In Industry Spotlights

Real-world career insights for students, connecting classrooms with industries shaping the Redlands Coast.

What Are In Industry Spotlights?

In Industry Spotlights give students the chance to step inside local businesses, meet industry leaders, and explore the pathways that different sectors have to offer.

Each Spotlight event:

Introduces students to real workplaces and career options
Showcases the skills and training required in specific industries
Provides opportunities to hear directly from professionals and employers
Helps young people imagine their own career journey in a practical, engaging way

Why It Matters on the Redlands Coast?

For many students, career pathways feel abstract until they experience them first-hand. In Industry Spotlights:

In Industry Spotlights In Action

See how students stepped inside real workplaces to experience different industries first-hand and explore the career pathways shaping the Redlands Coast.

In Industry Spotlight Hospitality & Tourism

Students spend a day inside real Redlands hospitality and tourism venues, meeting employers, exploring back-of-house, and hearing genuine career stories. The RJC removes barriers like transport so young people can discover local pathways, gain confidence and even land jobs ahead of Brisbane 2032.

RJC Top Trade Talent Event

A dynamic pathway event connecting top young trade talent with local employers. Students dive into hands-on experiences, real conversations and genuine opportunities, gaining confidence, industry insights and direct apprenticeship leads that spark clear, exciting next steps in their careers.

In Industry + TAFE Construction

Students explored construction careers firsthand, visiting training facilities and active worksites to see real pathways across diverse trades. The experience highlighted local opportunity, practical skill development and clear entry routes into a booming industry shaping the future of the Redlands.

Exploring Future Opportunities in Health

Students explored real health careers up close, gaining hands-on insight into pathways from nursing to allied health. The experience expanded their horizons, showcased diverse training options and highlighted how accessible, practical and rewarding a future in healthcare can be.

Cleveland District State High School Career Panel Chat

A panel of industry professionals shares practical insights, career advice and real experiences that help students explore opportunities, build confidence and understand diverse pathways, offering teachers a valuable resource to guide meaningful classroom discussions about future careers.

Articles & Information

Explore insights from our In Industry Spotlights, including student experiences, employer perspectives, and guidance to support stronger school-to-work pathways.

Top 5 Follow-Up Tips to Land That Job

Your Future in Hospitality, Tourism & Events: 7 Insider Tips From Redlands Industry Leaders

Transdev Partners with Redlands Regional Jobs Committee

Tony’s top tip for young jobseekers in the trade industry

Redlands College On Site Experience: Real World Learning

Get Job-Ready for a Career in the Trades

From the Field to the Workplace: How Young People Can Apply School and Sports Skills in the Workforce

Exploring Future Opportunities in Health

Exploring a World of Construction Careers

Connecting Students to Healthcare Careers

Plan Your Own In Industry School Excursion

A practical how-to guide to help schools design and deliver meaningful industry excursions that inspire students and connect classroom learning with career pathways.

Useful Links

Access further information and helpful links about career pathways, training opportunities, and local industries.

School Leavers 2024 : Information Kit

Your guide to education, training and work.

VET in Schools

Gateway to Industry Schools program | Department of Employment, Small Business and Training

Australian Government: The Jobs and Skills Atlas

School leaver 2025: Guide to Jobs and Training

Find your apprentice

Information for jobseekers

Find jobs and training support programs

School-based apprenticeships and traineeships | Education and training | Queensland Government

School to Work Transitions program | Department of Employment, Small Business and Training

Work experience agreement form

Work experience placements for school students procedure

School to work

Futures Forum | Redlands Coast Chamber of Commerce

School leavers resource eKit: Services Australia

School Leaver Information Kit 2024: Your Career, What’s next for you? Your guide to education, training and work 2024.

Apprenticeships and traineeships

Everything you need to know about Apprenticeships, including starting and managing an apprenticeship/traineeship, funding, incentives, support and links to lots of other resources.

Australian Government – National Careers Institute: My Skills

My Skills My Skills is Australia’s directory of training. It includes information on training for school leavers, students, apprentices and employers.

Queensland Government: Free and subsidised training

Free and subsidised training Explore funded courses and check your eligibility for subsidised training opportunities.

Queensland Government: Training Subsidies and Incentives

Training Subsidies and Incentives provides a summary of Government training subsidies and incentive programs.

Queensland Government: Skills Gateway

Skills Gateway Provides access to information on vocational education and training available across Queensland. Search Queensland Skills Gateway for course offerings, training provider information and eligibility criteria. Once you have found a course of interest, click on ‘View Providers’ for a full list of RTO’s that deliver that course. Note: The map will show you the address for the training providers head office, however won’t show you their delivery locations.

Work experience placements for school students – Frequently asked questions

Australian Skills Quality Authority: Choosing a Training Provider

What you need to know before enrolling in a course and suggested questions to ask providers to help pick the right training provider for you.

OpenLearn

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