Vacation Student: Geologist
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Engineering, Mining Oil and
...Locations:
Perth, Regional Western Australia
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...Vacation Student: Accounting
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Engineering, Mining Oil and
...Locations:
Perth, Regional Western Australia
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...Vacation Student: Mine Surveyor
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Engineering, Mining Oil and
...Locations:
Perth, Regional Western Australia
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...Vacation Student: Environmental Science
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Engineering, Mining Oil and
...Locations:
Perth, Regional Western Australia
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...Vacation Student: Metallurgist
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Engineering, Mining Oil and
...Locations:
Perth, Regional Western Australia
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...Vacation Student: Information Management
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Engineering, Information Systems, Information
...Locations:
Perth
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...Vacation Student: Mechanical Engineer
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Engineering, Mining Oil and
...Locations:
Perth, Regional Western Australia
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...Vacation Student: Mine Surveyor
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Engineering, Mining Oil and
...Locations:
Perth, Regional Western Australia
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...Vacation Student: Geotechnical Engineer
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Engineering, Mining Oil and
...Locations:
Perth, Regional Western Australia
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...Next job closing in a day
Work Ready Virtual Experience Program
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
All Disciplines
Locations:
Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide,
...Workrights:
Australian Working Visa, Australian
...Work Ready Virtual Experience Program: Virtual First Impressions
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
All Disciplines
Locations:
Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide,
...Workrights:
Australian Working Visa, Australian
...Work Ready Virtual Experience Program: Virtual Networking
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
All Disciplines
Locations:
Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide,
...Workrights:
Australian Working Visa, Australian
...Work Ready Virtual Experience Program: Wellbeing and Resilience
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
All Disciplines
Locations:
Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide,
...Workrights:
Australian Working Visa, Australian
...Next job closing in 18 hours
Premium Graduate Placements Internships Program
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Accounting, Administration, Agriculture, Architecture,
...Locations:
Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne,
...Workrights:
Australian Working Visa, Australian
...Next job closing in a day
Westpac Group Internship Program: Join Our Talent Community
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Accounting, Administration, Agriculture, Architecture,
...Locations:
Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne,
...Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...Next job closing in 5 days
Science & Tech Impact Internship
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Accounting, Administration, Agriculture, Architecture,
...Locations:
Canberra, New Delhi, Dili,
...Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...Business Impact Internship
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Accounting, Administration, Agriculture, Architecture,
...Locations:
Canberra, New Delhi, Dili,
...Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...Engineering Impact Internship
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Accounting, Administration, Agriculture, Architecture,
...Locations:
Canberra, New Delhi, Dili,
...Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...Social Sciences Impact Internship
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Accounting, Administration, Agriculture, Architecture,
...Locations:
Canberra, New Delhi, Dili,
...Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...Next job closing in 20 days
Vacation student opportunities 2020/ 2021 Australia
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Engineering, Engineering Civil Structural,
...Locations:
Brisbane, Perth
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...Next job closing in 20 days
APAC | Melbourne | Global Investment Banking & Capital Markets | Summer Analyst
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Government, Health Policy and
...Locations:
Melbourne
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...APAC | Sydney | Global Research | Summer Analyst 2021
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Government, Health Policy and
...Locations:
Sydney
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...APAC | Sydney | Global Markets | Summer Analyst 2021
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Government, Health Policy and
...Locations:
Sydney
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...APAC | Sydney | Global Investment Banking & Capital Markets | Summer Analyst
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Government, Health Policy and
...Locations:
Sydney
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...APAC | Sydney | Global Corporate Banking | Summer Analyst 2021
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Government, Health Policy and
...Locations:
Sydney
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...Next job closing in 3 days
2020/21 Macquarie Summer Internship Program– Retail Banking & Financial Services
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Accounting, Administration, Agriculture, Architecture,
...Locations:
Melbourne
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...2020/21 Macquarie Summer Internship Program– Retail Banking & Financial Services
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Accounting, Administration, Agriculture, Architecture,
...Locations:
Sydney, Brisbane, Perth
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...Next job closing in 3 days
Paid Internship in China: Business, Consulting & Management
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Accounting, Administration, Agriculture, Architecture,
...Locations:
Bejing, Shenzhen, Shanghai
Workrights:
Australian Working Visa, Australian
...Paid Internship in China: Recruitment, HR & Administration
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Accounting, Administration, Agriculture, Architecture,
...Locations:
Beijing, Shenzhen, Shanghai
Workrights:
Australian Working Visa, Australian
...Paid Internship in China: Marketing, Advertising & PR
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Accounting, Administration, Agriculture, Architecture,
...Locations:
Bejing, Shenzhen, Shanghai
Workrights:
Australian Working Visa, Australian
...Paid Internship in China: Engineering & Manufacturing
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Construction, Engineering, Engineering Chemical
...Locations:
Beijing, Shenzhen, Shanghai
Workrights:
Australian Working Visa, Australian
...Paid Internship in China: Accountancy, Banking & Finance
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Accounting, Administration, Agriculture, Architecture,
...Locations:
Bejing, Shenzhen, Shanghai
Workrights:
Australian Working Visa, Australian
...Next job closing in 18 days
