ACS Foundation Graduate Programs & Internships
The ACS Foundation is a non-profit organisation which organises relevant industry placements through Internships for students who have a passion and interest for technology and would like to get valuable experience before they graduate. A key aspect of this is our partnership with over 200 Australian companies nationally. Through this partnerships we offer internships and placements to undergraduate and graduate students in ICT related degrees. Internships are a 3 way partnership between ACS Foundation, students and a host company as a way of building their future.
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Past ACS Foundation Graduate Hiring Statistics
If you’re interested in working at ACS Foundation, understanding when they have opened up applications for their graduate programs, graduate jobs and internships is helpful knowledge to have so you know when you might need to apply. Use the below information to see when ACS Foundation hires graduates, but more importantly what graduate degree’s and other student attributes they target for their jobs.
Months
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Job types
Graduate Jobs (55%),
Internships (43%),
Scholarships (3%),
Disciplines
Accounting (3%),
Business and Commerce (9%),
Computer Science (76%),
Cyber Security (13%),
Data Science and Analytics (14%),
Locations
Sydney (41%),
Melbourne (30%),
Brisbane (19%),
Perth (13%),
Adelaide (9%),
Work rights
Australian Permanent Resident (100%),
Australian Citizen (99%),
New Zealand Citizen (89%),
Australian Working Visa (3%),
Australian Bridging Visa (1%),
Australian Skilled Migration Visa (485) (1%),
Past ACS Foundation Graduate Programs & Internships
Check out some of ACS Foundation's past jobs they have posted on GradConnection over the last 12 months. Understanding the details about what a graduate employer is looking for well before applications have opened can sometimes be the edge you need to secure your first graduate program.
ACS Foundation
You will fill an important role in supporting the delivery of a variety of projects and have an opportunity to frequently engage with clients and internal stakeholders. Together with our team members, you will work under the support and guidance of our management team to shape your career
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Brisbane
Salary Range
$50,955 including superannuation
Program Duration
12 Months
Expected Start Date
27/04/2021
ACS Foundation
You will fill an important role in supporting the delivery of a variety of projects and have an opportunity to frequently engage with clients and internal stakeholders. Together with our team members, you will work under the support and guidance of our management team to shape your career
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Canberra
Salary Range
$50,955 including superannuation
Program Duration
12 Months
Expected Start Date
27/04/2021
ACS Foundation
The successful candidate will be provided with appropriate mentoring and training to be part of an innovative business who provide cloud based and datacentre hosting to large commercial organisations.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Brisbane
Salary Range
$50,869 Including Superannuation
Program Duration
12 Months
Position Start Date
ASAP
ACS Foundation
To provide technical consulting services to clients, and/or internal clients as directed
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Sydney
Salary
$ 50,528 including superannuation
Position Start Date
27/04/2021
Program Duration
12 Months
ACS Foundation
This role is required to provide efficient, effective and timely delivery of IT Site based support services.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Melbourne
Salary Range
$50, 000 Including superannuation
Program Duration
12 Months
Expected Start Date
ASAP
ACS Foundation
Manage the Business-as-Usual Desktop and End User Devices across all of Australia. The objective of this role is to resolve all day to day incidents, service requests and project requests within the required SLA with high degree of user satisfaction.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Sydney
Salary Range
$50, 000 Including Superannuation
Program Duration
12 Months
Expected Start Date
ASAP
ACS Foundation
As their business continues to grow, their IT department is adapting and changing to these new opportunities. They see engagement and development of the next generation of Information Technology professionals as one of the ways that will help them develop.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Sydney
Salary Range
$50, 869 including superannuation
Program Duration
12 Months
Expected Start Date
27/04/2021
ACS Foundation
The successful applicant will be involved in the design, development, implementation and support (24/7) of enterprise application integration and service orientated architecture solutions using java based middleware platforms.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Melbourne
Salary
$40,000 plus superannuation
Position Start Date
27/04/2021
Program Duration
12 Months
ACS Foundation
Participate on a support desk for managed service customers with a focus on Enterprise Data Backup services for some of the largest brands in Australia.
