{"id":3619,"date":"2019-09-04T04:04:12","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T04:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/industry-placements\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T12:52:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T04:52:18","slug":"industry-placements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/learning-experience\/industry-placements\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry placements"},"content":{"rendered":"<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"styled-heading\"\n        data-variant=\"default\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-labelledby=\"Graduate career-ready\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n        \n<div class=\"block-heading\"\n     data-segment=\"dom\"\n     data-style=\"\"\n     data-align=\"default\"\n>\n\n                                <h2 class=\"block-heading__title \" id=\"graduate-career-ready\">Graduate career-ready<\/h2>\n            \n                                <div class=\"block-heading__subtitle large\">\n                <p>As a Curtin student, you\u2019ll benefit from our global reputation for strong industry connections and commitment to producing career-ready graduates.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n            \n                                <div class=\"block-heading__content\"><p>We\u2019re WA&#8217;s number one public university for undergraduate employment outcomes in Western Australia, according to the Good Universities Guide 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n            \n                <\/div>\n\n<\/mimas-block>\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"video-panel\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Video panel\"\n        data-variant=\"content\"\n        data-type=\"short\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n    \n\n    \n<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7qSL_bkn7-0?mute=1\" target=\"_blank\" data-fancybox data-ratio=\"16:9\" data-options='{\"smallBtn\" : \"true\"}'>\n                \n        <div class=\"video__button\" data-variant=\"large\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/work-integrated-learning-aspect-ratio-2-1.jpg\"\n                alt=\"Student working on a laptop - play video\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/work-integrated-learning-aspect-ratio-2-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/work-integrated-learning-aspect-ratio-2-1-740x370.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/work-integrated-learning-aspect-ratio-2-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/work-integrated-learning-aspect-ratio-2-1-1000x500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/work-integrated-learning-aspect-ratio-2-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/work-integrated-learning-aspect-ratio-2-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/work-integrated-learning-aspect-ratio-2-1-480x240.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/work-integrated-learning-aspect-ratio-2-1-1260x630.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/work-integrated-learning-aspect-ratio-2-1.jpg 1280w\"\n                sizes=\"(min-width: 2560px) 2560px, (min-width: 1920px) 1920px, (min-width: 1440px) 1440px, (min-width: 1024px) 1024px, (min-width: 768px) 768px\" loading=\"lazy\">\n    <\/div>\n<\/a>\n\n            <div class=\"video-panel__content\">\n            \n                            <p><strong> Increase your employability with work integrated learning<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Find out how Curtin&#8217;s work integrated learning help prepare you for industry and learn about Bronte&#8217;s experience working in events management. <\/p>\n\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/mimas-block>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We can help you find part-time work to support you while you\u2019re studying. We also offer career planning services to identify further study or career options, while our Global Careers service can connect you with employers around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/personal-support\/career-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Explore options<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"accordion\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Accordion content\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n                \n\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Internships\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Internships\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Internships\">Internships<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Internships\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>Industry placements are offered in many degrees, so you can gain professional work experience while you study. Depending on your course, you could intern with one of Curtin\u2019s many industry partners, including BHP, the Fremantle Football Club and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia. We can help you gain work experience in local or national businesses, undertake a healthcare clinical placement or take a practicum in a school.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Work-integrated-learning\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Work-integrated-learning\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Work-integrated-learning\">Work-integrated learning<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Work-integrated-learning\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>Experiential learning is highly valued by employers. You will benefit from Curtin\u2019s strong links to business and industry, working on real projects and research initiatives, and attending events and networking opportunities. 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You\u2019ll build your interpersonal abilities and can get involved in the community.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n        \n<\/mimas-block>\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"testimonial\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Testimonial\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n    \n\n            <div class=\"testimonial__slider\">\n            <div>\n            <div class=\"testimonial\">\n                                    \n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\"\n             alt=\"A portrait image of the testimonial author\"\n             srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/ashleigh-fotios-aspect-ratio-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/ashleigh-fotios-aspect-ratio-1-1.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/ashleigh-fotios-aspect-ratio-1-1.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/ashleigh-fotios-aspect-ratio-1-1.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/ashleigh-fotios-aspect-ratio-1-1.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/ashleigh-fotios-aspect-ratio-1-1.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/ashleigh-fotios-aspect-ratio-1-1.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/ashleigh-fotios-aspect-ratio-1-1.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/ashleigh-fotios-aspect-ratio-1-1.jpg 202w\"\n             sizes=\"(min-width: 2560px) 2560px, (min-width: 1920px) 1920px, (min-width: 1440px) 1440px, (min-width: 1024px) 1024px, (min-width: 768px) 768px\" loading=\"lazy\">\n    \n            <div class=\"testimonial__content\">\n            <p>I took part in an internship placement as a law clerk, assisting solicitors with day-to-day management of their cases. This was an eye-opening experience for me, as I got to see first-hand what it takes to be a successful legal professional. It greatly improved my self-confidence and my wonderfully supportive team empowered me to contribute my ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n            <div class=\"testimonial__meta\">\n                                    <h4 class=\"testimonial__author\">Ashleigh Fotios, Bachelor of Commerce (Business Law)<\/h4>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"testimonial__title\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div>\n            <div class=\"testimonial\">\n                                    \n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\"\n             alt=\"A portrait image of the testimonial author\"\n             srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/ryan-soares-aspect-ratio-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/ryan-soares-aspect-ratio-1-1.