Providing knowledge and transitional support to secondary school students

Join us in 2025 as part of our commitment to higher education and building vibrant, connected and resilient communities through shaping the next generation of responsible business or government leaders.

Information about our 2025 Schools program is now available below.

2025 Schools Program Details

Ambassadors Program

Years 9, 10 and 11

Students will develop a greater understanding of business and government studies, while gaining a better understanding of university life and the many opportunities a career in business offers. Themes will range from the purpose of business, engaging Australia and the Asia-Pacific, why money matters, the future of work, business decision making and grand challenges for business.

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Program benefits

2025 dates

Responsible Leaders Challenge

Years 10 and 11

The Responsible Leaders Challenge is aligned with the senior school curriculum and empowers budding entrepreneurs and marketers to unleash their creativity and business acumen.

This in-school challenge requires participants to work in teams to devise compelling, contemporary solutions for the Gold Coast University Hospital.

Challenge overview

Eligibility

Enterprising Skills for the 21st Century Workshop

Years 11 and 12

We live in a world where technology is in constant (re) evolution. Artificial intelligence, robotics, and automation are transforming industries and redefining the skills needed for the workforce. The tasks and jobs that machines cannot replace, along with the new opportunities emerging in the next decade, will demand creative thinking and emotional intelligence. This workshop offered over the school holidays will equip students to thrive in the new digital and gig economy of the future.

2025 dates

Leaders who matter workshops

We’re excited to announce the expansion of our ‘Leaders who matter’ program this year. This initiative features a series of dynamic workshops designed to inspire and equip students with essential leadership skills. These sessions work best with small groups (fewer than 38 students) but can be tailored to suit larger groups, or even teacher-focused sessions based on your school’s needs.

Our Schools Program Director Dr Ryan Gould can visit your school to deliver these engaging sessions. Book a session/s or discuss possible tailoring options via email gbs-schools@griffith.edu.au

Choose from the following topics:

The goodness within

Emotional uprising

It's a team thing

Instrument of influence

Better Business Conference

Year 12

The Better Business Conference aims to support students in their transition from the supported framework of school, to the flexible and autonomous nature of tertiary studies.

Held in June the Better Business Conference is an immersive on-campus day designed to help Year 12 students take the next step towards a successful career in modern, sustainable business, tourism and hospitality, or government.

Students will become business detectives for the day and delve into the world of financial crime to discover how the many careers in business work together to find solutions. Current Griffith Business School students will be on hand to give an introduction to university life.

Conference aim and benefits

Eligibility and 2025 dates

Professional Development for Teachers

Secondary school teachers are recognised for the vital role they play in students’ transition to tertiary studies. The GriffithBUSINESS Schools Program offers a series of professional development workshops to support you in providing a curriculum that is up-to-date with current practice

Topics

Seminars with a focus on hot topics of Business, Accounting and Economics will be offered each school term, and held in person or online to support with the new curriculum. Seminar dates and topics will be announced soon.

Teacher Network Hub

You're invited to join our Teacher Network Hub where educators can find new teaching resources and case studies that will support the new syllabus commencing in 2025.

Benefits

A certificate of participation will provide you with evidence of your professional development. You will also have the opportunity to attend a short networking session following the workshop.

Teachers Workshop: Enterprising skills for the 21st century

with Professor Naomi Birdthistle, Director, Griffith MBA

The Enterprising skills for the 21st century workshops for 2024 have concluded. If you have missed out, you can download the teacher handbook and student workbook below.

Teacher handbook

Student workbook

Scholarships

As a means of recognising Year 12 students’ commitment to pursuing tertiary education,  a number of Pro-Vice Chancellor Griffith Business School Scholarships are available.

Schools who participate in three GriffithBUSINESS activities are eligible to enter a pool of Pro Vice Chancellor (Business) scholarships valued at $2,000.

A maximum of one scholarship per school will be awarded after the census date (March) 2026. Candidates will be chosen by their respective schools

To find out if your school is eligible, please email gbs-schools@griffith.edu.au

Questions?

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