In-Industry Experience can also be referred to as an internship, placement, or an industrial experience opportunity. It is an essential part of the Professional Practice Program and you must complete a minimum of 50% of your required 450 PPP hours in-industry. (this is not to be used to claim hours for a placement you did not obtain approval for)

You can do one, or more, industry experience placements in a relevant engineering industry environment to meet this requirement.

You can do this by completing one or more placements in your discipline area.

When you are seeking an opportunity ensure that you look for a role that is a ‘junior’/’cadet’ or internships shadowing Qualified Engineers in the below or similar positions.

NOTE: you must be supervised consistently by a Qualified Engineer or an experienced person with a strong technical background in your field of study on a daily basis.

Virtual Placements are no longer accepted

What Types of Roles to Look For

Approved placements do not include positions such as carpenter, labourer, installer, service technician or motor mechanic (for example).

*Some organisations may use different role titles to the ones below

Generic titled positions

• Project Engineer/Manager
• Sales Engineer/Manager
• Field Automation/Application/Service Engineer
• Test Engineer
• Quality Assurance Engineer

Sourcing In-Industry Experience Placements

You are required to source and negotiate your own industrial experience placement(s) in an industry/industries that you are interested in. 

This might be in one block of 450 hours during the summer teaching break, or undertaken as smaller opportunities to explore different career options throughout your program.

In-industry experience may be relevant paid work, unpaid industrial experience or an internship with a scholarship.

PLEASE NOTE:  You may only commence an in-industry experience placement once you have:

• successfully completed 63 units of your program;
• completed your WHS Online Module;
• sourced your placement and completed all relevant documentation and pre-requisites; and
• all documentation has been submitted via InPlace and approval has been granted 

The video below provides valuable information about sourcing your own in-industry placement or internship and is a useful resource for you to refer to. 

Video time: 45 minutes