Career-ready placements
Connect with our talented and engaged students whose ideas and energy are shaping the future.
What are career-ready placements?
Career-ready placements mean real on-the-job experience for our students. These powerful experiences happen in partnership with industry, community, and government. It helps our students forge strong relationships that prepare them not only for their future workplace, but also for life after they graduate.
How it works
If you are interested in hosting a student on placement, we will work closely with you throughout the placement cycle, providing support and resources along the way.
Types of placements
Career-ready placements are discipline-specific and take many forms.
Placement essentials
Everything you need to know about timing, supervision, health and safety, intellectual property, insurance, and more.
Get connected to our talented students. Start here.
Interested in being part of our career-ready placement program? Get in touch and we can discuss your career-ready placement opportunity.
This form will be received by our industry engagement staff who will respond within two days to your enquiry. We will contact you to discuss your opportunity further or connect you directly with the staff member who will be managing your placement.
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Diversify your workforce
Learn how career-ready placements can help you to foster diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
Success stories
Discover how our industry partners have helped our students realise their potential—and how our students’ ideas and energy have helped host organisations realise theirs.
More ways to engage
Employ a student or graduate
Businesses need talented people who are ready to make a difference and we know that finding the right people can be challenging. We can support your search for talent.
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Join us on campus
Attending Careers events and expos is a cost-effective way for you to connect with your future workforce and promote your organisation. We can also facilitate employer information sessions and employer presentations for you to speak directly to our students.
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Connect with our research
Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise (KEE) connects industry with the University's world-class research and technologies.
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Email us
Call (02) 4921 5588
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