How to apply - student sourced internships

1. Confirm your eligibility

It is your responsibility to check that you meet the eligibility criteria and have enough credit points to fit in a WIL unit. Please apply for the unit that corresponds with the number of credit points you have available. Check eligibility criteria below.

2. Prepare your WIL application supporting documents

• Placements in Australia require the Student Placement Pack to be completed and signed by the host organisation and you will need to complete and sign the Student Acknowledgement form.
  
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• International placements (placement based overseas) - Please refer to instructions on the international placements page.

3. Postgraduate only

Discuss your placement with your Director of Program to ensure the placement and organisation will be suitable for your coursework and will be beneficial to you. They will need to sign your 'Faculty Approval' in the Student Placement Pack.

1. Ensure you have completed all the preparation work under the “Before you apply” tab
2. Applicable to placements in Australia only. See instructions relating to submitting an application for an international placement. Once you have completed all the required documents, you can begin your online application.
3. Log into your Monash student portal and submit an online WIL Placement Application. For assistance with your online application, see the Step-by-Step Guide.

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4. You will need to answer 5 questions that will be used to assess your application suitability and provide details about your host organisation. Please read the information provided on Student Sourced Placements or information on these questions and information required in the online application. In Question 1 you must include the duties and activities you will undertake during your placement.
5. Please complete all information requested in the online application form, including the unit you are planning to enrol in.
6. Please ensure you upload the documents listed in Step 2. You will not be able to submit your application unless you have uploaded the required documents.

1. After your application has been submitted, we will send you an application acknowledgement email. Please note that onshore applications take on average up to 4 weeks to process and offshore applications take on average up to 8 weeks to process.
2. We’ll get in touch to let you know the outcome of your application. This may be as late as O-week depending on when you submitted your application and the type of placement you are applying for. If your application is successful, you will be provided with details on how you can enrol yourself on WES.

Moodle

Once you have received confirmation of enrolment you will get access to the relevant Moodle site where you’ll find all the information about your assessment.

Induction

To prepare you to begin your placement, and to understand what to expect during your WIL placement, you are required to attend an Induction Session. This induction may be online for students going offshore. You will receive details of the session once your placement is confirmed.

For further information visit Student sourced placements.

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