 Associations join up and volunteers are signing up at around 6 per day! We have volunteers fr...

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