Defence Opportunities
Women in Defence
Delivered in partnership with industry, the Women in Defence Industry Scholarship provides six months of free technical engineering and electronics training, or cyber security and electronics training to prepare you for employment in WA’s booming defence industry.
There are fully funded scholarship places available for women of all ages and backgrounds who have just finished school, are returning to work, or are seeking a career change.
Find details HERE.
Defence Work Experience
There are opportunities to undertake work experience within various roles in the Defence industry. You can find opportunities below.
Job Name | Closing Date | Action |
A Day in the Life of a Soldier: Irwin Barracks (June) Job Ref - WEP/00776/25
| 04-May-202511:30 PM (AEST) | |
Air Force Careers Day: RAAF Base Pearce (June) Job Ref - WEP/00665/25
| 11-May-202511:30 PM (AEST) | |
Air Force Indigenous Youth Program: RAAF Base Pearce (June) Job Ref - WEP/00672/25
| 11-May-202511:30 PM (AEST) | |
Navy Careers Experience: HMAS Stirling (June) Job Ref - WEP/00659/25
| 18-May-202511:30 PM (AEST) | |
A Day in the Life of a Soldier: Irwin Barracks (August) Job Ref - WEP/00778/25
| 22-Jun-202511:30 PM (AEST) |
Defence Force Gap Year
If you are not sure what you want to do next year, check out the Defence Force Gap Year program.
You get paid.
You have somewhere to live.
You learn new skills.
You travel and you meet new people.
The website is great, with personal stories from young people who are actually doing the Gap Year.
There are 22 career paths to choose from. Check them out HERE