What’s next for you beyond your Australian Defence Force career?
The Explore program is a tailored, independent group program for those who want to enhance their wellbeing, connect to their deep purpose and take action to pursue meaningful goals.
If you are wanting to explore your next move towards meaningful employment, our online program might be just what you want.
If you are:
- currently serving in the Australian Defence Force or have previously served
- wanting to explore your next move towards meaningful employment (how you define it)
- keen to explore your identity, strengths, values and goals (with a fresh perspective and open mind)
- ready to take action and accountability for your life and your decisions
- wanting to develop social connections, a network and a sense of community outside of the ADF?
Looking at the future and wondering ‘what next?’
You know it’s time for change. Time for powerful personal and professional growth but navigating the transition from military to civilian life can be complex.
You have ideas about taking a new path. To new learning, work, lifestyle and purpose. Business could be a way to go, study, or a completely different industry?
You’re curious… And you want to determine your new future.
You’ve built a significant skill set. You’ve gained unique experience, insights and attributes. Perhaps that’s been through Defence service or other aspects of your life and family experience.
Where could these skills and attributes apply?
What steps could you take on this career-life choice journey?
Defence service is a unique experience. Transitioning out of uniform presents a major change to your life and potentially your identify and goals.
Move forward with a team by your side
The one-size-fits-all approach to ‘career transition support’ isn’t what you want, or it hasn’t helped much. Organisations or recruiters looking to help you find your next role didn’t listen to the deeper purpose you’re looking to fulfil, your personal values, or the reasons you’re wanting a change.
Are you ready to focus on yourself and your personal goals? To find that clear career pathway that aligns with your values, strengths and vision for the future.
Our team will give you the tools and support you need to move forward.
We created our Explore program for you to get on the front foot with your goals.
Explore will give you the opportunity to navigate the transition process or life post-transition with experienced mentors and professionals.
Our integrated, human-centred approach draws on the professional principles, practices and modalities of: career development, learning and development, co-design, coaching and counselling.
Our team will meet you where you’re at, enable you to reflect on your purpose and take practical action to pursue meaningful employment and a fulfilling life.
By joining Explore, you will:
- apply essential strategies, so you’re rapidly closer to achieving your meaningful employment objectives
- take practical action, gain clarity and improve your confidence
- get insider tips on growth industries and where to find opportunities in your local area
- learn about generous, subsidised government programs and veteran-friendly employers that genuinely care about veteran families
- be connected with a community of supportive people who get it
- go deep in one-to-one coaching with someone who has first-hand experience with the transition process
- gain powerful self-knowledge, potentially re-mapping your personal and professional identity
- have access to a range of tools and resources that you can use now and forever, so you’ll walk away knowing you can manage your life, learning, work and transitions and move towards the future you want.
Join the Explore program to focus on what’s important to you and take steps to define success, focus on your wellbeing and take action.
In short: you’ll focus on what’s important to you and we’ll help you do it.
Explore will enable you to personally define success, focus on your physical and mental wellbeing, take practical action to feel calm and in control and make career-enhancing decisions.
How it works and what’s included
- weekly live, interactive, online sessions over 8 weeks focussing on key strategies and practices to set you up for success outside of the ADF
- access to expert guest mentors who’ll guide you straight to what you need to know, from developing your online employment profile to navigating veteran legislation and claims
- practical activities and resources so you can take action and learn
- detailed feedback, powerful 1:1 coaching and accountability
- masterclasses on key topics, hosted in our online learning platform so you can undertake learning at your own pace
Core topics
Intention-setting & defining what matters
Reflection practices and goals / intention-setting. Explore meaningful employment as part of your life and how you can start to define your desired pathway, considering your life and needs.
Self & strengths
We’ll go deep into self-awareness and mapping personal strengths and skills. We’ll also explore identity, creativity, and energy as important indicators of what we desire.
Wellbeing: the foundations
Wellbeing if fundamental. We’ll explore its connection to your family, career, joy and success. You’ll gain tools and skills that you can apply in all aspects of your life.
Essential services
Finance fundamentals, navigating DVA and community initiatives and service providers that can help you.
Emerging opportunities
How to navigate employment data sources and hidden job markets. Tips to identify local opportunities.
Shining in the market
How to take practical steps to stand out and find what you want in the job market. Resume and LinkedIn essentials.
Professional networks & connections
Why professional networking and building authentic connections is critical. Where to look and what’s out there for you to engage with now.
Confidence, competencies & better decision-making
How to explain and enhance your competencies and make employment enhancing decisions. Navigating common traps to achieving success.
Our promise to you
At Human Quotient Group, we take a human-focused, strengths-based approach to every program we offer. We focus on wellbeing, as a foundation, and create a growth promoting environment where you can form deep connections with others. We’ll help you explore your options and create a pathway that aligns with your values and goals.
As a certified social enterprise and veteran community business, we created the Explore program to deliver what you need. No cookie-cutter approach here.
We have developed our program based on our experience of Defence life and transition, and what veterans have told us they need. Program design and delivery team: Claire Harris, Ron Kovalcik, Tahlia Perry and Pamela Turner.
Ready to explore your next move?
If this sounds good to you and you want to be the first to know when we open the program for registrations,
enter your details below.
Program participant numbers are strictly limited.
Scholarships
Thanks to the generosity of our program sponsors, we’re able to offer a limited number of full scholarships to cover the cost of the program for eligible participants. If cost is a barrier, we encourage you to apply for a scholarship here (Google Form, will take 2 minutes to apply).