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The College of Business and Law WIL Team works directly with employers to source internship opportunities exclusively for RMIT students.

These opportunities are:

• Pre-approved by the WIL Team
• Designed to meet course requirements
• Offered by trusted industry partners
• Ready for students to apply

How to Find Opportunities

• Step 1: Visit Career Connect - Career Connect - RMIT University
• Step 2: Select "Search for the Latest WIL Roles"
• Step 3: Explore available positions

Look for opportunities that start with "WIL Internship" in the job title.

These roles have been specifically sourced and approved by the WIL Team.

Need Help?

Our team is happy to assist if you have questions about:

• Available opportunities
• Industry partners
• Eligibility requirements
• The WIL application process

Many students choose to find their own internship to match their interests and career goals. If you're proactive and willing to contact employers, this can be a great option.

What Makes a Good Internship?

Your host organisation should provide:

• Meaningful work and learning opportunities
• A dedicated supervisor
• Regular feedback and support
• Tasks related to your course learning outcomes

Helpful Resource

Use the Self-Sourced Position Description Template to discuss the internship with potential employers. This helps define:

• Your responsibilities
• Supervision arrangements
• Learning outcomes
• The overall internship structure

Requirements for Self-Sourced Internships

All host organisations must:

• Complete an RMIT WIL Agreement and Due Diligence form
• Hold current Public Liability Insurance
• Provide a supervisor to support and assess your internship

For more information, visit: Student insurance - RMIT University

Start Your Search

You can find opportunities through:

• Jobs on Campus
• LinkedIn Jobs
• Company websites
• Job sites e.g. Seek, CareerOne, Indeed,Prosple, and GradConnection
• Your networks (e.g. family and friends, business around local area)

Before your internship can commence, there are several important requirements that may need to be completed.[IA1]

These can include:

• RMIT WIL Agreements
• Student Undertaking Forms
• WIL Compliance Modules (WIL Ready and Child Safe modules)
• Course Enrolment
• Host Organisation Documentation

Starting these requirements early will help ensure your internship can be approved and finalised on time.

Additional Requirements

Depending on the organisation and industry, you may be required to complete additional checks or compliance before commencing your internship.

Examples include:

• Police Checks
• Working with Children Checks (WWCC)
• Immunisation Records
• Industry-specific compliance requirements
• Other organisation-specific onboarding requirements

Please note that these requirements vary between organisations and industries.

 Find out more about internship requirements and non-academic prerequisites:
 Your WIL Activity Important requirements and details

Equitable Learning Services (ELS) provides support and equal opportunities for students with a disability, long-term illness and/or mental health condition and primary carers of individuals with a disability.

If you identify as having a disability, long term illness or mental health condition that may impact upon your placement, it is important to ensure that you have registered with the Equitable Learning Services (ELS)

You are under no obligation to disclose the nature of your condition to any other staff within the University, however if reasonable adjustments can be made to assist you in your placement, we encourage you to submit an enquiry to Business Connect that you have registered with the ELS and to discuss if you wish to inform your employer about any reasonable adjustments you require.

Note: The term ‘reasonable adjustments’ refers to any arrangement, change or modification to academic tasks that seeks to reduce the impact of a disability, long term illness or mental health condition. Reasonable adjustments for WIL may be considered in relation to the following broad areas:

• Location of WIL placement
• Attendance requirements - Part time v’s full time; morning v’s afternoon attendance.
• Accessibility of WIL placement. This includes the physical and digital environment.
• Equipment requirements. This may include ergonomic furniture, magnifiers, modified keyboard and mouse.
• Specialised software. For example, screen reader software, speech recognition software.
• Alternative formatting of print material. For example enlarged font size.
• Individual requirements. For example: provision of sign language interpreter.

Reasonable adjustments are a means to support students to participate on the same basis as their peers, whilst ensuring that the academic integrity of a program or course is maintained.  Reasonable adjustments are mandated by the Disability Discrimination Act. They should be individualised, taking into consideration the impact of the student’s condition and the type and / or circumstances of the WIL activity.

 

For more information, view the RMIT Equitable Learning Services page.

You can also visit The Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training which provides valuable information and resources for students with a disability.