Explore future skills and careers, your way. Whether you’re just starting out or ready to test your skills, our virtual experiences let you explore real roles, build confidence, and decide what’s next at your own pace. Start by trying a role, then go deeper when you’re ready to prove your skills.
Through Forage virtual work experiences, you can step into a realistic day-in-the-life of a various roles at CommBank including Engineers, Data Scientists and Business Bankers. These short, self-paced programs help students and early-career individuals explore career paths, build skills, and gain confidence.
Build life skills and explore careers at CommBank with our free Year 13 job simulations. Designed for young people, these short, guided experiences let you explore pathways in Technology, Engineering, Data Science and Cyber Security, while gaining a real sense of what working at CommBank is like. You’ll complete practical tasks, learn what matters in each role and build confidence. No experience necessary.
Brighter AI is a bite-sized video series designed to help everyday Australians build confidence with AI, at work and in life.
Whether you’re a student, educator, job seeker, or simply curious about the possibilities of AI, these short lessons will guide you through practical insights, real-world challenges, and easy-to-follow lessons to empower you to not only understand what AI is, but also know how to harness it in ethical, impactful, and creative ways.
Create the life you want by learning the skills you need.
Getting qualified is important, but the real game-changer? The human skills you build every day. Whether it’s solving problems, working with people, staying curious, or bouncing back when things get tough, these are the skills that help you stand out and go far.
Through CommBank programs such as Tech Associates and Career Comeback, you can gain fresh skills, build new confidence and
uncover opportunities that have the power to completely reinvent your career.
From typing out thousands of lines of BASIC code on a TI-99/4a as a kid to leading a team of 400 in Advanced Analytics Systems at CommBank, Alex’s career journey has been anything but conventional.
“Embrace the unexpected turns in your career. Each experience, whether it's coding as a child, working in retail, or navigating the dot-com boom, contributes to your unique perspective and skillset.”
Pooja took a short career break when her family migrated to Australia, hoping to be more present for her growing child. What she expected to be a brief pause unfolded into five years as life moved through the challenges of Covid and the heartbreaking loss of her dad, her biggest supporter.
“To anyone considering a return after time away, believe in yourself and take the leap. With the right support, a successful comeback is possible.”
Whether it’s refining your skills, collaborating with a dynamic community of experts, or solving the challenges that will shape the future, we offer unparalleled opportunities to turn your potential into real impact.
CommBank supports and collaborates with various community organisations to contribute to skilling Australians by building inclusive, future-ready talent pipelines and by expanding who gets access to skills, confidence and pathways, today and tomorrow.
CommBank is a sponsor and supporter of Day of AI Australia, a not-for-profit delivering a national programme designed to build AI literacy among students in Years 1–10. The initiative provides free curriculum, resources, and events to help young Australians understand, use, and critically evaluate artificial intelligence.
ABCN is a purpose-led, not-for-profit organisation connecting volunteers from member companies (including CommBank) with schools across Australia, focusing on improving educational outcomes and career opportunities for students, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
CommBank is a Gold Sponsor of GPN, supporting their mission to inspire school girls and gender-diverse students to explore coding and technology.
She Codes is on a mission to create a community of 100,000 women in tech by the end of 2025, focusing on building a more inclusive and diverse technology workforce.
Our Career Comeback Program is a dedicated initiative designed to support professionals returning to the workforce after a career break of two years or more. Whether your time away was for family, study, travel, health, or other personal reasons, this program offers a structured and supportive pathway to reignite your career, refresh your skills, and rebuild confidence.
Champions gender equity in Australian workplaces through professional development, advocacy and community.
Helps women and gender-diverse jobseekers to become work-ready, find meaningful employment, and thrive in their working lives.
Help purpose-driven brands to connect, grow and double down on impact through creating and managing compelling content, websites, digital postproduction, funnel building, or lead generation.
