Internships

Internships also offer students opportunities to:

• Gain experience in applying the theoretical knowledge obtained from their courses
• Learn the practicalities of working in organisations
• Develop interpersonal skills
• Learn about the importance of building organisational relationships that are critical for professional practice.
• Tackle challenging projects
• Meet and work with talented and experienced professionals.
• Add valuable skills and experience to their CVs

Students are responsible for securing their own internships.

Any internship opportunities that the Faculty is aware of will be promoted on appropriate Blackboard or iLearn sites, on the noticeboard outside BESS, on the FBE facebook page, through student societies and under the "Current Internships" section of this page.

The Careers Service also promotes internship opportunities as they arise.

Students are encouraged to contact organisations themselves to find opportunities. The Careers Service can advise you on how to do this.

• PACE Faculty Participation Unit
• PACE International Session 2 Project - Internship in the Phillippines

Internships can be either paid or unpaid.

If you have secured an unpaid internship then you must complete either FBE200 or FBE300. (The unpaid internship must be a requirement of a student's academic program in order for it to be classified as a Vocational Placement as identified by the Fair Work Act.)

FBE200 - Professional and Community Engagement and FBE300 - Student Leadership in Community Engagement are units that enhance your internship experience and provide academic credit towards completion of your degree.

If you are doing an unpaid internship then you must enrol in one of these units.  The pre-requisite for FBE200 is completion of 24 credit points and the pre-requisite for FBE300 is completion of 39 credit points.

• FBE200 Semester 2, 2011 Unit Outline
• FBE300 Semester 2, 2011 Unit Outline
  

You need to have secured an internship to enrol in FBE200 or FBE300.

Enrolment in these units requires special permission because your Internship placement needs to be reviewed and approved. 

Request to enrol forms are found on the BESS website.

Once your Internship has been approved a waiver will be loaded and you will be notified to enrol in the unit via eStudent. 

For enrolment in Semester 2, 2011, forms must be submitted to BESS by 5^th August 2011 at the latest. 

FBE200 will also be offered during the Summer Vacation in 2011. For FBE200 enrolment in Summer Vacation, forms must be submitted to BESS by 2^nd December 2011.

In addition, request to enrol forms must be submitted at least 1 week prior to you commencing your internship.

If you are enrolled in either FBE200 or FBE300 you will be covered by the University’s Personal Accident and Third Party Public Liability insurance for the dates of the semester of your enrolment only. More information on insurance cover for internships can be found here.

Yes, at least 60 hours of your internship must be during the semester in which you are completing the unit so that you meet the unit requirements.

If you wish to complete part of an unpaid internship outside of the semester dates, then you must inform your organisation that you will not be covered by the University’s insurance during this period. 

Yes, FBE200 and FBE300 are academic units of study and students have to pay for enrolling in these units. The cost will depend on your student status (i.e. domestic/international).

Students who receive payments for an internship will be liable for tax the same as for any other paid work. A student who works as a volunteer and is not paid will not pay tax. Further information may be obtained from Australian Taxation Office.

If you are receiving a scholarship from the University to complete an Internship, then you will be separately advised on the tax implications.

From 2012, FBE200 and FBE300 will be classified as Participation Units.  More information on Participation units can be found on the PACE website.