FOLLOWING THE ANNOUNCEMENTS REGARDING THE EXPANSION OF NAVAL SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA, ASC HAS LAUNCHED THE SOVEREIGN SHIPBUILDING TALENT POOL FOR SKILLED WORKERS IMPACTED BY THE INDUSTRY CHANGES.   ASC says options to re-deploy displaced workers throughout South Australia’s current and planned shipbuilding programs are being explored, as well as plans to build the skills crucial for the nuclear-powered submarines program announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison last week. This talent pool will provide affected employees with the opportunity to [...]

An innovative program being run by BAE Systems Maritime Australia in partnership with TAFE SA is helping to create a skilled and diverse workforce for the shipbuilding industry. With BAE Systems Maritime Australia contracted to build the next generation of frigates for the Royal Australian Navy, the program is designed to prepare school students for future job opportunities. The School-Based Apprenticeship Project launched in 2020 and there are now 33 students who have started an apprenticeship with BAE and TAFE [...]

Adelaide based start-up Fivecast is looking for South Australian software engineers to support its shake up of the international digital intelligence market. Fivecast is a South Australian technology start-up developing world-leading open-source intelligence solutions to help customers uncover threats hidden behind masses of online data. In the past 18 months, Fivecast has grown from 15 employees to 50, with the expectation that the company will employ a further 20 people by the end of the year. Much of the company’s [...]

Georgia Dallimore had no idea South Australia was home to a thriving space industry until reading an article on a local female space leader. Now, not only is she interning with the very leader that inspired her, she is taking the local space sector by storm and blazing a trail for the next generation of female space leaders. Georgia says she always had an interest in how things worked, problem solving and robotics, leading her to set her sights on [...]

South Australia’s next generation of cyber leaders can now take a shortcut in the state’s growing cyber sector, by connecting with industry experts. The SA Cyber Edition Mentoring Program, facilitated by the AustCyber SA Node and mentoring matchmaking company OK RDY, provides cyber trainees with industry mentors to help them better understand the cyber ecosystem and opportunities available in the sector. Launched in June 2020, the program was initially designed to support the state’s first cohort of cyber security trainees [...]

Defence SA's Director, Defence Industry Workforce & Skills Emily Young explains the many pathways you can take to a lifelong career in one of South Australia’s fastest growing industries. Find your place in the defence industry today at findyourplacesa.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dPky6iF0FM A Youth Week

Director of the Defence Innovation Partnership, Sumen Rai explains the wild and wonderful places a career in defence and space research can take you for SA Youth Week. South Australia has a proven track record of delivering collaborative research and development projects, thanks to our capable industry base, strong Defence presence and booming space capability. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMozo4IOmaY