Information technology placements

Information Technology internships/placements are an excellent opportunity for you to experience professional practice in a real-world setting while receiving credit towards your degree.

SIT306 Undergraduate IT placement

The aim of the SIT306 placement unit is to improve your employability skills, which includes communication, team work, self-management and lifelong learning competencies. This placement will add to your CV, is a great opportunity to start developing your industry network and is an opportunity to try a potential career direction before you make a long-term commitment to a career path post-graduation.

SIT306 IT placement	Prerequisites
You will be required to complete a minimum of 100 hours (maximum 160 hours) within a relevant course-related organisation.	STP010 Career tools for employability SIT223 Professional Practice in a Digital World Must have passed at least 7 other SIT- coded units You must also have completed the Ready: WIL Placement Unit Induction prior to your placement.

Academic queries

Academic queries should be directed to the SIT306 unit chair.

Please refer to the University handbook for assessment details.

SIT709 Postgraduate IT internship

The SIT709 Postgraduate IT internship aims to improve your communications skills, teamwork, self-management and lifelong learning competencies in a real-world setting. You can benefit from developing industry networks and can also experience a potential career direction before you make a long-term commitment to a career path post-graduation.

SIT709 IT internship	Prerequisites
Discipline-specific, generally unpaid placement of a minimum 120 hours and a maximum 160 hours (typically as a 4-week unpaid placement or as a 12 week placement).	SIT774 and must have successfully completed 10 credit points of study in level 7 SIT-coded units. For students enrolled in S735, S737, S739, S777, S778, S779: STP710 who have successfully completed 7 credit points of study in level 7 SIT-coded units. You must have completed STP010 Career tools for employability prior to the placement trimester. You must also have completed the Ready: WIL Placement Unit Induction prior to the placement.

SIT709 IT internship

Prerequisites

Discipline-specific, generally unpaid placement of a minimum 120 hours and a maximum 160 hours (typically as a 4-week unpaid placement or as a 12 week placement).

SIT774 and must have successfully completed 10 credit points of study in level 7 SIT-coded units.
For students enrolled in S735, S737, S739, S777, S778, S779: STP710 who have successfully completed 7 credit points of study in level 7 SIT-coded units.
You must have completed STP010 Career tools for employability
prior to the placement trimester.

You must also have completed the Ready: WIL Placement Unit Induction prior to the placement.

Academic queries

Academic queries should be directed to the SIT709 unit chair.

Please refer to the University handbook for assessment details.

SIT791 Professional Practice

SIT791 Postgraduate Professional Practice is a paid internship that aims to improve your communications skills, teamwork, self-management and lifelong learning competencies in a real-world setting. You benefit from developing industry networks and can experience a potential career direction before you make a long-term commitment to a career path post-graduation.

SIT791 Professional Practice	Prerequisites
Discipline-specific, full time, paid placement of a minimum 60 working days to a maximum of 85 working days. International students undertaking this unit are only allowed a maximum of 480 hours (or approximately 64 working days) of full-time paid work without being in breach of student visa obligations.	This is only available to students enrolled S779, S735, S737, S777, S770. You must have completed 8 credit points of study at level 7 prior to the commencement of the placement with a minimum average of 70% and have at least four free electives in your degree. You must have completed STP010 Career tools for employability prior to the placement trimester. You must have completed the Ready: WIL Placement Unit Induction prior to your placement.

SIT791 Professional Practice

Prerequisites

Discipline-specific, full time, paid placement of a minimum 60 working days to a maximum of 85 working days.

International students undertaking this unit are only allowed a maximum of 480 hours (or approximately 64 working days) of full-time paid work without being in breach of student visa obligations.

This is only available to students enrolled S779, S735, S737, S777, S770.
You must have completed 8 credit points of study at level 7 prior to the commencement of the placement with a minimum average of 70% and have at least four free electives in your degree.
You must have completed STP010 Career tools for employability prior to the placement trimester.

You must have completed the Ready: WIL Placement Unit Induction prior to your placement.

Academic queries

Academic queries should be directed to the SIT791 unit chair.

Please refer to the University handbook for assessment details.

How to apply for an internship or placement

Watch our WIL Information Session (passcode = 1WBzR.V#).
Read useful information on preparing and sourcing your WIL placement.
Contact the WIL Team before you send your placement agreement to an organisation to determine if the Faculty has an existing agreement with that organisation
Read self-placement student instructions (PDF, 476.7KB) for assistance on how to apply.
Apply through InPlace. You will complete an application and attach the agreement and industry placement form for your placement. Note, when submitting your attachments in InPlace, make sure you click ‘upload’ and then 'save'.

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Information technology placements

Information technology placements

SIT306 Undergraduate IT placement

SIT709 Postgraduate IT internship

SIT791 Professional Practice

How to apply for an internship or placement

Useful forms

Source your own IT placement

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