DEFENCE MEDIA ALERT
Issued by Ministerial Support and Public Affairs, Department of Defence, Canberra, ACT
Phone: 02 6127 1999, Fax: 02 6265 6946
MSPA 204/10
Friday, 4 June 2010
Defence Technical Scholarships to be awarded
What:
15 students from the Australian Trade College North Brisbane will be
awarded their Defence Technical Scholarships on Monday by Yvette D’Arth,
Federal Member for Petrie and Air Commodore Henrik Ehlers Director
General Defence Force Recruiting
Where:
Australian Trade College North Brisbane, 294 Scarborough Road,
Scarborough, QLD.
When:
7:45am for 8:00am, Monday 07 June 2010. Please meet at the Administration
Block.
Background:
Yvette D’Arth, Member for Petrie, and Director General Defence Force Recruiting Air
Commodore Henrik Ehlers will award the 15 Australian Trade College North Brisbane
recipients their 2010 Defence Technical Scholarships on Monday 07 June 2010. They will
both personally present certificates and cheques to 15 local students.
The Scholarship program began in 2009 with 569 students from across Australia receiving a
Scholarship. This year, 760 students will receive Scholarships.
Defence currently offers up to 1,500 Defence Technical Scholarships to selected Year 11 and
12 students valued at either $2000 or $3000 each to support their technical studies.
Defence Technical Scholarships reward technically-savvy students for staying on at school
and enrolling in specific subjects, including mathematics and a technical Vocational and
Educational Training subject.
Defence Technical Scholarships encourage students to not only consider an Australian
Defence Force technical trade career pathway, but to do so after completing Year 12. The
Australian Defence Force has more than 30 technical trades available for school leavers.
Media contacts: change as required
Defence Media Liaison:
02 6127 1999 or 0408 498 664
Sue Caddaye, Defence Force Recruiting:
0420 976 928
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