Background and list of key services for Office of Defence Industry Support.

The Defence School Mentor Program (DSMP) provides funding to eligible schools to assist with the employment of Defence School Mentors to support the wellbeing of children of Australian Defence Force members and their families.

The Defence engineering pathway is where graduates' engineering skills can make a real difference in capability outcomes. This pathway offers the chance to build technical expertise while contributing to the design, development, testing and sustainment of cutting-edge Defence capability.

Commercial pathway graduates in Defence are enabling the delivery of some of the most exciting, complex and challenging projects in Australia. This is their opportunity to drive meaningful and impactful outcomes that directly support Australia’s national security.

The Business services and policy pathway puts graduates at the centre of the decisions, systems and services that keeps Defence moving. Graduates will shape policies, support major initiatives, and help ensure our people and operations work smoothly and effectively.

Graduates can bring their unique skills and experiences to make their mark in a world of opportunity at Defence. The research and innovation pathway is where science meets strategy. If a soldier wears it, uses it, eats it, or thinks it, someone in Defence created the science behind it. This pathway offers graduates the chance to work on pioneering projects that shape the future of national security.

Defence participates in the Workplace Gender Equality Agency – Commonwealth Public Sector Gender Equality Reporting Program in accordance with the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012.

The Defence Industry Development Grants Program provides funding for small to medium enterprises to build Australia’s sovereign capability, global competitiveness, technical superiority and national security.

PFAS (perfluroalkyl and polyfluroalkyl substances) management and investigation program at Naval Communication Station Harold E Holt A & B.

Graduates who join Defence work within one of the largest and most diverse workforces in the Australian Government. Human resources (HR) professionals at Defence support a broad range of people‑centred services that contribute directly to the growth, wellbeing and readiness of the organisation and its people.

Accounting and financial management graduates are recruited directly to Defence through the Australian Government Graduate Program – Accounting and financial management pathway.

Data graduates are recruited directly to Defence through the Australian Government Graduate Program – Data stream.

Defence offers digital graduates the opportunity to work on secure, complex and mission-critical technology systems that support capability, operations, cyber security and enterprise functions.

PFAS (perfluroalkyl and polyfluroalkyl substances) management and investigation program at HMAS Albatross.

Defence gifts and benefits register.

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