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Upskilling
& Development

Programs that build skills, spark ideas and support career growth.

We’re committed to developing a future-ready workforce by supporting upskilling and lifelong learning across industry, health, research and entrepreneurship. Our precinct offers a suite of programs designed to empower professionals, clinicians, founders and students with the tools, networks and knowledge to thrive in fast-moving industries.

Whether you’re a clinician wanting to commercialise an idea, a startup founder building new capability, or a student preparing for your future career, the Precinct is where learning meets opportunity.

Featured Programs

NextGen Program (Cohort Innovation Space)
A free upskilling and mentoring program that helps startup founders and small business owners accelerate their growth. NextGen combines peer learning, workshops, and coaching with practical tools in sales, strategy, finance and leadership.

Clinical Entrepreneurship Program (CECAP)
Delivered by Griffith University and Gold Coast Health, this program equips clinicians with the entrepreneurial skills needed to turn ideas into impact. Through intensive workshops, coaching and real-world project development, over 350 participants have already been supported across Queensland.

Ongoing Opportunities

  • Innovation workshops and founder programs at Cohort Innovation Space

  • Industry-aligned micro-credentials through Griffith University

  • Workshops and speaker series through LuminaX, AmplifyTech and other precinct events

  • Mentorship from startup and commercialisation experts across the ecosystem

  • Applied research and WIL project-based learning for students and early-career researchers

  • Clinician Entrepreneurship – online Business Literacy program, following successful Clinician Entrepreneurship Change Agents program

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Success Stories

Clare Minahan

Come and experience the ecosystem they’ve dropped themselves into, it’s incredibly powerful because of the people that are coming, the people you have access to, and the athletes you have access to. It’s not just an environment of opportunity, it’s incredibly positive. If you came and experienced that ecosystem, you’d find those two major pillars: access, and a really positive environment.

Clare Minahan – Associate Professor, Griffith University

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When I think about the number of elite athletes we have at Griffith University, right here on our doorstep, and the way we can connect sports tech companies directly to them, it’s incredible. Add to that the semi-professional athletes at the Southport Sharks and the fact that sport is in the Gold Coast’s DNA. We’re so lucky to have an innovation precinct purpose-built to support sports tech, it’s a game changer.

Craig Rowsell – Director, Gold Coast Health & Knowledge Precinct

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Mayor Tom Tate

The 2018 Commonwealth Games put us on the world stage for sport and innovation, and one thing about the Gold Coast is, once we’re on the world stage, we don’t get off it. That momentum sparked lasting legacies like the Health and Knowledge Precinct, along with other high-performance centres across the city. It all feeds off each other, and that’s how the best in sports tech find their way to the Gold Coast.

Tom Tate – Gold Coast Mayor

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As a student passionate about advanced medical research and its potential to transform lives, the Precinct offers an ideal environment for connecting with like-minded and leading individuals. The people here are proactive, always ready to offer support and inspiration, making it a fantastic place for someone like me who is just starting.  

Dennis Nguyen – Student

Griffith University
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Coming back from the US, where we work very closely with the world-renowned Texas Heart Institute, to see the expansion of the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct made it really attractive for us to bring our technology back here to work with a world-leading laboratory at Griffith.

DANIEL TIMMS, Founder and CTO

BiVACOR
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