Faculty office – general enquiries
Professional placements
Please note that most courses require students to undertake unpaid professional placements. In most courses that require students to undertake professional placements, the placement involves being assigned to an agency on a full-time basis over a period of weeks. Students may be required to attend placements located in either metropolitan or regional areas for which the student is expected to meet any travel and accommodation costs. Some financial support from the Faculty may be available but there is no guarantee. In some cases, students may undertake a placement interstate or overseas. For overseas placements, students may be eligible to apply for the government OS-Help Loan. More information is available from www.latrobe.edu.au/acadserv/current/oshelp.html.
The types of places where students may undertake a professional placement include major hospitals, health care networks, schools, community centres, and clinics.
The University maintains insurance policies to protect students undertaking professional placement outside of the University as a compulsory course requirement, or for other work undertaken off-campus as part of a course or approved research work. Further information is available from the University Insurance Office website www.latrobe.edu.au/insurance/, Faculty Office or relevant Division.