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Studyandwork.com.au has developed Professional Internship Program to assist international students and graduates achieve personal and professional growth for better career prospects in Australia by combining on-the-job training, real world work experience and a professional workplace skills development course. Our internship program completes the “missing link�? called “Australian work experience�? which is crucial for successful entry into the Australian workforce and it provides them with a precious opportunity to practice some part of what they learned at university.
The purpose of Professional Internship Program is to place you into "unpaid work experience" for three months in a reputed Australian company and this experience will provide you with the excellent opportunity to develop your professional and personal skills.
Studyandwork.com.au will maintain contact with you and the host company throughout the placement to ensure there are mutual benefits to the placement. We will facilitate communication between you and your supervisor at the host company to establish clear expectations, reinforce good performance & improve unsatisfactory performance and foster teamwork.
Studyandwork.com.au will maintain contact with you and the host company throughout the placement to In order to encourage the host company to utilise the content knowledge and technical skills of enthusiastic and motivated interns, we encourage them to create challenging, meaningful, relevant work assignments for the interns and to provide frequent and constructive feedback.
Benefits of participating in an Internship
The benefits of our Professional Internship Program are:
You will get the vital experience needed to 'get your foot in the door' and take the first step towards your career goal!
You can choose to participate either part-time or full-time depending on your other commitments
You will be provided with on-the-job training by the host company
Your job performance will be appraised by your supervisor at the host company on a regular basis
You may end up getting a job offer from the host company at the end of your placement
You will be provided with a reference letter by the host company at the end of your placement
You will build networks and learn about the Australian work culture
Eligibility
In order to be eligible for the Professional Internship Program, you must meet the following requirements:
Be between the ages of 18 and 30
Currently enrolled in a tertiary course, or
A recent graduate within 24 months of course completion
Selected internship field must be directly related to your educational background
Prove a genuine interest in the internship program
Upper intermediate to advanced English language skills
You must be the holder of the correct visa and adhere to relevant visa regulations with regards to work conditions
Fair Work Australia’s Guidelines for
Vocational Placements, Unpaid Work Experience & Internships
Unpaid work can include work trials, volunteer work, work experience and internships. It also includes a vocational placement as defined under the Fair Work Act 2009.
Unpaid work is lawful if it is a genuine work experience, vocational placement or volunteering arrangement.
If the work isn’t a genuine vocational placement, work experience or volunteer arrangement, the person may be an employee under the Fair Work Act.
Under the Fair Work Act, employees are entitled to minimum rates of pay and workplace conditions provided in the National Employment Standard and any applicable modern award or agreement.
Vocational Placements The Fair Work Act recognises formal work experience arrangements that are a mandatory part of an education or training course.
These arrangements are referred to as vocational placements, and are defined as being:
Undertaken as a requirement of an Australian based educational or training course, and
Authorised under a law or an administrative arrangement of the Commonwealth, a State or Territory, and
Undertaken with an employer for which a person is not entitled to be paid any remuneration.
If all of these criteria are met, the person will not be covered by the Fair Work Act and is therefore not entitled to the minimum wage and other entitlements provided in the National Employment Standards and modern awards.
Unpaid Work Experience & Internships Unpaid work experience placements and internships that don’t meet the definition of a vocational placement can be lawful in some instances. To be lawful, businesses need to ensure that the intern or work experience participant is not an employee.
One key issue in determining whether an employment contract has been formed is whether the parties intended to create a legally binding employment relationship.
When assessing whether the parties intended to form a legally binding employment relationship some key indicators would be:
Purpose of the arrangement. Was it to provide work experience to the person or was it to get the person to do work to assist with the business outputs and productivity?
Length of time. Generally, the longer the period of placement, the more likely the person is an employee
The person’s obligations in the workplace. Although the person may do some productive activities during a placement, they are less likely to be considered an employee if there is no expectation or requirement of productivity in the workplace
Who benefits from the arrangement? The main benefit of a genuine work placement or internship should flow to the person doing the placement. If a business is gaining a significant benefit as a result of engaging the person,
this may indicate an employment relationship has been formed. Unpaid work experience programs are less likely to involve employment if they are primarily observational
Was the placement entered into through a university or vocational training organisation program? If so, then it is unlikely that an employment relationship exists.
Volunteering A great deal of volunteer work is performed in the not-for-profit sector, which includes charity and community service organisations. People can offer their services voluntarily to assist in the not-for-profit organisation’s goals.
