The NSW Liberal National Government is investing a further $400,000 over two years into a program that trains young people with the essential skills needed for the defence industry in regional NSW

miniME partner schools will participate in a Hackathon on September 19 to learn collaboratively through the StarLAB Mars Rover program

Hunter school students are encouraged to enter the Hunter Young Business Mind Awards by entering a 2-minute video overviewing their business or idea

More young people are now employed in apprenticeships and technical traineeships across the Hunter region following the completion of the 2018 STEMship program

RDA Hunter's STEM Workforce Manager, Mr Rick Evans recently participated in the second annual STEM In Defence Conference held at Canberra's Hyatt Conference Centre on August 21

RDA Hunter invites you to the 2018 STEMship Presentation and Graduation Evening on September 6th

RDA Hunter receives Investing in Women Program funding to help STEM-skill girls in Hunter schools

Regional Development Australia (RDA) Hunter is collaborating with RDAs Central West and Southern Inland to pilot a program that provides students in years 5 to 8 in each region with age appropriate STEM skills and pathways to STEM jobs

On August 9th, teachers from 18 schools in the Newcastle LGA received StarLAB Mars Rover Kits and training as part of their participation in RDA Hunter's miniME Project

The Mitchell Institute recently highlighted RDA Hunter's STEM Workforce Initiative as an exemplar of successful school industry partnerships

On July 23 in the Hunter, representatives from Lockheed Martin Australia and RDA Hunter hosted a range of stakeholders, to outline an assortment of opportunities which the two organisations will be seeking local business and community support.

RDA Hunter is proud of its support from Australia’s department of defence to implement the ME Program

The miniME program will commence in Term Three with three exciting events

RDA Hunter and TAFE NSW are partnering to deliver a pathway to a Certificate II in Aeroskills in 2019

RDA Hunter and the Tech Girls Movement Partner to Inspire Hunter Girls to be Tech Women

Regional Development Australia (RDA) Hunter via its ME Program has been working since 2009 to expand and diversify the cohort of Hunter region (NSW) students studying STEM in preparation for defence careers - and it’s been quietly making inroads

RDA Hunter is proud of its support from Australia’s Department of Defence to implement the ME Program

15 participants this week commenced work placement with a range of industry partners across the Hunter as part of the 2018 STEMship Program

Boeing Australia is working with RDA Hunter's and its STEM Workforce Initiative to build its workforce for the future - a case study

RDA Hunter today announced a joint partnership to expand STEM activities, including robotics and coding programs, to primary school students in the Newcastle local government area

Following endorsement by Federal Minister for Regional Development, Dr John McVeigh MP, John Turner, Chairman of Regional Development Australia (RDA) Hunter, today announced the appointment of the organisation’s new Board of Directors for the period 1st July 2018 to 31st December 2020

The 16 strong 2018 STEMship cohort recently visited Hunter industry to gain an understanding of the scope of the roles they will undertake during the four week work placement component of the program

In a win for the Hunter’s commercial and defence aerospace sector, RDA Hunter has enabled Aeroskills to be studied by secondary students in years 11 and 12

The 16 strong 2018 STEMship cohort is entering its third week of the official program which focuses on the development of STEM skills at a technical level

RDA Hunter's third annual STEM Conference identified the importance of building a STEM skilled workforce, equipped with teamwork and entrepreneurial skills, to enable innovation-driven growth and propel industry development