AKD launches 2025-2026 graduate intake program

AKD has launched the next graduate intake for 2025-2026 at their sites at Caboolture, QLD, Tumut, NSW and Colac, Victoria. Source: Timberbiz
This will mark the third year this program has taken place, since its inception in 2022. Graduates have come from disciplines such as Forestry, Mathematics, Business and Engineering.
As a result of the program, AKD has successfully provided ongoing employment for most graduates who have taken their careers into areas they were exposed to as part of the program.
The program allows for graduates to spend time on different projects, and in some instances, have different supervisors and locations to work at, which has helped provide them with the awareness of where their career can go across our whole operation and allowed for AKD to tailor the experiences to areas of interest for the individuals.
To date, much of the cohort have come from the Engineering fields of Mechanical, Electrical and Mechatronics. This has proven successful to provide future talent into areas of continuous improvement, projects and maintenance across sites.
“We have had two great cohorts come through this program to date, many of those being current employees who have completed their studies as well as interns, returning for a longer duration due to their experiences when they were studying, which makes me very proud of the program,” Talent Attraction & Development Manager, Gen Ryan said.
“My hope is for this future cohort, that we attract a more diverse pool of people in terms of both demographics and disciplines. “There will always be a focus on STEM, but we have seen great things from individuals with passions in other areas such as business and management as well,” she said.
AKD will be holding an online information session, showcasing their internship and graduate program, to be held on September 5.
Details can be found on https://www.akd.com.au/people-careers/graduate-program/