Trade & Tech Fit career expo

Hands-on trade and technology industry showcase for female and gender diverse school students from years 7 to 12.

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• Event details
• Get involved with Trade and Tech Fit in 2026
• 2025 expo wrap-up
• Industries in focus
• Empowering all Victorian students to pursue their goals

Encourage female and gender diverse students to discover new passions, rewarding pathways and well-paid career opportunities through Trade and Tech Fit.

Event details

Date: Tuesday 2 June to Wednesday 3 June 2026

Location: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre

Details: Free

Get involved with Trade and Tech Fit in 2026

The expo will be back in 2026 with even more interactive activities, information and workshops from across a wide range of industries.

Bring your students to the expo

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Trade & Tech Fit 2026 teacher promotional video

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Take the first step in helping your school’s female and gender diverse students consider a whole new range of potential skills, pathways and careers with Trade and Tech Fit.

School registration

Schools Terms and Conditions (DOCX, 66KB)

A great opportunity to make every student feel like there is a pathway for success.

Teacher

Interested in exhibiting?

Meet your future workforce and shape your industry at Trade and Tech Fit 2026.

Help shape the future of vocational work and showcase rewarding careers in your industry by bringing your expert knowledge to next year’s expo.

No fees charged for exhibiting.

Exhibitor registrations are now closed. Please email the event manager at school.industry.event@education.vic.gov.au for further information.

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The love and admiration the presenters had for their jobs made the expo great … all the expo needs is more passionate people like today.

Student

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Trade & Tech Fit 2026 student video

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2025 expo wrap-up

When: 3-4 June 2025

Where: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre

Exhibitors: 97 stalls from across industry, education and government including interactive activities and competitions

Attendees: Over 3,700 female and gender diverse students from more than 140 schools

The expo created a safe, inclusive and equitable space where female and gender diverse people were able to interact directly with tradespeople, apprentices and industry professionals. This provided a deep dive into a broad range of career pathways through unique and exciting exhibits and stalls.

This year saw the greatest number of visitors since the event began, with 18 new exhibitors bringing even more skills and pathways to light.

In 2025, 56% of student attendees said they are now more likely to consider a career in trade or tech, with another 42% saying they might.

85% of student attendees said booths and displays were informative and easy to understand.

Getting involved in hands-on tasks made things more interesting and helped me understand how tech and trade work in real life.

Student

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• ### Female student cutting wood with saw View ‘Female student cutting wood with saw’ fullscreen

• ### Female students practicing woodwork hammering nails into wood View ‘Female students practicing woodwork hammering nails into wood’ fullscreen

• ### Female student laying bricks in tutorial View ‘Female student laying bricks in tutorial’ fullscreen

• ### Lamb birthing simulator demonstration with agriculture professional View ‘Lamb birthing simulator demonstration with agriculture professional’ fullscreen

• ### Female students with Your World, Your VCE merchandise View ‘Female students with Your World, Your VCE merchandise’ fullscreen

• ### Female student drilling into wood with the support of an industry professional View ‘Female student drilling into wood with the support of an industry professional’ fullscreen

• ### Two female students helping each other run cable through a wooden house frame View ‘Two female students helping each other run cable through a wooden house frame’ fullscreen

• ### Female student using a wrench in a supervised demonstration with a truck engine View ‘Female student using a wrench in a supervised demonstration with a truck engine’ fullscreen

• ### Female student participating in a paint by numbers activity on a communal canvas View ‘Female student participating in a paint by numbers activity on a communal canvas’ fullscreen

• ### Female students posing with a female tradesperson on an excavator View ‘Female students posing with a female tradesperson on an excavator’ fullscreen

• ### Female students holding an artificial lamb from the birthing demonstration View ‘Female students holding an artificial lamb from the birthing demonstration’ fullscreen

• ### Female student using a virtual reality simulator with the supervision of a female member of the defence force View ‘Female student using a virtual reality simulator with the supervision of a female member of the defence force’ fullscreen

Industries in focus

Expert knowledge and experience from across trades and tech sectors was on show, letting students gain insight into jobs they may have never considered previously and explore what pathways are available to take them there.

To get a real taste for the kind of work the industry involves, attendees had the chance to participate in some engaging and challenging activities such as:

• Virtual reality experience workshops
• Building your own wooden stool
• Lamb birthing simulators
• Creative and industrial design stations
• Bricklaying tutorials
• Locksmithing lessons
• Excavator operation simulators
• Painting sessions
• Guided house frame construction
• House wiring demonstrations

Almost 100 exhibitors showcased exciting careers in traditionally male-dominated industries, including:

• Building, construction, manufacturing & engineering
• Refrigeration, electrical & plumbing
• Automotive, marine, aviation & aerospace
• Solar & wind clean energy
• Foundry and mining
• Transport and logistics
• Agriculture & horticulture
• Gaming, cloud & robotics
• Civil assets management & infrastructure
• Defence, essential services & fire protection

Empowering all Victorian students to pursue their goals

The Victorian Government is rolling out reforms that are building the aspirations and skills of young people, so that their secondary schooling sets them up for future careers and meets the needs of the modern economy.

For more information on Senior Secondary Schooling Pathway Reforms, visit Senior secondary schooling pathway reforms.

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