MARINE FUTURES FOCUS
Over ten years of real-world projects have shaped this model, tested across shipyards, training organisations, and through regional programs that connect local employers with emerging talent.
A steady pipeline of skilled trades, engineers, and operators continues to grow through hands-on initiatives.
Through digital tools, training partnerships, and face-to-face engagement, industry gains practical resources to attract and develop new workers.
Collaborative Program Development
Marine Futures is leading the way to making a stable and sustainable future for the marine and maritime sector.
Built on ten years of groundwork, this phase activates the national rollout and partner integration - bringing stakeholders together to co-design platform features, test real-time capability, and shape solutions that meet the workforce needs of the future.
Our local support team helps employers set up their profiles
Track candidates and refine hiring - all backed by real people, not bots.
More than a job board
Marine Futures connects training, careers, and business promotion through regional and national engagement.
0-3 Months
- Foundation partners onboarded
- Co-branding activation
- Baseline workforce data collection begins
3 Months
- Test and refine digital tools and assets
- Regional outreach and grant submissions
- Implement workforce activations
6 Months
- Regional rollouts and activations
- Employer-led programs established
- Broader stakeholder engagement
12+ Months
- KPI report and impact summary delivered
- National strategy formalised
- ROI case presented for long-term funding
- Model embedded across all subsectors
Benefits
Workinitiatives offers streamlined hiring tools, industry-first compliance tools and features such as video to attract more talent to your job ads. Save time, reduce costs, improve effectiveness and drive value across the full recruitment marketing value chain.
Reduce Time-to-hire
Simplify hiring, reach skilled candidates, and strengthen brand presence through co-branded campaigns.
Reduce recruitment costs
Streamline your resources with an affordable solution to maximise results.
Amplify reach
Advertise job ads through local, national and international channels.
Custom-career pages
Brand page builder to push out personalised content through text, imagery and video, to amplify the industry value proposition.
Privacy by design approach
All information is securely encrypted, ensuring shared data on the network remains completely safe.
Real-time data
Access live data including by occupation and location, to identify key skills shortage trends.
SELL TO CANDIDATES
Video job ads to better convey value proposition and role details.
Applicant tracking tools
Manage job ads and job seeker applications across multiple sites from one dashboard.
Candidate reference checks
Efficiently request and manage employment references with minimal effort.
CONTRACT Management
Send employment offers and contracts for digital signing.
Government integrations
Improve local, state and national support for meeting the critical skills needs of Australia, with right to work and visa checks.
True Labour Market Testing (LMT)
Strengthen integrity across requirements, improve connections between Australians and job opportunities, and streamline processes under temporary skilled migration pathways.
A collaborative approach
Marine Futures is leading the way to making a stable and sustainable future for the marine and maritime sector.
In this early activation phase, we’re inviting collaboration - bringing stakeholders together to codesign platform features, test real-time capabilities, and shape a solution that truly meets the workforce needs of the future.
- Australian-based Customer Success team providing in-person and online support
- Real-time recruitment tools for shortlisting, candidate tracking, and seamless hiring flows
- Tailored employer setup with customised profiles, branding tools, and job listings
- Industry-led development, with feedback shaping functionality, marketing, and rollout plans