UNIVERSITY STUDENT PROGRAM

Emerging professionals building meaningful career pathways in Australia.

We partner with leading Australian employers to create paid professional placements for full-time university students with refugee and asylum seeking backgrounds. A professional placement provides industry experience, a local professional network, and insight into career options.

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What the University Program offers

Students

• Paid professional placements with leading Australian employers

• Real-world industry experience

• Access to mentors and advisors

• Professional skills development

• Expanded networks and career insight

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Employers

• Access to skilled emerging talent

• Fresh perspectives and diverse thinking

• Structured support from CareerSeekers

• Contribution to inclusive workforce practice

• Opportunity to build future talent pipelines

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Meet some of the University Students in our program

Group of CareerSeekers' participants in conversation at a round table during a Leadership Development Institute (LDI) event

A small group of CareerSeekers participants working together at a table during a workshop activity

Large group of CareerSeekers' participants and guests gathered for Leadership Development Institute (LDI) event

Small group of CareerSeekers' participants collaborating at a table during a workshop session

A group of CareerSeekers' participants participating in a group activity at Leadership Development Institute (LDI)

Two CareerSeekers' participants posing together in front of a CareerSeekers event

For CareerSeekers

Apply as a University Student

Apply as an Experienced Professional

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For Employers

Host a CareerSeeker

Policies

Privacy policy

Grievance policy

Code of conduct

We acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live and work. We honour their Elders past and present, and celebrate their ongoing cultural traditions and connection to Country.

We also pay tribute to the ancestral homes of our participants, who have journeyed far to seek safety & opportunity in Australia. Their strength & stories enrich our shared future.