Work Experience Placement programme
Work experience is a great opportunity to see how someone operates in a working environment. It also provides job seekers with the opportunity to improve their work skills, and to be able to demonstrate what they have to offer to a potential host organisation.
Work Experience Placements can be between 5 days and a maximum 8 weeks long.
You will not be required to pay someone who participates in the Australian Government’s Work Experience Placement programme.
However, if you decide to employ a person who participates in work experience, you may simply end the Work Experience Placement, and then enter into an employment relationship with them.
You are responsible for the participant’s safety, and you must comply with occupational health and safety laws.
The Government will provide personal accident and combined public and products liability insurance, which will operate while participants are undertaking the work experience.
As host organisations, you know that work experience is not free labour. There are many benefits of work experience for your organisation and for participants. You have the chance to try somebody out before hiring them, and they have an opportunity to gain experience, learn new skills, and show how they can be a valuable potential employee for you.
Download a fact sheet for Host Organisations. (PDF 168KB)
For more information contact your local Provider of Australian Government Employment Services, or phone the Employer Hotline on 13 17 15.