However, a business and person can’t simply characterise what is actually an employment relationship as volunteer work. All the relevant factors outlined above need to be considered.
Unpaid trials Trial work involves a person performing work (or ‘trialing’) at a place of business. If this is at the request of the employer or it is expected that the person will be performing productive activities, the person would normally be an employee in these circumstances and entitled to be paid as such.
If a work experience placement or internship is used to determine a prospective employee’s suitability for a job, the person would be considered an employee for the trial period and should be paid as such. Similarly, probationary employees are paid for all hours worked.
While this does not prevent a person taking up employment after a genuine unpaid work experience or internship, each situation should be carefully considered to determine if the facts have given rise to an employment relationship.
Currently, Professional Internship Program is available in the following areas:
Accounting: Accountant, Assistant Accountant, Trainee Accountant, Accounts Payable/Receivable Clerk, Payroll Officer, Bookkeeper, Tax Consultant, Audit Assistant, Financial Accountant and more
Information Technology: Helpdesk Analyst, PC Technician, Programmer, Technical Support Officer, Database Developer, Network Engineer, Hardware Engineer, Web Designer, Junior Administrator, Software Testing Technician and more
Engineering: Site Engineer, Design Engineer, Estimator, Quality Assurance Officer, Project Coordinator, Sales Engineer and more
Business Administration: Administration Assistant, Marketing Assistant, Sales Assistant, Human Resources Assistant, Public Relations Assistant, Legal Assistant, Graphic Designer and more
Internship Placement Process
At Studyandwork.com.au, we pride ourselves in finding interns of the highest calibre and most importantly, we make sure that the intern achieves the most out of the internship opportunity. We use the following process to match interns with host companies and to ensure that the placement is of mutual benefits:
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Intern submits application form and support documents online or in person
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Intern is interviewed by our Placement Consultants and their career aspirations and competencies discussed
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Upon successful application, an Administration Fee is payable which guarantees at least 3 interview opportunities within 8 weeks, otherwise it is refunded
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Intern's Expertise Qualified and Customised Profile Prepared
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Intern's Customised Profile supplied to Host Company
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Intern is briefed about Host Company, role and interview techniques
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Intern's Interview Conducted by Host Company
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Feedback given to both Intern and Host Company
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Upon successful interview, Confirmation of Placement Letter is sent to the Intern along with the invoice for Program Fee
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Time-table, Job Description and Training Plan for Intern are negotiated with the Host Company
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Internship Commences
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Facilitate Performance Appraisal of Intern by Host Company in Week 6 and feedback given to both
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Facilitate Final Performance Appraisal of Intern by Host Company in Week 12 and feedback given to Intern
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Confirm with Host Company for a possibility of Ongoing Paid Job Offer to Intern
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In absence of Ongoing Paid Job Offer, a Reference Letter for Intern is requested to Host Company
Placement Fee
Program Fee for your career advice, placement and ongoing support during the 3 months of internship: A$1,000 to A$1,500 (plus GST) depending on the nature of the internship provided
Work Experience Insurance Cost for 3 months: A$150 (plus GST)
Administration Fee Deposit: A$100 (plus GST)
Administration Fee is payable before attending an interview with a potential host company. Program fee and Insurance is payable only after you have been given a confirmation of placement offer.
Our Host Companies
We have a comprehensive list of host companies which comprise of public practices with five or more staff to large multinationals with thousands of staff – they operate in various industries such as Finance, Banking, Manufacturing, Wholesaling, Export/Import, Logistics, CA/CPA Practices etc. Irrespective of their size and nature, they have one thing in common, that is they are all committed to providing you invaluable Australian work experience. They are interested in hosting an intern to make a difference to your career, to increase diversity in their workforce and to possibly trial you before hiring, they are not into it to achieve a free labour.
Currently, we are working with about 300 companies and the list is growing everyday!
Academic Credits
If you want the work experience gained during the internship to meet the academic credits, we can design our professional internship program to meet your specific academic requirements. We will ensure that you receive the on-the-job training compatible with your course objectives.
Certificate of Work Experience
Our Professional Internship Program is a structured training program, designed to provide quality training to the interns by combining theoretical knowledge and practical work experience.
