Work Experience
for Industry
Offering work experience placements is a practical way for businesses across the Goulburn Murray to invest in the region’s future workforce. By opening their doors to students, employers can showcase their industry, introduce young people to real workplaces and help them better understand the career opportunities available locally. For many students, this may be their first exposure to a professional environment, and a positive experience can spark long-term interest in a sector they may never have considered before.
Offering work experience
Opening your doors to young locals seeking work experience will help you:
- Build a local talent pipeline
- Promote your business and industry
- Gain fresh perspectives from young minds
- Strengthen community ties and reputation
Making your career path aspirational for students
Many young people in our region have had limited or no exposure to professional workplaces, and don’t know where to begin when planning their futures. A great experience can spark ambition and open doors.
Managing the workload of hosting a work experience student
Hosting students is a rewarding experience both for the student and the team. The structure of the placement offered to students can vary, based on your ability as an organisation.
- Many people assume a one week block is required, but this is not the case. Format and design are flexible, so have an open mind and consider other ways you could support a student to have exposure to the workplace.
- Share the load, assign a mentor per day, or per activity, to share responsibilities.
- Consider work experience for quieter periods of the year/month to minimise stress and pressure on the team.
- Encourage staff to remember how it felt when they were first making decisions about their futures. Students need supportive environments to assist them to learn well, this will set the tone for a good experience.
- Building a relationship with GMLLEN can also assist with a pipeline of work experience students down the track.
Administration and compliance
Work experience is supported by GMLLEN. We’ll help you navigate the paperwork required by the Dept. of Education, including:
- Complete the Work Experience Arrangement Form
- Completed Forms ensures insurance covered by the Dept. Of Education
- Non Government Schools are to provide Public Liability for students on placement
- Matching a student to your opportunity
Promote your experience as a ‘work experience provider’
Be proud of your involvement and share this experience with others. Bring staff along on the journey by sharing information via your internal channels, plus promoting more broadly in industry via channels like LinkedIn or customer and industry communications. This will help build momentum across the region and raise the profile of work experience as an option.
Big picture benefits
By offering work experience, you’re helping shape the future of the Goulburn Murray Region. You’re giving young people a glimpse into a world they may never have imagined and showing them that they belong in it.
Explore the Industry Sectors
Engineering
Engineering is the backbone of innovation and infrastructure in our region. Opportunities in this field include roles in from manufacturing settings and civil projects to jobs in water and government agencies.
Logistics
Logistics is a key industry in our region, supporting the movement of goods across agriculture, manufacturing and export sectors. This industry includes everything from yard work and vehicle prep to scheduling, dispatch and digital systems – it is broad and the opportunities are endless. This is a global industry and skills can be used anywhere in the world.
Care
The care sector examples featured in this resource include aged care, disability support, early childhood education and school-based wellbeing roles. Using the below templates, organisations can offer work exposure roles in communication, play-based learning, inclusion and support work to see how they feel about providing care as a career.
Agriculture
Including dairy, cropping, sheep and beef farming, horticulture and agtech, agriculture is a major employer in the Goulburn Valley. So many opportunities exist across farming, irrigation, logistics, agtech and sustainability. Students can explore hands-on roles, digital systems and community-focused work.
Administration
Administration roles exist across every industry - from schools and councils to logistics, health, and professional services. Students can explore tasks like filing, scheduling, data entry, reception and internal communication, and use this experience to learn about a range of sectors, it can be a foot in the door, especially in large organisations, to try different roles over time.
Manufacturing
From food processing and packaging to metal fabrication, engineering components and advanced production systems, manufacturing plays a vital role in the Goulburn Valley economy. The sector includes both large global manufacturers and smaller local workshops that produce specialised products. Students can explore opportunities across production, quality control, maintenance, logistics and product innovation.
Explore the Industry Sectors
Engineering
Engineering is the backbone of innovation and infrastructure in our region. Opportunities in this field include roles in from manufacturing settings and civil projects to jobs in water and government agencies.
Logistics
Logistics is a key industry in our region, supporting the movement of goods across agriculture, manufacturing and export sectors. This industry includes everything from yard work and vehicle prep to scheduling, dispatch and digital systems – it is broad and the opportunities are endless. This is a global industry and skills can be used anywhere in the world.
Care
The care sector examples featured in this resource include aged care, disability support, early childhood education and school-based wellbeing roles. Using the below templates, organisations can offer work exposure roles in communication, play-based learning, inclusion and support work to see how they feel about providing care as a career.
Agriculture
Including dairy, cropping, sheep and beef farming, horticulture and agtech, agriculture is a major employer in the Goulburn Valley. So many opportunities exist across farming, irrigation, logistics, agtech and sustainability. Students can explore hands-on roles, digital systems and community-focused work.
Administration
Administration roles exist across every industry - from schools and councils to logistics, health, and professional services. Students can explore tasks like filing, scheduling, data entry, reception and internal communication, and use this experience to learn about a range of sectors, it can be a foot in the door, especially in large organisations, to try different roles over time.
Manufacturing
From food processing and packaging to metal fabrication, engineering components and advanced production systems, manufacturing plays a vital role in the Goulburn Valley economy. The sector includes both large global manufacturers and smaller local workshops that produce specialised products. Students can explore opportunities across production, quality control, maintenance, logistics and product innovation.
Programs
Explore the Industry Sectors
Engineering
Engineering is the backbone of innovation and infrastructure in our region. Opportunities in this field include roles in from manufacturing settings and civil projects to jobs in water and government agencies.
Logistics
Logistics is a key industry in our region, supporting the movement of goods across agriculture, manufacturing and export sectors. This industry includes everything from yard work and vehicle prep to scheduling, dispatch and digital systems – it is broad and the opportunities are endless. This is a global industry and skills can be used anywhere in the world.
Care
The care sector examples featured in this resource include aged care, disability support, early childhood education and school-based wellbeing roles. Using the below templates, organisations can offer work exposure roles in communication, play-based learning, inclusion and support work to see how they feel about providing care as a career.
Agriculture
Including dairy, cropping, sheep and beef farming, horticulture and agtech, agriculture is a major employer in the Goulburn Valley. So many opportunities exist across farming, irrigation, logistics, agtech and sustainability. Students can explore hands-on roles, digital systems and community-focused work.
Administration
Administration roles exist across every industry - from schools and councils to logistics, health, and professional services. Students can explore tasks like filing, scheduling, data entry, reception and internal communication, and use this experience to learn about a range of sectors, it can be a foot in the door, especially in large organisations, to try different roles over time.
Manufacturing
From food processing and packaging to metal fabrication, engineering components and advanced production systems, manufacturing plays a vital role in the Goulburn Valley economy. The sector includes both large global manufacturers and smaller local workshops that produce specialised products. Students can explore opportunities across production, quality control, maintenance, logistics and product innovation.