JOB TYPE
Scholarships
LOCATION
Brisbane
Scholarship Amount
$38000
Expected Start Date
12 April 2021
ACS Foundation
Participate on a support desk for managed service customers with a focus on Enterprise Data Backup services for some of the largest brands in Australia.
JOB TYPE
Scholarships
LOCATION
Brisbane
Scholarship Amount
$38000
Expected start date
12 April 2021
ACS Foundation
An exciting opportunity to join a Security Operations focused team, where you will be triaging and responding to L1 incidents, managing core cybersecurity systems, hunting threats, and improving cyber defences.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Sydney and 4 other locations
Salary Range
47,270 Including Superannuation
Program Duration
12 Months
Position start date
05/04/2021
ACS Foundation
If you want to work in a truly agile environment with a strong engineering culture look no further. You"ll be working in a team with full stack developers, testers, BAs, and product to ensure the effective operation, maintenance and enhancement of business software systems used in the organisation
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Adelaide
Salary Range
$47270 including superannuation
Program Duration
12 Months
Expected Start Date
ASAP
ACS Foundation
Reporting to the Manager Adelaide Business Systems Delivery Team, you will be responsible for providing business analysis and support expertise to the IOOF group.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Adelaide
Salary Range
$47, 270 including superannuation
Program Duration
12 Months
Expected Start Date
ASAP
ACS Foundation
The successful candidate will be provided with appropriate mentoring and training to be part of an innovative business who provide cloud based and datacentre hosting to large commercial organisations.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Brisbane
Salary Range
$50,869 Including Superannuation
Program Duration
12 Months
Position start date
ASAP
ACS Foundation
Manage the Business-as-Usual Desktop and End User Devices across all of Australia. The objective of this role is to resolve all day to day incidents, service requests and project requests within the required SLA with high degree of user satisfaction.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Melbourne
Salary Range
$50, 000 Including superannuation
Program Duration
12 Months
Expected Start Date
ASAP
ACS Foundation
Manage the Business-as-Usual Desktop and End User Devices across all of Australia. The objective of this role is to resolve all day to day incidents, service requests and project requests within the required SLA with high degree of user satisfaction.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Sydney
Salary Range
$50, 000 Including Superannuation
Program Duration
12 Months
Expected Start Date
ASAP
ACS Foundation
As an Intern, you will have completed your 2nd or 3rd year at university in electrical engineering and be ready for 12 months industry experience. You will apply the skills learnt at university in a variety of focused hands-on projects, at the same time as gaining and applying knowledge about Agilen
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Melbourne
Program Duration
12 Months
Working Hours
Full Time
Expected Start Date
15/03/2021
ACS Foundation
Agilent inspires and supports discoveries that advance the quality of life. We provide life science, diagnostic and applied market laboratories worldwide with instruments, services, consumables, applications and expertise.
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Melbourne
Program Duration
12 Months
Working Hours
Full Time
Expected Start Date
15/03/2021
ACS Foundation
Agilent is a multinational company headquartered in the USA, with its Marketing and Research and Development centre for Agilent Atomic Spectroscopy Instrumentation located in Mulgrave, Melbourne. Agilent is currently seeking an intern to work as a researcher for 12 months join the Mulgrave R&D team
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Melbourne
Program Duration
12 Months
Working Hours
Full Time
Expected Start Date
15/03/2021
ACS Foundation
If you want to work in a truly agile environment with a strong engineering culture look no further. You"ll be working in a team with full stack developers, testers, BAs, and product to ensure the effective operation, maintenance and enhancement of business software systems used in the organisation
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Adelaide
Program Duration
12 Months
Working Hours
Full Time
Expected Start Date
ASAP
ACS Foundation
Reporting to the Manager Adelaide Business Systems Delivery Team, you will be responsible for providing business analysis and support expertise to the IOOF group.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Adelaide
Program Duration
12 Months
Working Hours
Full Time
Expected Start Date
ASAP
ACS Foundation
Great opportunity to be part of one of Australia"s largest associations which are going through an exciting transformation program. You will be supporting the team through undertaking gap analysis, requirements gathering and preparing data for migration for SharePoint Online.
