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Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles with Propel scholars at the program’s official launch at Parliament House, Canberra.
Australian Submarine Agency

Scholarship launched to propel submarine workforce

More than 800 students across Australia have been selected as part of the inaugural cohort of scholars for the Propel: Australian Submarine Scholarship program.
  • Education & training
  • Workforce development
Promotional image, stylised to suit the theme of the 'propel' training initiative.
Australian Submarine Agency

Leading academy to deliver submarine scholarship program

The ATSE has been chosen to deliver $15.8 million in STEM scholarships to support Australia’s future nuclear-powered submarine workforce.
  • Education & training
  • Workforce development
Royal Australian Navy VADM Jonathan Mead, Director-General of the Australian Submarine Agency (centre) and U.S. Navy Adm. William Houston, Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program (centre right), pose for a group photo with Australian sailors, ASC personnel, and U.S. Navy staff outside Machine Shop 31 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility.
Australian Submarine Agency

Australia gaining pearls of wisdom in United States

Australians are gaining vital experience and training in Pearl Harbor alongside US counterparts in preparation for Submarine Rotational Force–West (SRF-West).
  • Workforce development
First Royal Australian Navy Enlisted Students Graduate Nuclear Power Training
Australian Submarine Agency

Royal Australian Navy Celebrates AUKUS Milestone at NPTU in Charleston

Australia marked another important step on its path to acquire conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs) through the AUKUS agreement at a graduati
  • Workforce development
RCTQS Grads
Australian Submarine Agency

Another AUKUS first as Australians graduate from US Navy’s Radiological Controls Technician Qualifying School

Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine workforce continues to grow with the graduation of four Australians from the United States (US) Navy’s Radiological Contro
  • Stewardship
  • Workforce development
Lieutenant Commander James, Lieutenant Stephen and Lieutenant Isabella celebrate completing 2 years of training on the Royal Navy’s Astute class submarines.
Australian Submarine Agency

First Australian Navy submariners qualify to work as engineers on UK nuclear-powered submarines

The first cohort of Royal Australian Navy submariners have qualified to deploy as marine engineers on the UK’s conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines.
  • Workforce development
WA Apprentices
Australian Submarine Agency

81 Apprentices and Graduates Join Australia's Submarine Workforce

The Australian Submarine Agency (ASA) and ASC have made further progress to deliver the significant workforce growth and the development of skills, knowledge an
  • Education & training
  • Workforce development
Commencement of construction on the new Submarine Training Centre at HMAS Stirling
Australian Submarine Agency

Growing & skilling Australia’s submariner workforce

The Australian Government continues to invest in attracting and training the next generation of Navy Submariners in the Australian Defence Force, with work star
  • Western Australia
  • Workforce development
The Australian Government and South Australian Government announcement of Defence Industry Pathways Program and the Shipbuilding Employment Pathways pilot initiative.
Australian Submarine Agency

Delivering skilled defence industry jobs in South Australia

Almost 300 more young South Australians will have access to new training and employment pathways, to equip them with the skills needed for a career in the state
  • South Australia
  • Workforce development
Royal Australian Navy enlisted sailors graduate Nuclear Power School in an AUKUS first
Australian Submarine Agency

Royal Australian Navy enlisted sailors graduate Nuclear Power School in an AUKUS first

In another significant milestone for the Australia, United Kingdom, United States (AUKUS) enhanced trilateral security partnership, the first seven Royal Austra
  • Workforce development
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, speaking at a press conference with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Minister for Defence Industry and Capability Delivery Pat Conroy and Federal Member for Brand and Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia Madeleine King with Director-General of the ASA Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead.
Australian Submarine Agency

Further boost to Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine workforce

The Australian Government announced a new Jobs for Subs program for 200 young workers that will be central to making Submarine Rotational Force - West (SRF-W) a
  • Western Australia
  • Workforce development
hief of Navy, Vice Admiral Mark Hammond, AO, RAN (far left) and the Director-General of the Australian Submarine Agency Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead, AO, RAN (far right), with Australia's first Navy officers to graduate from the Royal Navy's Nuclear Reactor Course.
Australian Submarine Agency

Royal Australian Navy Officers Graduate from Royal Navy Nuclear Reactor Course at HMS Sultan in UK

Following their completion of the Officers Nuclear Operator Course and Engineering Administration Course, the first three Royal Australian Navy officers have gr
  • Education & training
  • Workforce development