2025 Level Up Careers Expo – Roma, QLD
The 2025 Level Up Careers Expo, hosted by CUC Maranoa, was a hands-on career discovery event held in Roma, Queensland. Designed especially for Year 8 and 9 students from St John’s School and Roma State College, the expo featured a series of interactive activity stations run by local universities, TAFE, and regional businesses. Students engaged directly with professionals, explored career paths they may not have encountered before, and learned about future opportunities in fields ranging from trades to health, tech, and the arts. The event aimed to spark curiosity, build aspiration, and help students connect their strengths and interests with real-world career options—all within a fun, immersive setting.
Check out these activities that the students got to explore
UniSQ
Map Masters: The Surveyor's Challenge
UniSC
Manta Ray Marine Biology
Hamilton Gallery
Creative Arts
SWHHS & Bond Uni Rural Health Club
Health and Fitness
Griffith Uni
Crime Scene Investigators: Careers in Forensic Science
QUT
AI in the Creative Arts
UniSQ & MRC
Town Planning
TAFE Qld
Virtual Welding
Step into the shoes of a surveyor as you measure, map, and digitally recreate a section of your classroom! Using teamwork, precision, and technology, you’ll transform real-world measurements into a professional-scale map—just like construction and urban planning experts. Can your team create the most accurate map and become the ultimate Map Master?
Project Manta is Australia's first manta ray research program that is based at the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC), dedicated to studying the biology, ecology, and conservation of manta rays along the Australian coastline. It brings together marine biologists, citizen scientists, and conservationists to track manta ray populations, understand their behaviour, and protect them from threats like habitat destruction and climate change.
The Mantas Matter workshop introduces students to manta rays, their unique features, and their ecological significance while exploring careers in marine biology and animal ecology. Through interactive activities, students will engage in real-world ecological research concepts and understand the role of scientists in conservation efforts.
QUT
Electromagnetism
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This interactive acrylic painting workshop will offer students a unique opportunity to explore the artistic style of renowned photographer Max Dupain, particularly his works capturing the essence of Roma. By engaging with his imagery, participants will interpret and translate his black-and-white photography into vibrant acrylic paintings, adding their own creative perspective while reflecting on the local area’s cultural and historical identity.
UniSC
Robotics
How do we know that our heart and lungs are healthy? What can we observe and what data can we collect about our health? Join our Flying Scientists to explore how we can measure heart and lung function using different technologies (like a novel home-made ECG recorder). Learn about career options in health science and public health research.
Discover how technology is revolutionising agriculture in this hands-on drone workshop! Students will learn the basics of flying drones and explore how these high-tech tools are used to monitor crops, improve efficiency, and support farming practices. This session will demonstrate the exciting career opportunities at the intersection of tech and agriculture.
Explore the scientific concept of Energy Transformations through a series of electromagnetism investigations.  Electromagnetism is the interaction between electricity and magnetism and is one approach to generating electricity.  This physics-based Kit will show students how both kinetic energy and magnetic fields can generate electricity, and how electrical fields can create magnetism. By the end of this hands-on lesson, students will be able to explain energy transfer and apply energy transformations to real-world scenarios.
Wonder of Science
Health Science
Griffith Uni
Tech meets Farming: Drones in Agriculture
Step into the shoes of a forensic scientist and uncover the truth hidden in the evidence! In this hands-on forensic science workshop, you'll analyse a simulated crime scene, collect and examine clues, and use real investigative techniques to solve the mystery.
​Ever wondered how movement can be used to prevent injuries, boost performance, and improve overall health? At the Level Up Expo, an Exercise Physiologist will take you through a hands-on activity exploring how sports science, rehabilitation, and fitness training play a role in careers across health, sports, and workplace wellbeing.
As AI continues to evolve, it’s transforming how we create, design, and imagine. We will explore how artificial intelligence is being used in creative industries—and what roles humans and machines might play in the future of art, music, media, and design.
Become town panners for the day! Work in a team to design how a local landmark should be developed. Learn how town planning shapes how we live, work, and move - balancing community needs, safety, and sustainability. A great insight into careers like urban planning, civil engineering, environment managing, and infrastructure design.
Gear up and step into a welding simulator to experience what it's like to work in the trades - without the sparks! Using virtual reality, learn how to control a welding torch, follow a weld line, and understand the precision and skill required in metal work. This hands-on activity introduces you to careers in welding, fabrication, engineering, construction, and mining - highlighting the blend of technology and trade in today's workforce.
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Meet the future of tech and teamwork with interactive Robo Dogs. Learn how robotics and programming come together by guiding robotic dogs through challenges, giving commands, and seeing how coding translates to real-world actions. This fun activity highlights careers in Robotics, coding, mechatronics, AI engineering, and tech innovation.
Lunch Time and Other Activities
SNAP Fitness
Health and Fitness
Switch FM
Radio Broadcasting
Hair by Hailey
Hairdressing
Tivoli Rose
Skin care and Beauty
QLD Ambulance
Paramedicine