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Sydney
Program Duration
12 Months
Working Hours
Full Time/Part Time
Expected Start Date
01/03/2021
ACS Foundation
Leading Australian I.T. Solutions provider requires a self-starter to work with our consulting team and clients. As leaders in our field, we work with organizations of all sizes and across all industries.
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Melbourne
ACS Foundation
Leading Australian I.T. Solutions provider requires a self-starter to work with our consulting team and clients. As leaders in our field, we work with organizations of all sizes and across all industries.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Sydney
ACS Foundation
This role will play a key role in our Integrated advice model whereby we look to drive amazing client and adviser experiences and efficiencies for our advice network which ultimately aim to drive down the cost to serve and make advice more accessible and affordable to the masses.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Melbourne
ACS Foundation
They are looking for a System Administrator responsible for maintaining, upgrading, and managing our software, hardware, and networks. The System Administrator works with the extended team to ensure the company technology infrastructure is secure and runs smoothly.
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Brisbane
ACS Foundation
Western Power is offering a 12-month Work Integrated Learning scholarship for a budding Systems Analyst to join their Metering Business System (MBS) Functional Support Team, based primarily at their Perth Head Office.
JOB TYPE
Internships
ACS Foundation
Appstablishment are a Perth-based company with one of the best software teams in Australia! They are focused on creating apps that streamline business processes and are growing their Software Development Team significantly in 2020/2021.
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Perth
ACS Foundation
As a member of the Systems Support team, your core responsibility will be to deliver exceptional customer service and support to our internal staff as part of our Service Desk team. You will collaborate with technical teams
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Melbourne
ACS Foundation
The Information Technology Graduate is responsible for undertaking activities and tasks as directed to contribute to the achievement of group and success of group strategies to meet customer, community and regulatory requirements.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Melbourne
ACS Foundation
This role amounts to $50,528 including superannuation for a Postgraduate student, working 12 months full-time at 40 hours a week.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Sydney
ACS Foundation
The employee’s duties and responsibilities are as follows: To provide technical consulting services to clients, and/or internal clients as directed To support the business through attendance at events and training activities
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Sydney
ACS Foundation
The person in this role will provide technical skills to the delivery teams through the design, troubleshooting, programming, and delivery of new and enhanced medical software products and periodic updates to the company"s products. The Software Developer works within an Agile environment
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Brisbane
ACS Foundation
he Associate Sales and Marketing Support Intern exists at the intersection between Sales and Service to deliver on: Removing friction from the sales process through: analytics, insights, pitch preparation, deal team coordination and alignment, CRM management support including pipeline
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Sydney
ACS Foundation
The IT Helpdesk Analyst is an important member of the IT Infrastructure and Helpdesk Team providing first-class support to internal users and supporting most corporate systems. The team is responsible for supporting around 450 internal users. Being a hosting led company
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Sydney
ACS Foundation
Empired Ltd is a national IT Services Provider with a broad range of capabilities and a significant player in the West Australian ICT consulting market with an enviable list of blue-chip clients. Empired consultants specialise in the provision of Business Strategy, Requirements Analysis
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Perth
ACS Foundation
Illuminance Solutions is an award-winning company operating primarily in Perth, Western Australia. We were awarded the Microsoft Global Partner of the year for Social Impact, Rising Stars in Diversity, and ACS Digital Disruptors Awards all in 2019 amongst others. We provide services to a wide range
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Perth
ACS Foundation
The scholarship amounts to $45,448.00 plus super for Graduate Students at full time based on a 38-hour week for 48 weeks plus 4 weeks leave.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Sydney
ACS Foundation
The focus of this role is to provide software development capabilities to design and develop software applications, software product integrations, and enhancements.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Brisbane
ACS Foundation