Studyandwork.com.au will work closely with the host company to create a customised training plan for the intern. The host company will allocate a supervisor to provide on-the-job training to the intern, who will also provide constructive feedback through performance appraisals conducted during week 6 and 12 of the placement.
During the placement, intern will complete an online course delivered by a registered training organisation (RTO) to develop skills that enhance workplace performance. (optional)
Organise Personal Work Priorities and Development (Australian Qualification training Framework module BSBWOR301A): This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to organise own work schedules, to monitor and obtain feedback on work performance, and to maintain required levels of competence.
Upon successful completion of the above unit and internship placement, the intern will gain a Certificate of Work Experience.
Our Service Commitment
Our aim is to build a long-term relationship with you. The foundation of this relationship is our Service Commitment - to anticipate and meet your expectations.
Acting as your Career Manager, we work in your best interest to ascertain that you achieve the best out of the internship opportunity. We screen the host companies carefully before we engage our interns with them for professional work experience. We educate the host company in terms of internship concept, procedure, benefits to them and their obligations to the interns.
However, in spite of our diligence, the best of intentions and certain situations beyond our control, interns may face some problems/issues during the internship with the host company. In such a case, we follow the below mentioned procedures to achieve a successful complaint resolution:
We'll request you to lodge the written complaint by completing Intern Grievance Notification Form.
We'll invite you to our office for a face to face discussion with your Placement Consultant
We'll listen to your complaint (we'll put ourselves in your position)
We'll ask you for documentary evidence to verify the facts. You must supply a copy of your Work Diary outlining the activities experienced during the internship.
We'll verify the validity of your complaints against the statement provided by the host company and the terms & conditions of internship program you have agreed to during enrolment.
We'll achieve a win-win situation. If the complaint is deemed valid, we'll take suitable measures to rectify the situation OR organize a replacement internship OR agree on a partial refund of the paid program fees.
Our aim is to make you happy by all means. We're not happy unless you are!
When can I Start
Internship opportunities are available throughout the year, but we recommend you to apply at least 2 months before your intended start date. This enables us to find you the most suitable internship, organise interviews, confirm placement and develop a training plan with the host company.
Paid or Unpaid
Generally Internships in Australia are unpaid placements as you will be gaining valuable experience in your chosen profession as part of a training program. Some host companies may offer allowances at their own discretion.
How to Apply
Please apply online by completing our Online Application Form OR simply visit our office for an assessment interview along with your resume, relevant academic transcripts and a recent passport size photograph.
Call us on 1300 79 80 69 for more information.
Budding Talents Recruitment Pty Ltd trading as Studyandwork.com.au
Suite 101, Level 4, 515 Kent Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Hundreds of graduates have entered the industry with the help of our internships since 2007!
Participate in our Professional Internship Program, gain invaluable work experience and stand out of the pack!
Host Company Feedback
1. Supervisor: Ms Antony Truong Intern: Ms Anju Maharjan Thapa Responsibilities: Accounts receivable, Overseas Invoices- accounts Payable and enter SAP Invoices. Comment: Anju has shown she is willing to take on new tasks and has done successfully. With full time employment imminent additional task will be introduced. Job Offer: YES offer accepted
2. Supervisor: Mr Santosh Philip Intern: Ms Shuting Lin (Sue) Responsibilities: Ledger analysis to facilitate statutory accounting and income tax returns. SAP expenses in the areas of fixed assets including capex processing, asset disposals and transfer. General understanding of Banking functions. Comment: Job Performance has been excellent. Job Offer: YES, offer accepted
3. Supervisor:Ms Dora Tam Intern: Xiya Zhang (Linda) Responsibilities: Entry posting (purchase journal) for all creditors, processing credit card/ EFT payments, filling and scanning all invoices and balance EFT documents pending payment advice. Comments: Linda has very good attitude towards work. During the 12 weeks internship, Linda had 100% attendance and never been late. She has developed a lot of friendship while working here. She may focus on her confidence and communication skills which will definitely be benefit for her future career. Job Offer: NO
