The Beacon Foundation POLISH Program Partnering with AON

12 Apr 2024

A second group of our Year 10 students had an excellent opportunity to work with two of our corporate business partners, The Beacon Foundation and Aon to build their capacity through the POLISH Program.

POLISH empowers students to better navigate their transition into the future world of work. The program equips students with an awareness of global trends, the demand for cultivating a transferrable set of skills and the importance of self-advocacy. Research indicates that students who build enterprising skills while still in education transition faster and more confidently into full-time work once leaving school.

Program Outline

Polish is a high energy one-day program facilitated by a professional Beacon Foundation Facilitator. The involvement of industry mentors in the afternoon gives participants an invaluable opportunity to meet and network with industry mentors from their own business community.

Module topics include:

• The new ‘world of work’

• Identifying and celebrating existing employability skills

• Personal presentation and pitching

• Communication and networking

• Interview techniques

Thank you to the Beacon Foundation, Aon and their mentors for supporting our students’ bright futures. Thank you to our Futures Centre team for their work in preparing our students for the future beyond school.

Tim Lloyd, Principal