The successful applicant will be involved in the design, development, implementation and support (24/7) of enterprise application integration and service orientated architecture solutions using java based middleware platforms.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Melbourne
ACS Foundation
A Graduate Network Security Engineer is a knowledgeable, talented, and industrious network and security engineer who is responsible for implementing, maintaining, supporting, developing and, in some cases, designing IT networks within an organisation or between organisations.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Brisbane
ACS Foundation
This role amounts to $50,528 including superannuation for a Postgraduate student, working 12 months full-time at 40 hours a week.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Sydney
ACS Foundation
The successful applicant will be involved in the design, development, implementation and support (24/7) of enterprise application integration and service orientated architecture solutions using java based middleware platforms.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Melbourne
ACS Foundation
The focus of this role is to provide software development capabilities to design and develop software applications, software product integrations, and enhancements.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Brisbane
ACS Foundation
As a member of the Systems Support team, your core responsibility will be to deliver exceptional customer service and support to our internal staff as part of our Service Desk team.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Melbourne
ACS Foundation
As a member of the Systems Support team, your core responsibility will be to deliver exceptional customer service and support to our internal staff as part of our Service Desk team.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Sydney
ACS Foundation
The Information Technology Graduate is responsible for undertaking activities and tasks as directed to contribute to the achievement of group and success of group strategies to meet customer, community and regulatory requirements.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Melbourne
ACS Foundation
We seek an enthusiastic and motivated Developer/DBA to join our Team. The role will support the development, delivery and maintenance of digital solutions working within a great team on interesting and challenging projects.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Sydney
ACS Foundation
The Software development intern will need to have the ability to work well within a team environment, to work under deadlines, and communicate effectively with the business.
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Sydney
ACS Foundation
The Group Finance BI & Analytics team is charged with evolving the Financial Services Division’s access to, leverage and governance of Finance data assets.
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Sydney
ACS Foundation
Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or Commerce degree or equivalent from an Australian University
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Sydney
ACS Foundation
Illuminance Solutions is an award-winning company operating primarily in Perth, Western Australia. We were awarded the Microsoft Global Partner of the year for Social Impact, Rising Stars in Diversity, and ACS Digital Disruptors Awards all in 2019 amongst others.
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Perth
ACS Foundation
Interfuze P/L (Interfuze) is a Western Australian-based management and technology consulting firm specialising in commercially aligned technology consulting, with particular domain focus in Infrastructure, Healthcare, Mining, Agriculture and Financial Services.
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Perth
ACS Foundation
The scholarship amounts to $45,448.00 plus super for Graduate Students at full time based on a 38-hour week for 48 weeks plus 4 weeks leave.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Sydney
ACS Foundation
Robobai is an Australian-owned AI business providing procurement teams with the ability to visualise complex S2P data in clean, interactive dashboards.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Melbourne
ACS Foundation
Robobai is an Australian-owned AI business providing procurement teams with the ability to visualise complex S2P data in clean, interactive dashboards.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Sydney
ACS Foundation
Elula is an exciting artificial intelligence and machine learning software-start-up based in Sydney. Our AI products use cutting edge engineering and machine learning algorithms combined with mathematical optimisation to help customers realise the commercial benefits of AI across; Customer Retention
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Sydney
ACS Foundation
The Information Technology Graduate is responsible for undertaking activities and tasks as directed to contribute to the achievement of group and success of group strategies to meet customer, community and regulatory requirements.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Melbourne
ACS Foundation
We will provide you with rewards and opportunities tailored to your personal and professional goals.
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Brisbane
ACS Foundation
As a member of the Systems Support team, your core responsibility will be to deliver exceptional customer service and support to our internal staff as part of our Service Desk team.
