Category: Articles

  We recently passed an important marker: 40,000 students have participated in our face-to-face mentoring programs since ABCN was founded in 2005. This milestone builds on a huge year of growth in 2018, when the...

High school students who don’t pursue tertiary education are at greater risk of long-term unemployment. An ABCN program designed to buck that trend has helped dozens of such students find entry-level jobs. Like many students...

Meet Lacey, one of scores of students whose future has been transformed by winning a three-year ABCN scholarship, made possible only through donations from generous supporters. ‘My childhood changed forever when I was 13 and...

Working with devoted principals and teachers is at the heart of the work we do at ABCN. Leonie White is one such educator, and here she shares her insights on how our programs have impacted...

Digital programs are a big growth area for ABCN in 2019, as they allow us to spread our reach to many more students. One exciting new program we piloted at the end of last year...

It’s a fortuitous moment when ABCN students get the chance to reconnect with the member company that mentored them earlier. Five years ago, Mohammed Amir was a Year 9 participant in a GOALS program at...

Over the years ABCN programs have been made possible by our wonderful volunteer mentors. Last month at ABCN’s End of Year event in Melbourne, Gemma Court from Stockland was awarded a 2018 Super Mentor Award in recognition of completing ten...

Future Thinkers is one of ABCN’s newest programs and is already gaining popularity amongst our member companies and mentors for its focus on innovation and creative problem solving. The program, developed with seed funding and...

There is nothing more special than hearing the impact ABCN programs have on students many years later. Recently we reconnected with past GOALs student, Christopher Stanley, to hear about his experience of the program and...

Earlier this year, The Mitchell Institute brought together a group of leaders for a policy roundtable – to build greater understanding of the roles industry can play in education. ABCN was proud to be invited...