{"id":499,"date":"2018-02-23T12:52:56","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T02:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/?p=499"},"modified":"2018-02-23T12:52:56","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T02:22:56","slug":"paid-work-experience-university-students-disabilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-health-and-well-being\/2018\/02\/23\/paid-work-experience-university-students-disabilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Paid Work Experience for University Students with Disabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is incredibly lazy to just reproduce the content of an email and call it a blog post.<\/p>\n<p>So that is exactly what I am going to do \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>This email came in to our Disability Advisors, and I thought students with disabilities would want to know about it.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Good afternoon,<\/p>\n<p>Just a quick reminder that the application for PwC Summer program will be closing next week. If you could please forward below information to students with disability.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you a university student with disability looking for paid work experience that counts?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.and.org.au\/pages\/information-for-students.html\">Australian Network on Disability (AND)<\/a> is offering students with disability the opportunity to participate in PwC\u2019s prestigious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.and.org.au\/data\/PD_PwC_SummerVacationerProgram_2018-19.docx\">Summer 2018\/2019 Vacation Program<\/a> as part of Stepping Into.<\/p>\n<p>Placements are for penultimate year students based in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Newcastle or Brisbane and cover a range of disciplines including Assurance, Consulting, Technology and Tax &amp; Legal. For more information about the program, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwc.com.au\/careers\/student-careers\/vacation.html\">PwC\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Stepping Into?<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stepping into is a paid internship program designed for university students with disability who want to gain paid, hands-on work experience in their chosen field of study.<\/p>\n<p>Students benefit by gaining valuable experience in their desired field of work, and by having the opportunity to develop professional networking and employability skills in a leading Australian organisation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Am I eligible?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Applicants must be in the penultimate (second last) year of an undergraduate or postgraduate degree<\/li>\n<li>Applicants must identify as having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.and.org.au\/pages\/what-is-a-disability.html\">disability<\/a><\/li>\n<li>International students may apply pending they have full time working rights within Australia<\/li>\n<li>Applicants from all degree areas are encouraged to apply<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How do I apply?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To be considered for the program, complete this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tfaforms.com\/420924\">online application form<\/a> by 2nd March 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Please keep your Stepping Into application form generic (not tailored to PwC). If successfully shortlisted, you will be required to submit an application form directly to PwC.<\/p>\n<p>The team at AND will inform you of the outcome of your application in late March.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who do I contact if I have more questions?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to find out more, please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.and.org.au\/pages\/information-for-students.html\">AND website<\/a>, email applications@and.org.au, or call 1300 36 36 45 to speak to a member of the Stepping Into team.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to hearing from you soon.<\/p>\n<p>The Programs Team (Philip Zamora &amp; Isabel Heiner)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; It is incredibly lazy to just reproduce the content of an email and call it a blog post. 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