What past applicants say

“ 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. ”

“ This experience has made a huge impact in my future career path. I have loved learning more about the health issues within the Indigenous community. I really felt a part of the ambulance service up here and cannot be more thankful for this amazing opportunity. ”

“ It was incredible. I learned an overwhelming amount from the practice areas, the lawyers and the clients. ”

“ My internship experience at WEHI was eye-opening and interesting. I was privileged to gain perspective on the parts of research often over looked in my studies. ”

“ Overall I found the internship experience rewarding and valuable mainly due to being able to work with such a great supportive team that planned the internship well with clear objectives and tasks that had purposeful outcomes. ”

“ Doing this internship has allowed me to enhance my clinical skills. This program has exposed me to the health gap between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians (cultural awareness) and has strengthened my passion to continue to work with them in the future ”

“ I'm still pinching myself, as my internship with DJAARA was more extraordinary than I could have hoped. ”

“ I feel like the work I was doing was meaningful and helpful. This internship has helped me create a rough plan for the next few years by opening up opportunities for employment after my grad role in Sydney. ”