If you are a high school student, you can sign up for work experience here.
Tertiary students should contact professional surveyors in their local area well in advance of the proposed time experience is required. Formal work (paid and unpaid) experience opportunities exist throughout Australia, via larger organisations.
Institution members or careers advisers may request a work experience kit to help them arrange work experience opportunities.
Work experience is an opportunity to:
If you are an employer considering taking on a work experience student, the following documents from the NSW Surveying Taskforce are useful guides.
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Apprenticeship Support Australia e-Guide
How to Successfully Establish and Manage an Apprenticeships Program in Your Business
NSW State Training Services
A Guide to Apprenticeships and Traineeships in NSW (full guide)
DEC (Department of Education and Communities) - Workplace Learning Policy Implementation Details
(Information and Forms for Employers, Parents, Carers, Schools)
https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/vetinschools/worklearn/worklearnpolicy.html
VET (Vocational Education and Training) – information provided by BOSTES (Boards of Studies Teaching and Educational Standards NSW)
http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/voc_ed/
Surveying and Spatial Information Services in TAFE (Technical and Further Education)
http://sydneytafe.edu.au/careers/surveying