4. Supervisor: Mr Raymond Luk Intern: Mr Kai Zheng Responsibilities: IT technical Support, POS installation and testing. Comment: Kai is a very reliable worker. He has proved himself to work well with our team. Job Offer: YES, accepted
5. Supervisor: Mr Tony Jiang Intern: Ms Xin Cai (Aero) Responsibilities: Aero was responsible for looking after IT enquires, assisting curriculum development, managing and maintaining our network infrastructure. Comment: Aero was well liked by staff and was an extremely diligent, efficient and reliable member of staff with an excellent work ethic. Job Offer: NO
6. Supervisor: Mr Peter Ristevski Intern: Mr Prajwol Swar Responsibilities: Involvement in preparation & lodgement of IT/BAS returns with ATO. Invoicing, general ledger, other administrative task as per required. Comment: Prajwol is extremely dependable with regard to his attendance and regularly exhibits punctuality. He always displays a positive attitude at work and among his colleague. Job Offer: NO
7. Supervisor: Mr Terry Komis Intern: Ms Yue Chang Responsibilities: Answering general IT support calls, taking messages and forwarding to IT support staff, documentation of IT supports procedures, assisting IT support staff as required, supporting clients, researching technical issues. Comment: More client interaction would benefit. Performance was satisfactory and at times went beyond the tasks assigned without much supervision. Would be beneficial at a later date to do short course in specific skill area e.g. MSCE, VMWARE, Cloud Computing. Job Offer: YES, accepted
8. Supervisor: Mr Khen Chong Intern: Kumrang Bae (Chloe) Responsibilities: Compiling final super fund financial report, Monthly bank reconciliation, Ledger entry and book-keeping using Handi ledger and MYOB, Record accounts payable and accounts receivable using MYOB, Payroll preparation using MYOB. Comment: Chloe’s performance is very good with attention to detail and maintaining concentration on various tasks. She is able to work with little supervision and learn new tasks quickly. Job Offer: YES, accepted
9. Supervisor: Mr Wayne Phillips Intern: Mr Muzzammil Ashan Bader Responsibilities: The main duties have been involved around the IT infrastructure of the company, including setting up an IT network for testing & demos. Comment: Muzzammil’s job performance has been excellent. I would say that if he wants to remain in ICT then an overview of voice along with perhaps courses such as SQI might be of benefit. Job Offer: NO
10. Supervisor: Mr Edgar Kautzner Intern: Mr Hao Bai (Leo) Responsibilities: General administration, technical support & classroom setup, Examination supervision, solving procedure documentation. Comment: Excellent attitude & shows great capability both at present & for future growth. Job Offer: YES, accepted
11. Supervisor: Ms Sue Ma Intern: Ms Vaidehi Mistry Responsibilities: Data entry/ filing, AR/AP functions, bank reconciliations, payroll functions and preparation Comment: Vaidehi works very hard & happy to perform all tasks given to the best of her knowledge. Job Offer: YES, accepted
12. Supervisor: Ms Vivianne Zreika Intern: Salem Basyouny Responsibilities: Recording data entries using MYOB system, accounts payables and receivables. Sort out employee time sheets & help with payroll entries. Comment: I have found Salem to be a reliable and honest worker who never falls to demonstrate any task given to him. With Salem’s character & skills lead him to take on a part time position with the company. Job Offer: Yes, accepted
13. Supervisor: Mr Edwin Chow Intern: Li Liu (Jerry) Responsibilities: Daily processing of invoices, general ledger, Accounts payable including filing and payment processing, Payroll, superannuation, and weekly report preparation. Comment: Excellent time management and problem solving skills, analytically minded. Job Offer: NO
14. Supervisor: Ms Elizabeth Mateo Intern: Ms Shiyun lan (Charlene) Responsibilities: All facets of accounting cycle (not accounts receivable or payable) from book keeping/ collecting of data, preparation of financial statements including balance sheets, preparation of tax returns for companies and individual’s personal tax returns, some involving businesses, rental properties and other investments, portfolios (shares). Bookkeeping, collection of data was done using excel software and Quicken. Comment: Charlene sometimes exceeded my expectations on some jobs assigned. She is methodical and compliant and reliable and easy to work with. Job Offer: NO
