Are you a high school student? Gain first-hand experience of our core research in a scientific or engineering environment by joining our Work Experience Program. Official applications for the formal 2018 Program are now closed, but it may still be possible to make informal arrangements.
We are committed to giving students first-hand experience with working in a scientific or engineering environment; be it one of our many areas of science and research, or as part of our support services team.
Our work experience program aims to give year 10, 11 and 12 students all around Australia the opportunity to:
Official applications for 2018 are now closed.
If you missed the official program you can still apply by contacting a member of staff directly. If you know someone already in the organisation, or have identified someone suitable through our staff directory you may contact them directly to see if they are available to host you. You can search for people, areas of research or other key terms in ourstaff directory.
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
Applicants must be in years 10, 11 or 12 and enrolled in an Australian secondary school with a work experience program.
Work experience requires you to attend for 'work' at specific times and comply with instructions from your 'supervisor' host. Travel to and from the worksite is also the responsibility of the student.
Placements can be ended by CSIRO at any time because of misbehaviour, poor attendance, not following instructions, risk to staff or if resources to manage the placement become unavailable.
In some circumstances, yes. We receive many more applications each year than the number of opportunities available.
Our work experience program is only open to students currently enrolled in years 10, 11 and 12 and completing studies at an Australian high school.
Placements usually last for five days, between Monday to Friday.
Placements will usually occur during May through to December, excluding your state's school holidays.
If your application is successful we will then require you to submit a work experience agreement form which your school will provide. This form needs to be signed by yourself, your school, your parent/guardian and your CSIRO Work Experience Host.
This is not recommended but you may apply for positions in another state. However, we will need to have written permission from your parent/guardian.
If your application for a placement in another state is successful you will require parent/guardian supervision for the duration of your placement.
We do not cover the costs of any expenses incurred as a result of an interstate placement.
To identify a potential supervisor, search our staff directory.
For more general enquiries:
CSIRO Work Experience Team
workexperience@csiro.au