2020/21 CommBank BB Summer Intern Program - Regional & Agribusiness Banking
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
All Disciplines
Locations:
Sydney, Darwin, Brisbane, Toowoomba,
...Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...2020-21 CommBank Retail Banking Services (Commercial) Summer Intern Program
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
All Disciplines
Locations:
Sydney
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...2020/21 CommBank BB CommSec Summer Intern Program
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
All Disciplines
Locations:
Sydney
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...2020/21 CommBank BB Summer Intern Program - Small Business and Corporate Banking
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
All Disciplines
Locations:
Sydney
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...2020/21 CommBank Financial Services (Accounting) Summer Intern Program
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
All Disciplines
Locations:
Sydney
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...2020/21 CommBank BB Summer Intern Program - Strategy
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
All Disciplines
Locations:
Sydney
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...2020/21 CommBank Institutional Banking & Markets Summer Intern Program
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
All Disciplines
Locations:
Sydney
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...2020/21 CommBank Technology (ES) Summer Intern Program - Operational Risk
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
All Disciplines
Locations:
Sydney
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...2020/21 CommBank Analytics Summer Intern Program
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
All Disciplines
Locations:
Sydney
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...2020/21 CommBank Digital Summer Intern Program
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
All Disciplines
Locations:
Sydney
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...2020/21 CommBank BB Summer Intern Program - Risk (Controls Office)
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
All Disciplines
Locations:
Sydney
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...2020/21 CommBank BB Small Business & Corporate Banking Summer Intern Program
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
All Disciplines
Locations:
Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne,
...Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...Next job closing in 23 days
Commercial (Sales & Marketing) Internship Program 2020
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
All Disciplines
Locations:
Sydney
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...Next job closing in a month
2020 Australian Vacation Programme
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Data Science and Analytics,
...Locations:
Orange, Melbourne, Perth
Workrights:
Australian Working Visa, Australian
...Next job closing in 20 days
EY Indigenous Intern Program
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Accounting, Administration, Agriculture, Architecture,
...Locations:
Canberra, Sydney, Darwin, Brisbane,
...Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...Next job closing in 19 days
NSW Government Virtual Internship Program
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
Accounting, Administration, Agriculture, Actuary,
...Locations:
Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide,
...Workrights:
Australian Working Visa, Australian
...Next job closing in a month
Corporate Advisory Summer Analyst Program - Melbourne
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
All Disciplines
Locations:
Melbourne
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...Corporate Advisory Summer Analyst Program - Sydney
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
All Disciplines
Locations:
Sydney
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...Corporate Advisory Summer Analyst Program - Perth
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
All Disciplines
Locations:
Perth
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...Global Markets Summer Analyst Program - Sydney
Job type:
Internships
Disciplines:
All Disciplines
Locations:
Sydney
Workrights:
Australian Citizen, New Zealand
...Next job closing in 3 days
Mining, Oil & Gas Internship and Vacation Program
Mining, Oil & Gas Internship and Vacation Program
Mining, whether for coal, iron ore, jewels and minerals, oil or natural gas, contributes in a major way to Australia’s national economy. Currently it is the biggest industry in the country, with the states of Western Australia and Queensland being the main drivers of this boom. The mining companies operating in Australia are extremely successful, and offer graduates (especially engineers) some of the nation’s highest starting salaries. The mining industry demands a range of jobs so wide that they almost constitute a whole separate economy. Graduates of engineering, science, ICT and business are all crucial to the functioning of a mine. However despite the mining boom and the comparatively high demand for these jobs within this industry, it is still very competitive to obtain a graduate position, let alone a place in a graduate program. Employers look for evidence of being able to apply skills in real life situations. In this case it is advisable to obtain work experience – either in the form of an internship or a summer vacation program – before graduation.
Vacation Programs
Vacation programs are highly desirable, challenging, lucrative internships that take place usually in the summer between late November and early May, in the student’s penultimate year. Good performance in a vacation program virtually guarantees the intern a spot in the company’s graduate program. They function as recruitment and training activities – in mining vacation work usually involves practical hands-on participation in the functions of the mine, real responsibility, mentoring, team-building, and a taste of what life is like on-site. Of course, the type of work will depend on the job – mining companies typically offer several streams of work, such as engineering, geoscience, environmental science, ICT etc.
The experience at a mine is often quite different from a vacation program at another type of organisation. The main reason for this is that mines are generally situated in remote rural locations. Because a lot of a vacationer’s work is likely to take place on-site, mining vacationers usually undertake “fly-in, fly-out” assignments, whereby they spend a certain amount of time (such as a week) at the mine, living on the site, and are “flown out” for a few days break before the cycle begins again. Vacationers are paid a high hourly rate (usually a fraction of a graduate salary), and are in addition to this given food and travel allowance. The regional nature of mining means that many mining companies will only offer vacation positions to state residents. Fortunately mining takes place on all Australian states and territories, (though some to a much smaller extent than others). Other major mining companies offer vacation positions across several states.
According to AAGE (2014) ranking of the Best Internships and Vacation Programs in Australia, a significant amount of the top 30 are mining companies, including Fortescue Metals (ranked 1st), Chevron Australia (ranked 2nd), BP, Arrium and Shell (ranked 10th, 11th and 12th respectively), as well as others.
For more information on the differences between internships and vacation programs, and for tips on how to successfully apply to these programs, check out our general internships and vacation programs guide.
More information about graduate programs in mining, oil and gas can be found here.
