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What past applicants say
“ I was able to gain insights on the industry and undergo first-hand experiences. I had a great time exchanging ideas with everyone in ALNF, just being surrounded by some of the best people inspired and motivated me a lot for the future. ”
“ I had an excellent experience at the Morayfield MATSICHS clinic. I was provided not only experience with my GP Dr Mark Berry, but also time with the allied health team in the clinic. ”
“ My time at CLC in Alice Springs exceeded my expectations. The experience allowed me to develop my professional skills through a variety of different tasks within WETT and the CD team. ”
“ The experience at the Paul Ramsay Foundation was a life changing experience as it was my first opportunity to work in an office environment. It allowed me to apply knowledge learnt through my studies and help define the exact path I want to take.. ”
“ My internship experience with St John Ambulance in Alice Springs was incredible. Both the Aurora and St John Ambulance staff were extremely supportive, helpful and friendly in all aspects of the program. ”
“ Doing my internship at ALS was as rewarding as it was tough. As hard as it was, I value my experience working there and I would do it again in a heartbeat. ”
“ My internship provided me with an amazing and unique opportunity! I was included in some historical moments for the granting of native title that I will hold with me forever. ”
“ I thoroughly enjoyed my internship experience. I had a great supervisor who made me feel immediately welcome, gave me interesting tasks to work on, always took the time out to explain things to me and to create teachable moments. ”
“ From the beginning I was welcomed by my team and agency (AIATSIS Education and Ethics team). I was supported, included and motivated to work to the best of my abilities. Everyday was a opportunity to learn and ask questions. ”
“ It helped me to understand how to progress within my career. It showed me how to get into the Indigenous sector with entry level jobs, and how to continue to progress.I would highly recommended continuing to work with AIATSIS. ”
“ This internship gave me a greater understanding of the knowledge required to work within policy team. I also was exposed to the different tasks, objectives, and set tasks assigned to someone who is working within a policy team. ”
“ They were very welcoming to me, very helpful with work allocated to me and generous with their time for general questions I had about the work they do, the challenges they face and how they personally came to work at ALS. ”
Current hosts
Indigenous sector host organisations span a broad range of areas including health, education, research, justice, policy, environment, STEAM, youth work and native title., Australia wide. Aurora is open to working with culturally responsive organisations outside of the Indigenous sector to host Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander interns.