Welcome to Skills Lab, a Soldier On career readiness support program for teens & young adults.
Skills Lab has been designed especially for Defence and ex-Defence high school students aged 16+, recognising the unique needs of young adults from Defence families.
What can I learn from Skills Lab?
Skills Lab offers insights into various industries and their career opportunities.
Additionally, it provides guidance on crafting resumes and cover letters, preparing for job interviews, creating LinkedIn profiles, and more
What courses are available?
As a Soldier On participant, you will be able to access the Soldier On Education Guide, which connects you to over 40 Education Partners.
Our Education Partners offer free or subsidised courses in addition to thousands of free courses available on the IBM SkillsBuild and Udemy platforms.
Is Skills Lab self-paced?
Some of the Skills Lab resources are designed to be done at your own pace.
If you are interested in completing a course or qualification, please contact the Education Team who can support you in finding the delivery mode that’s right for you.
What resources are offered?
We have designed a suite of online career readiness resources, including our Defence Students Career Readiness Handbook, online workshops with industry guest speakers, training and education opportunities, traineeships and apprenticeships, mentoring, and networking opportunities.
Additionally, we support a work experience immersion program with IBM.
Whether you are finding a career path or securing casual work in a new posting location, we hope our handbook provides you with the necessary tools to achieve your goals!
How do I access these resources?
You’ll need to register as a Soldier On participant to gain exclusive access to our comprehensive list of educational resources.
Register now to take full advantage of these expertly crafted tools.
Once your registration has been completed, our Education Team will provide you with a link and password to access our resources folder.
Educational resources
Check out our our first three online resources to kick start your career journey. More resources coming soon!
Education Partner Organisations
In collaboration with our education partners, Soldier On offers a wide range of courses and training opportunities that can help Australian Defence personnel and their family members get recognition for existing skills, gain new qualifications, build on current skills, and explore new vocational areas.
Our Education Partners offer vocational, tertiary, and short courses; personal and professional development; mentoring; business and IT courses; the Discover My Career assessment tool; and more.
Looking for something else?
If you have any further questions related to Skills Lab, reach out to education@soldieron.org.au and one of our Education Officers will be in touch.