An ‘internship’ is basically job training for professions, trade and vocational jobs.
But Melbourne-based career coach Naishadh Gadani says that the lack of standardisation leaves the term – internship – open to broad interpretation by employers and training providers.
In Australia, interns usually are school or college or university students or recent graduates.
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Sometimes, new migrants and refugees also opt for internship programs to gain knowledge of local work culture.
For example, Australian Government’s National Work Experience Program gives a person a short-term work experience to help him or her get a job.
Internship positions are mostly unpaid and temporary.
Can internship opportunity lead to a stable job in the same company?
Niashadh Gadani says sometimes organizations use this as a bait to get free work done or ask for money from the intern for placement.
According to the Fair Work website: “Unpaid work experience and unpaid internships that are not vocational placements are okay as long as the person isn’t in an employment relationship. People in employment relationships are employees of a business and entitled to – a minimum wage, the National Employment Standards, and the terms of any applicable award or registered agreement.”
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To know more about how internship can help you get a job in Australia, listen to Amit Sarwal’s conversation with Naishadh Gadani.
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