Internships, Jobs & Work Experience
Internships and work experience is a great way to increase your employment opportunities. There are a range of internships across all disciplines which provides you with the skills and experience necessary to compete in the graduate market.
Internships
We offer two types of internship placements:
- Local internships
- International internships
Get access to the latest paid internships, relevant to your degree. To give yourself the best chance check out our range of career workshops (opens in a new window) to give yourself the best chance in landing an internship.
Local Internships
Work on a specific project or complete on-going work for an organisation full or part time. Over 60% of students gain on-going work from their placement. Our internships may even count for internship or engagement units within some courses - please check with your course advisor.
International Internships
Have you ever thought about travelling or working overseas? UWS Careers and Cooperative Education is currently offering exciting international internship opportunities for students over the 2013-2014 summer vacation period. You can work in countries such as China, India, Nepal and Vietnam! Not only will you work in leading organisations, you will also gain valuable skills and experience working in a cross-cultural setting that will set you apart from others when applying for future employment positions!
Students successfully selected for the international internship program will receive a grant of $3000 to assist in funding their trip. In order to be eligible to participate, students must meet the following criteria:
- Have Australian citizenship or permanent residency
- Have a strong academic record
- Completed at least 80 credit points by November 2013 and have at least 30 credit points left to complete in 2014
- Evidence of funds of at least $3,000 (to supplement the grant if required)
Current opportunities are listed below and there are more being arranged. To find out more about these and more internships as well as the application procedure go to CareerHub (opens in a new window).
School of Business
- Atma, India - Public Relations and Marketing Intern (opens in a new window)
- Atma, India - Programs Documentation Intern (opens in a new window)
- Atma, India - Human Resources Intern (opens in a new window)
- Bizu Botique, Vietnam (opens in a new window)
- Habitat for Humanity, Vietnam (opens in a new window)
- IDP Education, India (opens in a new window)
- Innovaid Advisory Services, India (opens in a new window)
- Intermind, India (opens in a new window)
- The Sakthi Institute of Information and Management Studies, India (opens in a new window)
- Tata Hitachi Construction Machinery Company, India (opens in a new window)
The School of Humanities, and Communication Arts
- The Nepali Times Newspaper, Nepal (opens in a new window)
The School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics
- Kunshan Yangcheng Lake Science Park (Duke Kunshan University Campus Design and Construction), China
Rhys Graham is a third year Engineering student who undertook an international internship with the Kunshan Yangcheng Lake Science Park (Duke Kunshan University Campus Design and Construction), a world class construction organisation in China during the 2012 Summer Vacation period. Watch the video below to hear his firsthand account of the eye-opening and inspiring experience he had while working with world leaders in construction throughout the course of his internship organised by UWS Careers and Cooperative Education. Having the opportunity to develop unparalleled degree related skills and experience a completely new culture were only some of the many fabulous outcomes from participating in the program.
Angus Reynolds is a third year Advanced Business Leadership student who undertook an international internship with Innovaid, a philanthropic organisation in India as a ‘Strategy Planning Intern’ in the 2012 Summer Vacation period. The International Internship program offered Angus the opportunity to immerse himself in the Indian culture as well as develop countless degree related skills that will set him apart from others in the employment process. Watch Angus' firsthand account of his exciting international internship experience below!
Jobs on Campus
UWS understands it is tough juggling study and work so we have established a Jobs on Campus Program.
The Jobs on Campus program aims to enhance your University experience by providing opportunities for paid professional experience, right here at UWS!
Register now (opens in a new window) to access training, support and development opportunities to enhance your job seeking and employability skills.
Work Experience
Don’t wait for opportunities to come to you - create one for yourself. You can find both the DIY Work Experience Guide (opens in a new window) and online Student Insurance Request Form (opens in a new window) on CareerHub (opens in a new window) by logging in to with your Student ID and password.
Please note: Careers & Cooperative Education is able to provide insurance only for unpaid, degree-relevant work placements with volunteer, not-for-profit and government organisations. The 2009 Fair Work Act currently restricts unpaid work experience which is not a course requirement and/or within for-profit organisation.
If your work experience or placement is a course requirement you will need to arrange insurance with your School.
Find out more information about internships and work experience by contacting Careers & Cooperative Education.
Email careers@uws.edu.au or call (02) 4736 0424.
