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Up to 300 university students have an opportunity to gain vital work experience and make industry connections through a renewed program designed to help build a defence industry-ready workforce.

To be delivered by the Australian Industry Group (Ai Group), the South Australian Government’s $3.9 million Defence Industry Connection Program invites expressions of interest from eligible university students enrolled in defence industry-relevant science, engineering, maths and other degrees, to undertake internships with defence primes and businesses in the defence supply chain.

The four-year program aims to increase the employability of students to meet critical defence industry workforce needs, by connecting them with industry for placements, mentoring and engagement during and after the program.

This program will provide interns with a scholarship, reducing the financial barriers students may experience undertaking work placements and gaining practical and professional experience while studying.

The Defence Industry Connection Program is one of 22 initiatives in the South Australian Defence Industry Workforce and Skills Report, co-designed by the Australian and South Australian Governments to meet the workforce demand for major defence projects.