Walk in your future with confidence.
Our 6-week program helps students unlock their innovation & leadership potential.
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An innovation program
like no other.
FutureHack is an immersive program for Year 9 to 12 students, designed to build practical skills for the careers of tomorrow. Students tackle real-world challenges, creating businesses in technology, social enterprise, and innovation, guided by industry leaders and mentors.
Unlocking your future skills today.
Over six weeks, students are moving from ideas into action. They learn through skill-building workshops, mentorship, and build their own business idea, while exploring careers in technology, startups, and social enterprise.
Identify Challenge
Workshops & Training
Industry Mentorship
Pitch Showcase
Business Growth
Teams pick a real-world problem, from climate change to local community issues.
Students build skills in technology, robotics, and design thinking, while launching their own business.
Mentors from LinkedIn, Google, and SEEK provide guidance, feedback, and connections to help students bring ideas to life.
Students present to local councils, investors, and industry judges, receiving feedback and opportunities for ongoing support.
After the program, selected teams pilot their ventures in retail and community settings, through the Young Artists Centre.
Chosen by students from
top education providers:
How does it work?
Each week of the program focuses on a new stage of innovation. Students move step-by-step through discovery, design, testing, and launch, to build skills and confidence in entrepreneurship.
Week 1
Problem
Discovery
- Unlocking an entrepreneurship mindset
- Problem-solving in the real world
- Exploring market trends
Week 2
Design Thinking
& Innovation
- Apply human-centred design
- Understand customer needs, motivations, and painpoints
- Rapid ideation and validation
Week 3
Business Models
& MVPs
- Business structures and models
- Types of funding & capital
- Developing minimum viable products (MVPs)
- Prototyping & feedback
Week 4
Branding
& Marketing
- Types of marketing channels
- Marketing strategies & segmentation
- Building a strong personal & professional bran
Week 5
Pitching
& Communication
- Communication & storytelling techniques
- Delivering engaging and creative pitches
- Speaking with confidence
Week 6
Demo Day
& Showcase
Final day with Pitch Showcase, to demonstrate their progress and learning outcomes
Meet our industry network
With a network of 50+ mentors, young people gain access to diverse experience and insight. Meet some of the people they’ve learned from.
Usman Iftikhar
CEO at Catalysr
Mikhara Ramsing
Co-founder at Capyble
Mikhara is the founder of Miks Chai, Ethnic LGBT+, and Capyble, e-learning platform tackling domestic violence. Australian Financial Review Top 100 Women of Influence, Westpac Social Change Fellow, and Young Australian of the Year (QLD) finalist.
Claire Rogers
CEO of World Vision Australia
Previously chief executive of World Vision Australia, Australia’s largest not-for-profit organisation, working across 90 countries to assist 100 million people. With an MBA from Melbourne Business School, she has led major change across sectors.
What our alumni are saying
2025 enrolments are open
Next enrolment for FutureHack closes on Monday, 15 December 2025.
Program starts on 20 February 2026.