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case study.case study.[images] Indigenous Work Experience Program. Photos by Sydney Opera House.“I learnt different ways toact and respond to differentpeople and situations, and howfocussed and professional youhave to be at work.”Student, Simone Armstrong, Year 10“Being here this weekwas an amazing experienceand a great opportunity...”Student, Amy Johnson, Year 9work experience:case study 2Sydney Opera House piloted an IndigenousWork Experience Program in partnershipwith the Aboriginal Education Unit of theDepartment of Education and Training.Twelve Indigenous high school studentsinterested in pursuing careers in the arts,from a range of schools in the Sydney regiontook part in the Program.Over the week the students took part ina vocational learning program designedto expose them to a variety of roles anddepartments across Sydney Opera House.These included Stage Managers, Sound/AVand Lighting Technicians, Front Of House,Customer Service and Box Office, Producers,Designers and Marketers, Commercial andTourism staff and Production staff andperformers from Bangarra Dance Theatre.The students also attended rehearsals andperformances by Sydney Symphony, OperaAustralia and Babies Proms and finishedtheir week with afternoon tea in the CEO’soffice where they shared and evaluated theirexperiences.This program established a solid workingrelationship between Sydney Opera Houseand the Department of Education andTraining’s Aboriginal Education Unit andit is hoped that collaboration on futureprojects will continue. A database ofIndigenous students who are interested infuture opportunities at the House has sincebeen created and Sydney Opera House isnow developing methods and protocolsfor working with young people on workexperience programs. One of the students,Simone Armstrong, has been selected as amember of the Sydney Opera House YouthAdvisory Committee.The Indigenous Work Experience Programwill continue as a full five day program in2012/13.Piloted in 2011, Sydney Opera House’s Indigenous WorkExperience Program is an interactive vocational learningprogram that gave twelve students the opportunity to workfor a week at an international performing arts centre.7 8[image] Sydney Opera House staff and students.