Offering Work Placements for Engineering Transition Programs

Provide Work Experience for International Engineers

One of the many ways that Engineers Australia are supporting the challenge of Engineering 'skills shortages' in Australia is via the Engineering Education Australia transition programs:

• Professional Year in Engineering is designed for international graduates
• Transition Program for Experienced International Engineers
• Experience Engineering in Australia program.

Integral to the success of both these programs is a (minimum) 12-week unpaid work experience in the engineer’s discipline. Engineering Education Australia is seeking support and commitment from within the Australian engineering industry to help address the skills shortage with work experience positions.
 

• Programs benefits
• What engineering disciplines?
• Are there any costs involved?
• What is the process involved?
• What is required of my organisation?
• Participants work rights in Australia?
• Where will they come from?
• English Language Skills?

Programs benefits

Being involved offers your organisation the following:

• Fresh concepts and solutions from overseas
• Job-ready engineers to address a critical skills shortage
• Transfer of Australian engineering excellence
• Evaluate possible future recruits
   

What engineering disciplines are available?

Are there any costs involved?

There are no costs for partnering with Engineering Education Australia an accepting a work experience engineer into your organisation.

What is the process involved?

If you already have work experience positions available, register by clicking on Register Work Experience Role, or click on the Enquire Here button to request further information.  Once we have your expression of interest, the following occurs:

• A placement coordinator will work together with your organisation to assess your business needs and match suitable candidates to the available opportunity(s)
• Your organisation will then be able to interview potential candidates
• Successful candidates will commence at your organisation on the agreed date*
• A full debrief of the work experience’s performance will be carried out at the end of the work experiences period by the placement coordinator.

* Please remember that support services will be available throughout the program for both the work experience and your organisation

What is required of my organisation?

Potential Host Companies should be able to:

• Provide a safe learning environment and practical engineering activities
• Assign a mentor to provide light supervision and direction
• Assist them to adapt to their new environment
• In regional or remote areas the Host Companies provides transport and accommodation.
   

Participants work rights in Australia?

All participants have the appropriate visas and work rights for Australia and are thoroughly vetted before being accepted into any program involving work placements. Some participants will be in the process of applying for permanent residency (485 visas) or be in Australia to gain overseas experience and training (476 visas). Others may be on working holidays (417 or 462 visas) whilst some are Australian residents or citizens. Whether Australian or from overseas, all are qualified engineers from recognised universities and passionate about their chosen profession.

All program participants are qualified engineers from recognised universities who have the appropriate study and work rights in Australia. Interns will hold one of the following visas:

• Skilled- Recognised Graduate Visa (476):This visa allows recent engineering graduates of selected overseas universities to gain up to 18 months of skilled work experience in Australia.
• Working Holiday Visa (417):This visa is for people aged between 18 and 30 who are interested in working in Australia for up to 12 months.
• Working and Holiday Visa (462):This visa is similar to the Working Holiday visa and is also available for people between 18 and 30 who want to work and holiday in Australia for up to 12 months.

Where will they come from?

Program participants are from diverse backgrounds and a range of countries, including:

English language skills

All participants in EEA’s program suite have exhibited a minimum 6.5 overall on the IELTS (International Language Test System).