15. Supervisor: Mr Stephen McDonald Intern: Ms Jingjin Liu (Julie) Responsibilities: Preparation of daily banking, receipting of debtor payments, bank reconciliations, processing supplier invoices, reconciliation of supplier statements, cheque runs, invoicing debtors for services, liaising with suppliers to resolve disputes and queries and taking debtor queries. Comment: Julie is highly motivated & efficient. She is accurate with all her work. She is a quick learner and needed minimal supervision after being shown how to do certain tasks. She was a big help in reconciliation & resolving a number of large suppliers’ accounts during one of our busiest times. Job Offer: YES, accepted
16. Supervisor: Mr Stephen Brennan Intern: Mr Muhammad Ali Kazim Responsibilities: Bank Reconciliations, entering cheques, payments and invoices into Attaché Comment: Job performance was very good. Eager to learn, picks up concepts quickly. Job Offer: YES, accepted
17. Supervisor: Mr Swapnil Intern: Ms Smriti Kansakar Responsibilities: Reconciliations of debtors & creditors account, bank reconciliations, payroll preparation, book keeping, account payable & accounts receivable, using MYOB & Excel sheets. Comment: She is enthusiastic, work- oriented, meets and frequently exceeds expectations and resists change. Job Offer: YES, accepted
18. Supervisor: Mr David Hechter Intern: Mr Kushal Jingar Responsibilities: Enter new client’s details into our proprietary transaction management system. Prepare paperwork for new client establishment and transactions. Prepare miscellaneous reporting for the director. Comment: Strong performer for tasks assigned. Help & save us $ on key account by identifying missing invoice payments. Job Offer: NO
19. Supervisor: Mr Daniel Beydoun Intern: Ms Wenting Cheng (Tiffany) Responsibilities: worked as taxation accountant for BAS preparation (Quarterly, Annually), financial statements and tax return (Company, individual and others) Comment: Tiffany performed an excellent job. She is a hard working person with a valuable personality. Job Offer: No
20. Supervisor: Ms Mookda Sripan Intern: Mr Yong Jie Wang Responsibilities: Provide accounting services to company’s clients such as enter timesheet, process bank reconciliation, enter purchases sale, process payment, payroll and BAS lodgement. Comment: Overall his performance is really good that’s why we decided to offer him a job in the company. Job Offer: YES, accepted
21. Supervisor: Mr Guy Pounder Intern: Ms Yuan Wang (Nancy) Responsibilities: Yuan very competently worked on client files in relation to individual and property income tax returns. Her work involved setting up clients in a general ledger accounting program. Comment: Excellent job performance and have appointed Yuan as an independent accounting taxation contractor. At the appropriate time Yuan will be able to attend additional external training and assist her in more detailed aspects of accounting and taxation. Job Offer: YES, accepted
22. Supervisor: Mr Andrew Romeo Intern: Mr Ramesh Subramaniam Responsibilities: Ramesh was given the tasks of system testing, research and project planning. He also assisted in user manual & web development. Comment: Ramesh is a very good worker and great at completing set tasks as required. He has the ability to learn new tasks very quickly. One area that he could work on is improving his communication skills. Job Offer: NO
23. Supervisor: Ms Denise Hardwick Intern: Mr Zhidong Guan (Dennis) Responsibilities: Accounts payable functions- enter invoices, match to purchase orders where possible, receive daily bank cheque from customer. Comment: Dennis has been of great assistance within the team. His work has been of a good standard and he has shown he is keen to embrace all aspects of accounts. Job Offer: NO
24. Supervisor: Ms Anne O’ Neil Intern: Mr Saeed Navid Responsibilities: Saeed handled our accounts payable and payroll during the time he spent with us, as well as bank reconciliations, statutory payments of super, PAYE tax, child support etc. Comment: Saeed applied himself extremely well and was very diligent & thorough in every task he undertook. Job Offer: NO
25. Supervisor: Ms Neeta Gupta Intern: Mr Kalpeshbhai Patel Responsibilities: Inventory management, maintanance of daily cash and sales reports, banking and petty cash maintenance for shops, bank register maintenance in MYOB, enter supplier invoices in MYOB, ledger entry and book keeping and duties of accounts payable. Comment: Kalpeshbhai Patel proved himself to be very motivated intern who integrated himself quickly with team & work. We would like to thank him for his contribution to Company. Job Offer: YES, accepted
26. Supervisor: Ms Vivi Tan Intern: Mr Arpit Kumar Pancholi Responsibilities: Bank reconciliation, petty cash reconciliation, ledger entry and bookkeeping, basic duties of accounts payable & accounts receivable, work on MFGPRO accounting software. Comment: Arpit Kumar is reliable, enthusiastic and creative. He always proved himself to be a very motivated colleague, who integrated himself quickly with the team. His behaviour with colleagues and superior was impeccable. Job Offer: NO
