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From submarines to simulations, 800 students plunge into SA’s defence industry
In a significant moment for South Australia’s defence industry, up to 800 high schoolers will participate in a pioneering Defence Industry Immersive Day at Charles Campbell College on Friday 12 September. Delivered as part of the national Forge Your Future program, the event will give students a rare, hands-on experience of one of the state’s most important sectors, showcasing the diversity of roles within the defence industry supply chain and helping to build the pipeline of talent needed to support the sector. |
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Throughout the day, students will rotate through a dynamic schedule of immersive activities including stepping inside a giant life-like inflatable submarine, and interacting with virtual reality (VR) software, to get an exclusive glimpse inside the future of naval technology.
AI-powered career-matching assessments will be available to help students identify roles across STEM and non-STEM disciplines that play to their aptitude and personal strengths. Every activity is designed to help students see how their strengths align with real world opportunities.
Students will also be directly connected to top defence industry employers, training providers, and pathway organisations through a round-robin mini jobs fair and industry briefing session; providing them with real-world connections and insights into where a defence industry career can take them.
The Defence Industry Immersive Day is part of a broader effort to address skills shortages across South Australia’s defence industry sector—ensuring that the next generation of skilled workers is ready to step into roles that will support the state’s economy for decades to come.
Charles Campbell College has a strong reputation for excellence in Vocational Education and Training (VET), providing high-quality VET programs and equipping students with the skills and knowledge required to thrive in various industries.
Forge Your Future
Forge Your Future is an innovative career program connecting high school students with career pathways in the defence industry, funded by the Australian Governments defence industry School Pathway Program open competitive grant round. Delivered by WithYouWithMe and Year13, the program combines virtual and in-person learning, personalised skills assessments, industry mentorship, and career matching powered by AI-driven technology.
WithYouWithMe
WithYouWithMe (WYWM) is an Australian-founded global tech company that helps organisations fully utilise their workforces, by evolving the skills they have into the skills they need. WYWM partners with organisations across Australia, New Zealand, North America and the United Kingdom, deploying its software to improve the skills of their people, drive retention, enable mobility and build workforce productivity by focusing on a skills based management approach. The organisation’s award-winning workforce intelligence software, Potential, is an employee activation platform that identifies, grows and mobilises an individual’s skills to align with an organisation’s needs. WYWM also runs a free social impact program aimed at supporting under-represented individuals – including military veterans, Indigenous communities, neurodiverse individuals and women in tech – to break into meaningful careers through a skills-based hiring model. This program has helped more than 120,000 people around the world to find their potential and reskill for the digital economy.
Year13
Founded in 2011, Year13 is a Gen Z Publisher and Ed-tech whose purpose is to support young people to live happier, healthier and more fulfilled lives, and whose mission is to upgrade the school-to-work transition. Year13’s suite of brands includes Career Tools, Australia’s largest school to work transition platform, with over 1250+ subscribing schools. In 2023, Year13 acquired Good Education Group, including The Good Universities Guide, The Good Schools Guide and Studies in Australia, together with Australia’s most comprehensive database of schools, universities and training providers.
AI-powered career-matching assessments will be available to help students identify roles across STEM and non-STEM disciplines that play to their aptitude and personal strengths. Every activity is designed to help students see how their strengths align with real world opportunities.
Students will also be directly connected to top defence industry employers, training providers, and pathway organisations through a round-robin mini jobs fair and industry briefing session; providing them with real-world connections and insights into where a defence industry career can take them.
The Defence Industry Immersive Day is part of a broader effort to address skills shortages across South Australia’s defence industry sector—ensuring that the next generation of skilled workers is ready to step into roles that will support the state’s economy for decades to come.
Charles Campbell College has a strong reputation for excellence in Vocational Education and Training (VET), providing high-quality VET programs and equipping students with the skills and knowledge required to thrive in various industries.
Forge Your Future
Forge Your Future is an innovative career program connecting high school students with career pathways in the defence industry, funded by the Australian Governments defence industry School Pathway Program open competitive grant round. Delivered by WithYouWithMe and Year13, the program combines virtual and in-person learning, personalised skills assessments, industry mentorship, and career matching powered by AI-driven technology.
WithYouWithMe
WithYouWithMe (WYWM) is an Australian-founded global tech company that helps organisations fully utilise their workforces, by evolving the skills they have into the skills they need. WYWM partners with organisations across Australia, New Zealand, North America and the United Kingdom, deploying its software to improve the skills of their people, drive retention, enable mobility and build workforce productivity by focusing on a skills based management approach. The organisation’s award-winning workforce intelligence software, Potential, is an employee activation platform that identifies, grows and mobilises an individual’s skills to align with an organisation’s needs. WYWM also runs a free social impact program aimed at supporting under-represented individuals – including military veterans, Indigenous communities, neurodiverse individuals and women in tech – to break into meaningful careers through a skills-based hiring model. This program has helped more than 120,000 people around the world to find their potential and reskill for the digital economy.
Year13
Founded in 2011, Year13 is a Gen Z Publisher and Ed-tech whose purpose is to support young people to live happier, healthier and more fulfilled lives, and whose mission is to upgrade the school-to-work transition. Year13’s suite of brands includes Career Tools, Australia’s largest school to work transition platform, with over 1250+ subscribing schools. In 2023, Year13 acquired Good Education Group, including The Good Universities Guide, The Good Schools Guide and Studies in Australia, together with Australia’s most comprehensive database of schools, universities and training providers.
