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2018 WINTER

2018-19 SUMMER

INTERN ONBOARDING FINALISED

SUMMER INTERNSHIP COMMENCEMENT

16 June

19 November

WINTER INTERNSHIP COMMENCEMENT

PROGRAM DAY

25 June The start date may vary depending on the university of the student and their exam period. Please double-check your students’ commencement date.

6 December

CHRISTMAS OFFICE CLOSURE

LEARNING CONTRACT

21 December – 4 January

Meeting to be held in week one of the internship The Learning Contract is an agreement between an intern, his or her manager, and CareerTrackers Advisor. It includes the intern’s goals, the needs of the organisation or team of the intern and the requirements of CareerTrackers.

PRE-UNIVERSITY INTERNSHIP

PROGRAM DAY 12 July Melbourne 17 July Adelaide 19 July Brisbane, Canberra & Sydney

24 July Perth 25 July Newcastle

All interns will attend Program Day, CareerTrackers’ mid-year leadership development day and an opportunity for the CareerTrackers community to come together and participate in targeted leadership and professional development workshops.

7 January – 8 February CareerTrackers supports the transition of Indigenous HSC graduates into university through a pre-university internship, which takes place over four weeks during the summer.

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE 30 January – 1 February All interns will attend LDI, a professional development conference hosted by CareerTrackers that involves executive and community leader keynotes and world-class training and development facilitated by industry experts.

GALA DINNER

END OF WINTER PRESENTATION

31 January

Final week of the internship A presentation delivered by interns to their business unit to share learning’s and put their public speaking skills into action.

END OF SUMMER PRESENTATION Final week of the internship

FEEDBACK & EVALUATION Final week of the internship Managers are asked to evaluate the intern’s performance and give feedback on areas of strength and growth using the CareerTrackers template.

INTERNSHIP COMPLETION & EVALUATION 8 February

ABOUT OUR INTERNS CareerTrackers interns are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who are studying an undergraduate degree full-time at university. Students are based at 37 different universities across Australia and are completing a variety of degrees including Finance, Engineering, IT, Law, Arts & Architecture. Interns are passionate about building a career and many of them have chosen to relocate from their hometown to study and complete an internship. Your intern has identified your business as a place they would like to do an internship because of its relevance to their degree and/or career ambitions.

TIPS FOR SUCCESS On-boarding

Induction week

• Prepare a desk and equipment • Assign a mentor or buddy • Set-up induction training • Get familiar with the program, key dates and activities

• Meet with intern and Advisor to set up a Learning Contract • Introduce the intern to the entire team • Communicate the office norms, e.g. appropriate attire, hours of work

Post-Internship

Internship

• Give feedback on strengths and areas for growth • Submit the Intent to Return form • Encourage and support the student to prioritise university

• Show an interest in the intern and their work • Provide a project that they can own from start to finish • Invite them to meetings and events  

KEY ROLES & SUPPORT Manager

Business Coordinator

Oversee the intern and their dayto-day tasks by providing opportunities, challenges and support to assist their development & contribution to the business.

Communicate and support business units and managers to provide specific requirements of the internship program within your company. E.g. dates, timesheets, on boarding & training etc.

CareerTrackers Advisor

Intern

Be a point of contact to managers and support the intern to complete internships & university. The Advisor will step in during the internship to support, e.g. implementing the Learning Contract.

Seek out opportunities to learn and contribute to the business. The intern is also required to update managers on upcoming deadlines and activities at work and as part of the program.  

ABOUT CAREERTRACKERS History

The Program

CareerTrackers evolved from the INROADS minority internship program in the United States, which was founded in 1970 to address the underrepresentation of minorities in professional employment. Today, INROADS boasts 625,000 alumni worldwide and is the USA’s premier minority employment program.

In addition to completing an internship each year students participate in training & community building activities to develop core graduate skills.

CareerTrackers was founded in 2009 by INROADS Alumni Michael Combs and is currently working with 1,354 students and 108 employment partners. CareerTrackers interns graduate university and convert into employment at a rate of 89%. Today there are 486 Alumni who are working within industry.

Student success in CareerTrackers is defined in three areas: University, Work and Community. Access our suite of tools & videos at: c t. org. a u/e mp loye rs/ma n ag er