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Melbourne
ACS Foundation
As a member of the Systems Support team, your core responsibility will be to deliver exceptional customer service and support to our internal staff as part of our Service Desk team.
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Sydney
ACS Foundation
The Software development intern will need to have the ability to work well within a team environment, to work under deadlines, and communicate effectively with the business.
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Sydney
ACS Foundation
Participate on a support desk for managed service customers with a focus on Enterprise Data Backup services for some of the largest brands in Australia.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Sydney
ACS Foundation
The scholarship amounts to $32,000 tax-free for Undergraduates and $34,000 tax-free for Postgraduates at 12 months full-time.
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Regional New South Wales
ACS Foundation
Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or Commerce degree or equivalent from an Australian University
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Sydney
ACS Foundation
Elula is an exciting artificial intelligence and machine learning software-start-up based in Sydney. Our AI products use cutting edge engineering and machine learning algorithms combined with mathematical optimisation to help customers realise the commercial benefits of AI across; Customer Retention
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Sydney
ACS Foundation
We will provide you with rewards and opportunities tailored to your personal and professional goals.
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Perth
ACS Foundation
Robobai is an Australian-owned AI business providing procurement teams with the ability to visualise complex S2P data in clean, interactive dashboards.
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Melbourne
ACS Foundation
Robobai is an Australian-owned AI business providing procurement teams with the ability to visualise complex S2P data in clean, interactive dashboards.
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Sydney
ACS Foundation
Our IT Support team assists in the development of our technologies as well as supporting our business systems.
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Sydney
ACS Foundation
You will learn about the Scrum SDLC as well as programming in C#, HTML5, CSS and JavaScript just to name a few technologies.
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Melbourne
ACS Foundation
Our team uses best practice methods and technologies to produce quality results. As such, you will be working with Git and testing automation scripts.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Sydney and 4 other locations
ACS Foundation
Iluka Resources is an international mineral sands company with expertise in exploration, development, mining, processing, marketing and rehabilitation
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Perth
ACS Foundation
The scholarship amounts to $45,448.00 plus super for Graduate Students at full time based on a 38-hour week for 48 weeks plus 4 weeks leave.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Sydney
ACS Foundation
This position is primarily responsible for working collaboratively with our Project and Service Delivery teams to deliver an exceptional level of customer service to internal and external stakeholders.
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Brisbane
ACS Foundation
We are looking for a passionate Associate Cyber Security Analyst to work in our Information Security Operations space.
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Melbourne
ACS Foundation
We are looking for a passionate Associate Cyber Security Analyst to work in our Information Security Operations space.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Melbourne
ACS Foundation
Join our international award winning cloud hosting team working on high profile projects for large corporations and government.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Sydney and 4 other locations
ACS Foundation
We are seeking a Data Engineer who has the experience, and a drive to develop their skills in, architecting, building, and managing modern data architectures to enable us to deliver cutting-edge machine learning and data science projects.
JOB TYPE
Internships
LOCATION
Sydney
ACS Foundation
The organization is seeking flexible individuals who are willing to learn and develop personally and professionally.
JOB TYPE
Graduate Jobs
LOCATION
Sydney
About the ACS Foundation
ACS Foundation
The ACS Foundation organises paid university work experience hosted in Australia's technology sector. We bring together employers, universities, and students to create work placement scholarships, internships and graduate jobs. Students receive fortnightly payments for the duration of their placement while building the foundation of a technology career. The ACS Foundation works in partnership with over 200 Australian companies and 35 universities nationally to provide around 300 placements annually. 79% of our students accept further graduate roles with our partner companies after their initial placement.
The Foundation History
An initiative of the Australian Computer Society, the ACS Foundation was established in August 2001 to increase Australia's work-ready graduate pipeline. In the last 19 years, we have:
- Awarded over 6,500 scholarships collectively valued at over $60 million..
