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LEARNING
PRECINCT

Supporting your workforce skilling, education partnerships, and research and development needs

Nestled within Poplars will be the region’s first education pathway precinct, focused on fostering our next generation of scientific and innovative minds.

The Poplars team is working closely with the NSW Department of Education and Queanbeyan Palerang Regional Council (QPRC) to link the area with the existing Jerrabomberra Primary School using a series of paths and open space networks.

THE POPLARS
ADVANTAGE:

Supporting your workforce skilling, education partnerships, and research and development needs

Our support for you

At Poplars, we know that the key to success for any business is a skilled and diverse workforce and research that supports innovation. We also know that it takes time to build the right connections to support these needs - time that often isn’t available as you navigate business as usual.

That’s where we come in! Poplars provides business tenants with a concierge service that works with you to:

  • Unpack your current and future workforce skilling needs;

  • Understand the potential areas for research and development;

  • Pinpoint the right connections for you;

  • Foster discussions to find solutions for your requirements; and

  • Connect you with a range of funding options.

Our partnerships

  • Government

    The Poplars team has robust relationships across local, state, and federal government departments, which will provide you with insights into programs, grants, and funding available to support your business with its workforce development requirements.

  • Education

    Poplars has strong connections and partnerships with schools, vocational education, and higher education institutions. These relationships can be leveraged to assist you to:

    - Engage with student cohorts through tailored programs;

    - Find your future workforce;

    - Skill and upskill your staff; and

    - Partner on innovative research and development.

    We have established clear communication with our education partners

    Jerrabomberra Public School

    The New Jerrabomberra High School

  • University of Canberra, Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council and Poplars

    Poplars is proud to have signed a trilateral agreement, along with the University of Canberra and Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council, to work in partnership to support Poplars and our business tenants through collaboration on education initiatives, research and development.

  • Innovation Hub

    Poplars is working closely with the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council to create a collaborative Innovation Hub within the Poplars development that will bring entrepreneurs, businesses, start-ups and investors together. The end result will be a strategically geared business incubator where ideas form, networks thrive, minds-meld and possibilities are endless.

Poplars Developments is also working closely with the QPRC to create a collaborative Innovation Hub to bring entrepreneurs, businesses, start-ups and investors together.

The result will be a strategically geared business incubator where ideas form, networks thrive, minds-meld and possibilities are literally endless. It’s hoped this incubator will also speed the growth and success of start-up and early stage businesses.

To achieve these goals, we are seeking:

  • New businesses and innovators - the start-ups ready to go

  • Networking events – to create a place for engagement and idea generation

  • A workspace that inspires - a location for drawing people, ideas and investors together

  • Investors - people with the vision to invest and drive innovation and growth

  • Programs – to encourage up-skilling and mentoring

  • Connection with universities, educational institutions and thought-leaders – to fuel this innovative environment

  • An incubator lead figure - a champion to support the ecosystem