University Information
Supporting and Promoting the DIIP to your Students
The Defence Industry Internship Program (DIIP) provides universities with an opportunity to strengthen connections between education and industry while supporting meaningful career pathways for engineering and technology students. By partnering with DIIP, universities can help students gain valuable paid industry experience, improve graduate employment outcomes and increase awareness of career opportunities within Australia’s growing defence industry.
The DIIP gratefully relies on university faculties, Work-Integrated-Learning (WIL) teams, and Career Services to support the promotion of the program by familiarising eligible students with the availability of defence industry internships and communicate the many benefits of participation.
The DIIP has existed for over 13 years, in various forms, offering high quality, paid placements to over 1000 undergraduate students, providing meaningful work experiences and showcasing genuine career pathways within an exciting and important national growth sector. Currently focused on the provision of internships to third and fourth year undergraduate engineering and technology students, the DIIP aims to complement course curriculum, provide reliable and practical work-based experiences, expand the employability skills of students, and support graduate employment outcomes.
The DIIP team can support universities by:
- Participating in Career Fairs and Events to build student knowledge of the DIIP and career pathways in the Australian defence industry
- Providing an internship model that meets curriculum needs for practical industry experience
- Tailoring the DIIP experience to align to the requirements of Work Integrated Learning frameworks
- Engaging with university stakeholders to build their knowledge of the Australian defence industry and graduate career pathways
- Offering a program that builds student employability through a tangible work based experience, that facilitates the development of both enterprise and technical skills, enhancing the graduate employment prospects of participants
Please contact us or email diipenquiries@thecareernetwork.com.au to find out more and understand how the DIIP can be integrated into the employability agenda of your institution.