- Created integrated technology career pathways from primary to secondary schools through to university and industry.
The ACS Foundation's four broad programs include:
- Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Scholarships and Internships for university students: Host organisation provides a scholarship for an undergraduate student to experience the real workplace on a part-time or full time basis over an extended period, up to 48 weeks.
- Foundation Jobs for new IT professionals: Employment arrangements for entry-level ICT jobs.
- The Big Day In for primary and high school students: Articulate tech-savvy speakers meet passionate school students to forge exciting pre-career connections.
- Careers Foundation: Visually plotting the technology landscape for high school students (years 8-12) and celebrating technology careers as they progress
Hear from Students
ACS Foundation
Shaun - Web Developer
Harry - Solutions Architect
Alex - Entrepreneur
Kate - Graphic Designer
New Student quotes/experience from this year.
"My experience with ACS foundation has been so amazing. They are really prompt in replying and putting you on the right track. ACS foundation helped me get a job at a position I was interested in. They have been really professional and accountable. Would highly recommend ACS to all the job seekers. Thank you ACS foundation!!"
- Devneet Virdi
Rated the recruitment experience as 10/10 - Chaz Lambrechtsen, IT Intern at Holmann Webb
Frequently Asked Questions
ACS Foundation
Do I need to be enrolled with an Australian University to apply for a WIL (Work Integrated Learning) Scholarship?
Yes. You should be enrolled with an Australian University in either a technical or business related degree program. You should have completed at least one full semester with a minimum of a credit average on your academic transcript.
Can I apply for a WIL Scholarship if I have graduated?
If you are intending to enrol in a post-graduate study program with an Australian university, then you can apply for a WIL scholarship. If you do not wish to enrol in post-graduate study, then you can apply for an entry level technology role through our Foundation Jobs Program.
What happens at the end of the WIL scholarship?
Most host organisations have robust graduate programs. Their graduate programs are designed to select students from their WIL placements. A 2011 ACS Foundation survey found that 79% of WIL placement students received graduate employment offers from their host organisation.
Should I wait until I graduate to look for work?
As soon as you start tertiary studies, your career has already started. Employees are increasingly selecting their graduates from those have completed internships with them. To give yourself the best chance at the best jobs, you should ensure you complete an internship or scholarship placement while you are at university.
What is the difference between an internship and a WIL scholarship?
An internship is a general term for a work-based experience while a student is studying at university. An internship placement is often completed during a university's vacation period. A WIL scholarship is similar to an internship, but it often runs in parallel with the university semester. A WIL scholarship may span both the university vacation and also run concurrently with a university semester.
Do I need to defer my studies to accept a WIL scholarship?
It depends on the scholarship you are applying for. Some WIL scholarship placements are longer than others. It is your choice if you want to take a full study load, part-time study load or defer your studies for the semester in which you complete your WIL scholarship.
How do I use your application portal?
Internships
ACS Foundation
Because of the large volume of internships we facilitate, we have applications intakes that are open year round. However peak intake periods are February and August each year. Students should contact the ACS Foundation regarding an internship 6 months prior to intending to start an internship. Our placement roles vary from Data Analyst to Software Developer to Marketing Support. Host companies are looking for students who show dedication teamwork and good communication skills.
Specific criteria apply for each role on our website. Some roles are limited to those that have permanent residency and some are open to student and graduate visa holders. Regardless, you should have a minimum of a credit average and applicants can expect an initial phone interview with the ACS Foundation, with the possibility of a face to face interview with the host company.
Placements vary from part time to full time and from 3 months to 12 months in duration. Placements are located around Australia – especially in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. The nature of the work experience is designed to will be relevant to technology and business related studies and provide as much academic credit as possible.
The Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Industry is broad. No matter where you want to take your career, an internship is the perfect starting point to explore your options. The ACS Foundation is well positioned to help introduce you to a variety of tech-related career opportunities.