How our program works

  1. You submit your internship to our team

    Your internship position needs to offer students a hands-on, practical opportunity to learn from industry, and provide them with exposure to the day-to-day operations and problems of an organisation. Research roles will not be considered.

    Start by creating an eye-catching position description that will be advertised to our students (for ideas, see Tips to securing the right candidate).

    To ensure the wellbeing and safety of our students, we need to understand your organisation’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) practices. As well as a position description, you’ll also be asked to provide an OHS Policy or OHS Management Plan.

    If you have any questions before submitting your internship position, please contact the team at engit-placements@unimelb.edu.au

    Submit an internship position description

  2. We advertise the position and shortlist candidates

    Once you have provided your completed position description and OHS documentation, we’ll advertise your position to eligible students on our student portal. Typically, internship positions are advertised for 14 days. Students are asked to submit a cover letter, resume and academic transcript as part of their application.

    At the end of the advertising period, we’ll shortlist the best candidates and provide you with suitable students to consider.

  3. You interview your selected applicants and make an offer

    Now it’s over to you to conduct interviews and find the best fit for your team! You should carry out your standard recruitment process and make offers directly to the candidates.

    Once you’ve made your offer, it’s important to let us know who has been successful, along with the agreed start date, end date and hours per week in line with the dates found in the Key Dates section. We can readvertise the position if need be.

  4. Finalise placement agreements

    We will send you either a Vocational Placement Agreement  (VPLA) or Professional Placement Agreement (PPLA) to sign, depending on whether the internship is paid or unpaid. Once signed and returned, the internship will be ready to commence.

    The following agreements are for reference only and should not be signed: VPLA agreement for an unpaid internship or PPLA agreement for a paid internship.