Future of Our Regions Youth Design Challenge - 90 Minute Immersive Training Session

Join us on Tuesday, 24th June from 4pm - 5:30pm AEST for the Future of Our Regions Youth Design Challenge 90 Minute Immersive Training Session.

In this session, we'll cover:

• How to introduce design challenges into your school context and the possibilities of collaborating internally to co-deliver the program, and what ages/class sizes suit best
• Why the Future of Our Regions is an important topic to engage young people
• How to use the design thinking framework and access the free resources of this challenge to deliver the program
• Opportunities for your students to enter the national Future of Our Regions competition to get recognition for their work and the chance to win prizes and receive further mentoring
• Case studies and examples of incorporating design thinking into your classroom and curriculum, based on learning areas and cross-curriculum priority links. 
• How you can get your students excited by introducing the national challenge competition, where they can get recognition for their work and have the chance to win prizes, and receive further mentoring

This event is perfect for teachers who are new to the Future of Our Regions Design Challenge or new to design thinking and are looking to upskill. It's also a great way to connect with other educators and hear from their experiences.

This event is facilitated by Young Change Agents experienced team who work with educators and youth across the country to support them with entrepreneurial education.

About the Future of Our Regions Youth Design Challenge
Imagine it's the year 2035. Regional communities are healthier, happier and even more connected than ever. That's where your students come in - in this design challenge, they will explore one of six key themes related to this challenge, identify the most pressing problem and then work to build a social enterprise solution that creates meaningful change.

Students can choose from one of the six themes: 

1. Connection: How might we improve digital and physical connection in regional Australia to strengthen communities?
2. Resilience: How might we make our regions more resilient to disasters?
3. Career Opportunities: How might we create accessible, future-focused employment opportunities that keep young people in the regions?
4. Health: How might we improve access to quality healthcare in regional Australia?
5. Food Growth and Production: How might we improve the lives of farming families & communities?
6. First Nations: How might we celebrate and preserve First Nations culture in our regions?

The challenge is a great way to build your students' confidence, resilience, and general capabilities and encourages them to view problems as opportunities through a social enterprise lens.

Once they complete the challenge, they can enter the national competition to receive feedback on their idea and be in the running for prizes, mentorship and the opportunity to share their idea in the national showcase if selected as a finalist.

The challenge competition is open until October 17th, 2025.

This is a teacher-led challenge where all resources are provided through the Young Change Agents Entrepreneurial Learning Hub.

This challenge is available as a funded program supported by Young Change Agents and our challenge partners, and there is no cost for schools to take part.

Get access to the resources and learn more about the challenge here.

About Young Change Agents
Young Change Agents is a non- profit social enterprise focused on developing the mindset, skillset and toolset of youth aged 10 - 21. We do this through social entrepreneurship programs combined with educator capacity building, the amplification of youth ideas, and technology platforms that provide badging and ePortfolios. We are equipping young people for their future careers and empowering them to create their own pathways. Learn more about Young Change Agents here