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/ryan-soares-aspect-ratio-1-1.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/ryan-soares-aspect-ratio-1-1.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/ryan-soares-aspect-ratio-1-1.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/ryan-soares-aspect-ratio-1-1.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/ryan-soares-aspect-ratio-1-1-260x240.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/ryan-soares-aspect-ratio-1-1.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/ryan-soares-aspect-ratio-1-1.jpg 260w\"\n             sizes=\"(min-width: 2560px) 2560px, (min-width: 1920px) 1920px, (min-width: 1440px) 1440px, (min-width: 1024px) 1024px, (min-width: 768px) 768px\" loading=\"lazy\">\n    \n            <div class=\"testimonial__content\">\n            <p>From day one I started to engage in industry and in my final year I received a scholarship to intern for the NZ Taxpayers&#8217; Union in Wellington, New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n            <div class=\"testimonial__meta\">\n                                    <h4 class=\"testimonial__author\">Ryan Soares, Bachelor of Commerce (Economics and Finance)<\/h4>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"testimonial__title\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div>\n            <div class=\"testimonial\">\n                                    \n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\"\n             alt=\"Emma Potter\"\n             srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/emma-potter-ambulance-200x200-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/emma-potter-ambulance-200x200-1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/emma-potter-ambulance-200x200-1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/emma-potter-ambulance-200x200-1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/emma-potter-ambulance-200x200-1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/emma-potter-ambulance-200x200-1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/emma-potter-ambulance-200x200-1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/emma-potter-ambulance-200x200-1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/emma-potter-ambulance-200x200-1.jpg 200w\"\n             sizes=\"(min-width: 2560px) 2560px, (min-width: 1920px) 1920px, (min-width: 1440px) 1440px, (min-width: 1024px) 1024px, (min-width: 768px) 768px\" loading=\"lazy\">\n    \n            <div class=\"testimonial__content\">\n            <p>I worked as an ambulance officer full-time during my second and third year at Curtin. By the end of my degree I was more than job-ready as I already had hundreds of hours of experience.<\/p>\n\n\n            <div class=\"testimonial__meta\">\n                                    <h4 class=\"testimonial__author\">Emma Potter, Bachelor of Science (Paramedicine)<\/h4>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"testimonial__title\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div>\n            <div class=\"testimonial\">\n                                    \n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\"\n             alt=\"Dean Bussanich\"\n             srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/dean-bussanich200x200-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/dean-bussanich200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/dean-bussanich200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/dean-bussanich200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/dean-bussanich200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/dean-bussanich200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/dean-bussanich200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/dean-bussanich200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/10\/dean-bussanich200x200.jpg 200w\"\n             sizes=\"(min-width: 2560px) 2560px, (min-width: 1920px) 1920px, (min-width: 1440px) 1440px, (min-width: 1024px) 1024px, (min-width: 768px) 768px\" loading=\"lazy\">\n    \n            <div class=\"testimonial__content\">\n            <p>My internship showed me the real world of marketing. 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The best part was being offered a job at the end of my placement.<\/p>\n\n\n            <div class=\"testimonial__meta\">\n                                    <h4 class=\"testimonial__author\">Dean Bussanich, Bachelor of Commerce (Management and Marketing)<\/h4>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"testimonial__title\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>    \n<\/mimas-block>\n\n\n\n\n<p><sub>*Australian Government, Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business<\/sub><\/p>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"link-list\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Be work ready link list\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n    \n    \n<div class=\"block-heading\"\n     data-segment=\"dom\"\n     data-style=\"\"\n     data-align=\"default\"\n>\n\n                                <h2 class=\"block-heading__title \" id=\"be-work-ready\">Be work ready<\/h2>\n            \n                        \n                        \n            \n                <\/div>\n\n    \n            <ul class=\"link-list\">\n                            <li>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/research.curtin.edu.au\/work-with-us\/\" target=\"_top\" aria-label=\"Link to Industry partners\">\n                        <span class=\"link-list__title\">Industry partners<\/span>\n                        <span class=\"ico ico-arrow ico--deep-blue\" style=\"--icon:url(https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/themes\/mimas\/src\/img\/icons\/ico-arrow.svg)\" aria-hidden='true'>\n                                <\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/learning-experience\/global-study\/\" target=\"_top\" aria-label=\"Link to Global study\">\n                        <span class=\"link-list__title\">Global study<\/span>\n                        <span class=\"ico ico-arrow ico--deep-blue\" style=\"--icon:url(https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/themes\/mimas\/src\/img\/icons\/ico-arrow.svg)\" aria-hidden='true'>\n                                <\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/learning-experience\/\" target=\"_top\" aria-label=\"Link to Learning experience\">\n                        <span class=\"link-list__title\">Learning experience<\/span>\n                        <span class=\"ico ico-arrow ico--deep-blue\" style=\"--icon:url(https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/themes\/mimas\/src\/img\/icons\/ico-arrow.svg)\" aria-hidden='true'>\n                                <\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li>\n                    <a href=\"\" target=\"_top\" aria-label=\"Link to \">\n                        <span class=\"link-list__title\"><\/span>\n                        <span class=\"ico ico-arrow ico--deep-blue\" style=\"--icon:url(https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/study\/wp-content\/themes\/mimas\/src\/img\/icons\/ico-arrow.svg)\" aria-hidden='true'>\n                                <\/span>\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n    <\/mimas-block>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Career support We can help you find part-time work to support you while you\u2019re studying. 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