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BUCYRUS ADOPT A SCHOOL PROGRAM 2007

A Joint Venture between Bucyrus (Australia) Pty
Ltd, Mirani High School, Holy Spirit College,
Pioneer High School and Mercy College
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Who is involved?

• A Joint Venture between
• Bucyrus (Australia) Pty Ltd
• Mirani High School,
• Holy Spirit College,
• Pioneer High School
• Mercy College
• (St Patricks College)
• Coordinated by Mackay Region School Industry
  Links Scheme Inc

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The Boom Foot Project

• The objective is to create the business
  environment in the school.
• The project can go right through the whole
  business of Bucyrus.
• Tender documents, scope of work, detail design
  and drafting, estimating quantities and pricing,
  developing quality processes and documentation,
  submission of tender documents, purchasing
  materials, job costing, expediting materials,
  marking it out, fabricating, checking welding
  out, abrasive blasting and painting.

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How will it work?

• Using the project gives a real business example
  of how learning is applied to the reality of
  business.
• The final outcome being profit (How many were
  made.) Focusing on this outcome will show the
  true risk and the amount of work that goes into
  business.
• It will also give the students a real reason to
  be accurate and thorough in everything they do.
• It will also highlight the fact that the
  workplace is non smoking and alcohol/drug free
  and submitting them to random drug tests may also
  highlight the realities of working in the
  engineering/mining industries.

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What did he cover in 40 minutes?

• Scope of Project
• Project Management Principles
• Ghant Charting
• Project Budgeting
• Spreadsheets
• Design and drafting

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Material Costs ???

• Onesteels Regional Manager Mark Lean has
  agreed to supply the material required for this
  project.
• This gives another avenue of awareness for the
  students as a tour of this facility would round
  off the students realisation of the size of the
  facility needed to store steel of the sizes used
  in the Manufacture of mining equipment. It would
  also give them awareness of profile cutting and
  steel preparation processes.

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Other Benefits

• Journalism students can report on progress of the
  project and also create a documentary of the
  project for viewing by parents on the celebration
  night.
• Graphic Art students can formulate brochures and
  reports for submission.
• Catering students can prepare the meal for the
  celebration night and deliver the total product.
  Menu preparation, costing, submission of price
  for acceptance, ordering food and carrying out
  the whole event.
• Accounting students can set up the books for the
  business and report financial progress weekly.

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We wish to thank the following

• DEST
• Bucyrus (Australia) Pty Ltd
• One Steel
• The School Principals and their dedicated staff
• The students that have got the gumption to give
  it a go

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BUCYRUS ADOPT A SCHOOL PROGRAM 2007

A Joint Venture between Bucyrus (Australia) Pty
Ltd, Mirani High School, Holy Spirit College,
Pioneer High School and Mercy College