Work Experience And Placements
Council supports school-based experince and post-school/vocational work placements and provides opportunities for placements across a range of service areas providing that appropriate supervision and resources are available.
How to apply
Click the ‘Current Opportunities’ link below and then choose 'Work Experience' to submit your application. You should complete your application in consultation with your school/organisation as you will need to upload school approval forms to complete the application.
Current Opportunities
Work Experience
Council provides opportunities for unpaid work experience for students in years 10, 11 or 12 who either reside or go to school in the Snowy Valleys Local Government area. These placements provide the opportunity for students to gain insight into the local government industry and specific professions prior to undertaking further education or entering the workforce.
While we aim to provide all applicants with work experience in their preferred area where possible, at times it may be necessary to offer alternative arrangements or decline some applications due to operational and safety requirements.
Work Placements
Work Placements are designed to assist individuals studying either a post school qualification or enrolled in a vocational program to gain on the job experience required to complete their qualification. The periods of placement will be for a maximum of 12 weeks. Work placements will be unpaid unless the placement was created at the initiative of the organisation i.e. through an advertised vacation program.
Work Placement Requests must be received from a School, Registered Training Organisation or Tertiary Institution. Requests are welcome from all disciplines however council will give priority to requests for placement within:
- Children’s Services
- Engineering / Project Management
- Library Studies
- Mechanical Trades
- Survey & Design
- Town Planning
- Health & Building