Industry Placements

Industry Placements, also known as internships or work-based learning opportunities, create a mutually beneficial partnership between business and student.

It connects our highly adaptive students within a professional practice to learn industry specific skills and help deliver initiatives or projects within your workplace.

FIVE REASONS TO HOST A STUDENT

• Connect with top talent and next-generation future workforce to bring new thinking and perspectives to your business.
• Build a talent pipeline familiar with your workplace culture through access to La Trobe’s 32,000 student network.
• Provide your staff the opportunity to develop mentoring and management skills, by supervising students.
• Develop a partnership with La Trobe University.
• Add value through participation in projects relevant to your organisation.

TIMING

There are typically four intake periods across the year*:

*Not all disciplines are available across all time periods.

HOW DO I HOST A STUDENT?

1. Contact us
2. Together we develop and submit a placement description
3. Placement description assessed
4. Recruitment or matching process
5. Placement promoted via La Trobe Student network
6. Sign an overarching work-based learning agreement
7. Onboard students

LET’S WORK TOGETHER

We have a centralised team to facilitate Industry Placements to support every step of the process.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE