Engineer Her Future
Inspiring the Next Generation of Female Engineers
Brimbank Tech School and Victoria University will deliver an eight-stage pipeline that moves young women in Melbourne's west from early curiosity to engineering study and careers.
THE JOURNEY — FROM EARLY CURIOSITY TO AN ENGINEERING QUALIFICATION · click an arrow or partner for details
Early Spark
Early childhood – Year 4
Play-based early-years STEM that plants first curiosity before stereotypes form.
Girls' Engineering Day
Years 5–12
Women-engineer keynote and panel, then a four-hour hands-on workshop.
Drone Racing League × VU SPARK
Year 10
RECF Aerial Drone Competition teams, each mentored by a female VU engineering student.
Brimbank Genius
Year 10
A five-day authentic engineering challenge for high-potential students.
VCE pathway
Years 11–12
Articulation into VCE Applied Computing, Systems Engineering and Algorithms.
VU Engineering
Undergraduate
VU engineering students act as near-peer mentors across the pathway.
TAFE pathway
VU TAFE
Vocational engineering route with credit toward VU engineering degrees.
Parallel pathway — supporting the teachers who carry it
Teacher Support
Early childhood – Year 12
An annual Teachers' Industry Day plus a Teacher Community of Practice.
The partners — and what each contributes to the pathway
Click a partner's name for the full role.
Stage tags show where each partner contributes along the pathway.