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As an undergraduate
engineer at UWA, you are required to complete a minimum of 12 weeks of
vacation employment as a compulsory part of your course (minimum 16
weeks for BE/BCompSci students).
Without a satisfactory level of experience you will be unable to
graduate and will not be eligible for registration with Engineers
Australia.
Engineers Australia
requires that students total at least 12 weeks of relevant practical
experience during their engineering courses. This will normally be
obtained through paid employment during vacations. Practical experience
should complement the formal studies of the course and ideally should
contain several different types of experience.
The faculty has a
website dedicated to information on Professional Practicum (or vacation
employment).
Professional
Practicum
Why is vacation employment useful to you?
Employers are commonly using vacation
employment as a recruitment tool for their graduate intake. You should
diligently apply for vacation employment as it were a real job – because
it actually is.
Take advantage of all of
the networking opportunities and ways to gain experience. Don’t forget
that you will need to submit a professional practicum report. Most
vacation work recruitment begins at the beginning of the second semester
(around August and September).
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UWA Careers
Centre
You should take advantage of
the free workshops and resume checking service on finding
employment which is offered by the UWA Careers Centre.
UWA Careers Centre Website |
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IEEE Student Networking Forum
One of our primary aims is to keep
students informed about the work place, as well as to help develop
extremely important career searching skills. That's why we host our
Student Networking Forum (in co-operation with the Curtin IEEE Student
Branch) annually.
The Student Networking Forum allows students to interact at a personal
level with representatives from top Engineering firms. Whether you are
looking for Vacation Work or just want to learn more about the industry,
the Networking Forum is a great way to learn more about your profession!
For more information, see
Student Networking Forum.
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