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Disability employment support

There is a range of support available to help students with disability and health conditions connect to career development programs and employment opportunities.

Join the Recruit Ability Network

Discover resources to build your employability and enhance your career development by joining the Recruit Ability Network. You will receive regular email updates on internships and work experience, jobs, career workshops and industry events.

This network is suitable for students with disabilities and health conditions, including mental health and neurodivergent conditions.

Book an appointment with Curtin’s disability employment specialist

The University Specialist Employment Partnership (USEP) is a program preparing and connecting university students with disabilities to graduate employment.

Curtin have partnered with Maxima Employment Solutions to offer in-person and virtual consultations for students with disability seeking employment support.

Maxima can support eligible students and recent graduates with designing a plan to meet their individual employment goals, provide resources to develop employability, on-the-job and transition support, and training for potential employers.

You can meet with Maxima every Wednesday, just book an appointment or email the team at USEPWA@maxima.com.au.

Connect to an industry mentor

Positive Action towards Career Engagement (PACE) Mentoring is run by the Australian Network on Disability (AND). Improve your workplace readiness and connect to industry mentors from leading Australian businesses. Mentoring can be delivered virtually or in-person. Visit the AND website to find a mentor.

Investigate CareerPLUS, Curtin Careers’ industry mentoring program.

Find an internship or work experience

Express your interest in an Earn While You Learn (EWYL) job or work experience placement on the Curtin Perth campus. The Earn While You Learn program is a Curtin Careers initiative to provide paid part-time and casual employment opportunities to students on the Curtin Perth campus.

Apply for the Australian Network on Disability’s Stepping Into Internships Program. This program offers paid internships across a range of disciplines and industries.

Access specialist online careers advice and resources

The MyPlus Students’ Club offers careers advice for students with disability. Resources include information on sharing your disability with an employer, applying for a jobs with a disability, requesting adjustments to the recruitment process, and how to stand out for the right reasons.

Find disability confident employers and jobs

Search the UniHub jobs board and use the filter option, “People with Disabilities encouraged”.

Look for employers who are members of the Australian Network on Disability, or Diversity Council Australia.

Contact Us

Explore the full range of supports, services and resources offered by Curtin Careers to help you in achieving your career and employment goals.

Contact us to request the information above in an alternative format via email recruitcurtin@curtin.edu.au or call us on 08 9266 5627.

Find out more about Curtin Careers

Related services and support

Curtin AccessAbility Services provide a range of support to help you access your studies.

Curtin Specialist Mentoring Program (CSMP) is one of the first and largest peer support mentoring programs in Australia specifically designed for neurodiverse students with an autism spectrum, or related condition.

The Autism Academy for Software Quality Assurance (AASQA) enables individuals on the autism spectrum to leverage their unique talents through training, educating and mentoring programs, to create pathways to valued and long-term employment.

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