Families
Digital Technologies
The world of work is changing radically and rapidly, in part because of technology. This section lists resources that relate to careers and student futures.
Use this information to help discuss the potential of your child taking up a digital technology subject in the later years of high school.
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Careers planning, inspiration and ideas
Digital Careers
This site includes resources for parents, including the Careers with Code guide, Pathways to Tech resource, the Digital Careers Activity Map and links to a range of interesting events and activities.
Careers with Code
This resource shows the wide variety of careers that computer science can lead to – everything from art and music to medicine and agriculture. The site includes a quiz, a degree finder and people profiles.
myfuture
This resouce assists users to identify a range of careers related to computational thinking and coding. After registering, select the 'Bullseye' section and select 'Computing'. Users can then select specific job titles for further exploration.
Meet the professional
The more you know about programming, the more you can do. Don't be afraid to break stuff, it's all virtual anyway.
Digital Directions
These YouTube clips showcase businesses that have benefited from the digital era through a variety of platforms.
Go4IT work experience program
This 5-day work experience program operates in Sydney and Melbourne to support and motivate girls' involvement in digital technologies-based careers.
'From STEM to STEAM: Young artists can become engineers too'
This personal-experience article encourages parents and teachers to think outside the box.
ME Program
This is Regional Development Australia's workforce development program. The website has broader resources which highlight STEM-focused careers and a toolkit of teaching resources.
'Why digital literacy is so important for the jobs of the future'
This opinion piece looks at the changing nature of the workforce and the ways in which we can 'future-proof' our students.
Australia 2020 Day of STEM Program
Day of STEM aims to inspire the next generation of Australian STEM professionals through an interactive, online STEM awareness platform called Day of STEM.
About Australia 2020: Day of STEM
Australia 2020, within the Day of STEM platform, examines key themes that are woven together to tell a story that brings to life exciting innovations in Australia's future such as automated vehicles, drone delivery, secure banking, and wireless technologies.
Workforce statistics
Australia's STEM Workforce
This 2016 report by the Office of the Chief Scientist provides a detailed analysis of Australia's science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) trained workforce.
What are employers saying about STEM?
Want to solve our STEM skills problem? Bring in the professionals
Career changers are intrinsically motivated and tend to be more committed to teaching, having changed careers later in life.
Calling all parents – Australia’s future female scientists need your support now
Girls need their parents to support them in heading towards careers in science, technology, engineering and maths.
Commentary: Where STEM Context and Careers Meet
STEM jobs represent one of the fastest-growing opportunities in our economy, and students need the skills to qualify for these jobs.
Superstars of STEM
Superstars of STEM aims to smash society’s gender assumptions about scientists and increase the public visibility of women in STEM.
Superstars of STEM rocket through pilot year
The first 30 Superstars of STEM have graduated, following a year of training, support, and opportunities to speak with the media, decision makers, mentors, students and teachers across Australia.
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