Professional Employment Program

Mon 24 – Tues 25 Nov 2014

Program Goals

> Assist international ICT students with transition into the Australian workplace

> Develop strategies to improve your effectiveness in the workplace

> Improve your Australian employment prospects

Program Features

> Industry guest speakers

> Australian workplace culture

> Tips to improve your communication skills

> Job search strategies

> Networking with Industry

Day 1

> Job search strategies

> Internship information session

> ICT Industry Panel

> Interview skills

> Australian workplace culture

> Career Services

Day 2

> Strategies for Managing your Career

> Networking Strategies

> Speed Networking Session with Industry

Apply now and Register today

> Submit your application and secure your place in the program

> Application forms are available today

> Cost: $20.00

> DEADLINE : Friday 24 October 2014

ICT Internship Project

Semester 1, 2015

ICT Internship Project

> Exciting opportunity to undertake a project in a real workplace, as part of your Masters Degree

> Placements are supervised by a workplace professional and a Swinburne academic, this unit will allow you to:

– apply your practical skills and theoretical knowledge in an IT industry context

– develop your understanding of IT business processes & structures and

– establish contacts in the IT industry

ICT Internship Project

> Internships run in each semester period in March-May and August-October.

> The unit involves regular weekly classroom activities and a project activity undertaken at an industry site for two days per week over a semester (three months).

> The unit is credit baring and has the following assessment items:

– Work log to be filled out every week

– Time sheet when students are at the work place

– Project presentation at host organisation

– Software requirements specification document (for ICT80004 only)

– Report and project deliverables to the host organisation

Eligibility for ICT Internship Project

> Be in the final semester of an approved degree

> Maintain at least a credit average

> Complete the Professional Employment Program (PEP)

> Submit a formal application to undertake an interview

> Attend a Swinburne interview

> Be available to undertake an interview with the host organisation in the 3 weeks prior to commencing next semester

> Have strong communication skills as well as having technical and theoretical knowledge applicable to the ICT industry

Eligibility for ICT Internship Project

Eligible courses:

> Master of Information Technology

> Master of Information Technology (Professional Computing)

> Master of Information Technology Project Management

> Master of Technology (IT)

> Master of Science (Network Systems)

> Master of Engineering Science (Network Systems & Telecommunications)

> Master of Information Technology Business Analysis

Selection Process for ICT Internship Project

> Swinburne interviews: 1-5 December 2014

> Industry interviews (timings are flexible): 9-27 February 2015

> This is a competitive process – at no stage of the application process are positions guaranteed.

> 30-40 students each semester

> Host organisations have the final say

> Organisations will choose applicants who they believe are the best fit for the positions on offer, the same as would occur for a general job application process.

> Preparing for your interview is vital to securing a position make use of the Careers service and practice the STAR technique

How to Apply for ICT Internship Project

> Register and pay for the 2-day Professional Employment Program (PEP)

> Submit an online interview application www.swinburne.edu.au/student/employment-opportunities/internships/internship-form.php

> Applications are due by 5PM FRIDAY 24 OCT 2014