Career Ready Industry Experiences
Get industry experience, develop your employability skills and grow your professional network
Career Ready Industry Experiences are two and three-week programs offered to La Trobe University students in partnership with Practera, in 2024.
Other opportunities to incorporate practical industry experience in your degree can be found on the practical experience page.
How Career Ready Industry Experiences work
Career Ready Industry Experience programs allow teams of students to work collaboratively to solve a real-world industry client challenge within a given timeframe. There are several industry experience programs you can choose to participate in.
The project you embark on may be for a:
- Start up
- Small to medium enterprise
- Not-for-profit organisation
You will receive a project brief from your client and present your research and insights at the end of the program. Depending on the program, you will receive client and professional mentor feedback along the way and will be supported with learning content via the online platform.
Projects focus on:
- International Business
- STEM
- Digital Marketing / Business Growth / Sustainability
It doesn’t matter what degree you’re studying because this is an opportunity for you to think outside the box!
The program aims to provide you with an opportunity to:
- Develop 21st century employability skills
- Get real business experience
- Expand your social & professional connections
Who can participate in the industry experience programs?
Career Ready Industry Experience programs are open to all La Trobe University students regardless of your degree or level of study (undergraduate/postgraduate).
How is this program different?
- Team-based - Work as part of a diverse and multidisciplinary team.
- Real world learning - Work for a real client, and get exposure to Australian workplace culture virtually.
- Real outcomes - Provide recommendations to solve a real business challenge for your client and present these back to them in a final report and presentation format.
- Not an assignment - You will be learning by doing. This is a self-directed, extracurricular program.
Student requirements
To gain official certification, and get the most out of your learning experience, you must:
- Commit to attending the information and orientation sessions
- Attend and actively contribute to team, client and mentor meetings
- Complete all project deliverables with your team, which include: a project plan, a draft report, a final report and a presentation
Find out more
To find out more, please register to attend an information session.