Australia Internships and Work Placements

Australia is famous for the diversity of its landscape, which ranges from white sandy beaches to the deserts of the Northern Territory to the rainforests of northern Queensland. The placement opportunities in Australia are just as varied and plentiful – imagine working in an office overlooking the Sydney Harbour Bridge, doing a stint as a dive instructor on the Great Barrier Reef or working in a hotel on the Gold Coast.

Three of our most popular Australian Internship programmes are our hospitality internship programme, our Summer Internship Programme and a programme perfect for funding your tip or to get a second working holiday visa - our Australian Horticulture Programme. Click on the links below for more information on each:

  • Hospitality, Tourism and Events Internship page

  • Summer Internships - Sydney Australia!

  • Paid Australian Horticulture Jobs

  • For more information please give us a call or make an appointment to drop by our London office. Alternatively you can fill in the enquiry form below and we aim to get back to you within 24 hours.

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    Summer Internships - Sydney Australia!

    Thinking of a summer internship in 2009?

    Our Australian Summer Internship programme is one of our most popular programmes, on par with our Australian Hospitality programme. We place the majority of our summer internship students into Sydney Australia for around 2-3 month long full time positions, but we can do a placement from 10 weeks to 26 weeks.

    We can place into just about any sector or position and we can find you great summer internship positions in areas like Marketing, PR, Media, Communications, Advertising, Journalism, Design, Computing, Finance, Accounting, Architecture and many more. Company and position descriptions are available on the above positions and can be sent to you by email on request.

    We need around two to three months to find and negotiate you a placement and to allow enough time to have your visa processed, but the earlier you can have your application to us the more time we will have to find you a really good job. All of our Australian summer internships are unpaid training positions. This does allow us to find our students really good positions, where the focus is on your learning. So we can customise your internship to what you would like.

    For more information on our Summer Internship programme and how you can add some valuable work experience to your CV give us a call or make an appointment to drop by our London office. Alternatively you can fill in the enquiry form above and we aim to get back to you within 24 hours.

    Looking for a way to fund your unpaid Australian Internship? - Check out our paid Australian Horticulture Jobs!

    Australian Programme includes

    Outside our Summer Internship Programme we can place you into an internship or work placement position any time of the year. Professional internships are unpaid training periods of between six weeks and 26 weeks. Placements are available throughout Australia in all fields.

    Each internship is individually designed, which means you are able to specify your start date, duration and what experience you wish to gain from the placement. These internships are popular among university students, school leavers and young professionals wishing to expand their studies, better understand an industry, move into a new field, or add an extra dimension to their CV.

    Programme Includes:

    Development of a custom designed internship to meet your objectives and capabilities.
    Internship contract defining the placement terms and conditions
    Assistance with the visa process.
    Preparation and orientation package prior to departure.
    Regular counselling support services for the duration of your internship.
    Monthly intern newsletter.
    Monthly intern functions in Sydney and Brisbane.
    Performance report supplied by the Host Organisation on successful completion of the programme.
    Certificate upon successful completion of the internship.
    Supply of the necessary documentation to gain academic credit for existing studies.
     
    Programme Eligibility
    To be eligible to participate in Intern Options Australian Internship Programme, you must be between18 and 30 years of age.
    You must be a recent graduate or currently studying in the field you wish to undertake an internship or work placement in.
    You must meet the requirements to obtain a visa for the duration of your stay in Australia.
       
    Placement Areas

    Positions are available in all industries across Australia, we have listed some of these below but these are just a start, to talk through your internship options give us a call or make an appointment to drop by our London office

     
    Accounting
    Aged Care and Child Care
    Agriculture
    Arts
    Banking and Finance
    Culinary
    Education
    Engineering
    Environmental Science
    Forestry
    Government
    Graphic Design
    Health
    Hospitality, Tourism and Events
    Human Resources
    Information Technology
    Law and Politics
    Linguistics
    Sales and Marketing
    Media and Journalism
    Medical
    Marine Science
    Photography
    Political Science
    Retail
    Sociology
    Sport
    Telecommunications
    Veterinary
    For more options please email us [info@internoptions.com]
     
    Start Dates/ Deadlines

    We offer Internships/ placements that start at any time of the year so tell us when you want to start and we will make it happen. You will need to allow at least 8-10 weeks for us to find you a placement. We recommend you allow three to four months for the whole process of placement and visa processing.

    How to Apply
    1.Complete the enquiry form or send us an email to info@internoptions.com along with the following:
    A copy of your CV with recent photo

    A covering letter including a statement of your work objectives. If you are undertaking this placement as part of a degree or other course of study, this letter must include specific details of what you need from your placement in order to meet the requirements of your home university.

    Include the deposit for the internship you have chosen. Please note that part of this deposit is non-refundable – please read our application form carefully before signing and sending in.
       
    Allow Intern Options on average 8-10 weeks to find you a placement offer. You may be required to participate in a telephone interview with the company
    We send out the offer and the training agreement – please check this through very carefully before signing.
    Return the signed training agreement to Intern Options, along with the remaining fees.
    Submit completed visa application to Intern Options. We will check it through and then submit it to Australian Immigration on your behalf.
    Confirm travel arrangements and insurance.
    Visas

    Once your placement has been confirmed you will need to apply for a visa. Intern Options offer visa checking as a key part of our service. Send us your visa application form and any supporting documents required and we will check it to make sure you haven’t missed anything out, and then we will submit it to Australia House for you. Alternatively you can have our Australian partner handle it all for you.

    There are two main visas that apply to work placements in Australia. For more information on each visa please visit the Australian Immigration website.

    416 Visa

    For specific details and eligibility for this visa please visit the Australian Immigration website.

    You must be between 18 and 30 years old
    You must be currently studying or recent graduate with no significant experience in your field.
    Your Internship must be related to the field of your studies.
    Internship length of a maximum of 26 weeks for students, 12 weeks for recent graduates.
    You may also need to undertake a medical examination and criminal record check
     
    Working Holiday Visa

    For specific details and eligibility for this visa please visit the Australian Immigration website.

    Internship length of a maximum of 6 months
    Be aged between 18 and 30 years (inclusive) of age without dependent children
    Be eligible passport holders with at least 1 year until renewal on their passport
    Be able to show sufficient funds for a return or onward fare and an adequate amount of funds for the first part of their stay, and
    Be of good character and meet the health criteria as stipulated by Australian Immigration
     
     
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