
A placement relevant to your program or specialisation in a conventional professional engineering workplace. This is generally where significant technical engineering tasks related to the Engineers Australia (EA) Stage 1 Competencies are undertaken.
Traditional Industrial Training can be in the form of:
You must apply for approval as soon as you receive confirmation of an offer.
Please refer to the Faculty of Engineering Industrial Training Moodle page
At UNSW Engineering, we strongly advise against unpaid industrial training. However, it’s recognised that in some extenuating circumstances, you may not be able to obtain paid industrial training.
A placement relevant to your program or specialisation, in a conventional professional engineering workplace. This is where significant technical engineering tasks related to the Engineers Australia (EA) Stage 1 Competencies are undertaken.
You must apply for approval as soon as you receive confirmation of an offer.
To pursue unpaid industrial training, you must demonstrate that the role allows you to achieve the learning objectives of industrial training. You must not be completing work that simply assists with the ordinary operation of the business or organisation.
For further information, refer to the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Please refer to the Faculty of Engineering Industrial Training Moodle page
You will be informed via email if your placement has been approved. If your employer requires a copy of the UNSW Certificate of Currency for Personnel Accident and Public Liability, they must email unpaidit@unsw.edu.au
A non-traditional placement can be a student project at UNSW, a program or course where you are exposed to engineering related tasks and technical skills, or with a 3rd party provider to undertake an Engineering related experience. Examples include ChallENG projects, UNSW WIL Courses, Taste of Research and Project Everest.
If offered a position for a Non-Traditional industrial training experience, you must apply for approval.
Recommended Non-Traditional placements can be found in the “Careers & Employment Resources” section on the UNSW Engineering Moodle page.
If you’re completing a placement that is considered Non-Traditional and is not on the list that can be accessed in the Faculty of Engineering Moodle page under the “Career & Employment Resources”, you can still apply for Non-Traditional pre-approval. The WIL Industrial Training office and your School Industrial Training Academic Coordinator will determine if the placement is suitable.
The ChallENG Program offers multidisciplinary projects that offer the opportunity to work on an exciting, real-world project. There are opportunities to connect with academics and companies through project-based learning activities.
There are also opportunities to undertake UNSW Academic led Internships, as well as Humanitarian Engineering projects with a host organisation.
Please refer to the Faculty of Engineering Industrial Training Moodle page
A letter, email, or contract from the employer (on company letterhead). Examples are:
A job description is a document that outlines specific activities, tasks, and duties that you’ll be undertaking. This includes design, analysis, and experimental skills that you'll be exposed to during their placement. It should demonstrate that the work you're undertaking is relevant to your engineering degree and allows you to meet Engineers Australia Stage 1 Competencies.
The job description must be written by the employer. You may also provide a project outline or other information that supports the job description that must be on company letterhead. Or from a company email with the company logo in the signature.
The WIL Agreements sets out UNSW WIL core terms. This is to be completed for each placement undertaken and signed by a UNSW authorised office and the Host Organisation.
The Risk Assessment Form must be completed to identify any potential hazards and control the risk of undertaking a placement. It must be signed by you and your workplace supervisor.
Overseas experience is becoming increasingly attractive to employers and should be something to consider at UNSW Engineering. For overseas opportunities, please be aware that workplace employment laws and safety standards differ from country to country. We believe it’s important to ensure you’ll be adequately supported in your role.
For any placements undertaken overseas, prepare for departure with Global Education and register your travel with International SOS. It is recommended that you check your insurance cover with UNSW Travel Insurance services and arrange any additional travel insurance before you leave Australia.
You must apply for approval for your overseas placement as soon as you receive confirmation of a job offer. Refer to the Types of Industrial Training Required supporting documentation.
Our UNSW policy is that if your official documents are not in English, you must supply a complete and certified English translation of the original language document.
Visit our documentation webpage to find out more on who can provide certified translation.
If you’ve completed 60 days of industrial training at a previous institution or worked in industry prior to enrolling at UNSW, you’re eligible for Recognition of Prior Learning. Prior work experience must have been:
To apply for Recognition of Prior Learning, email eng.wil@unsw.edu.au.
The supporting documentation is evidence of prior experience and shows that the prior experience is relevant to the student’s area of study and exposed to engineering technical skills.
Our UNSW policy is that if your official documents are not in English, you must supply a complete and certified English translation of the original language document.
Visit our documentation webpage to find out more about who can provide certified translation.