Vacation Employment
There are two compulsory requirements for engineering students to complete before they can graduate:
- Vacation Employment (Vac Prac) consisting of 12 weeks working on an engineering project that is within your engineering discipline.
- First Aid Certificate. Graduating engineering students must hold a current first aid certificate.
Vacation Practice
- About 'Vac Prac'
- 'Vac Prac' Procedures
- Examples:
- CV/Resume Information and Example
- Coverletter Information and Example
- Interview Questions Information and Example
Forms:
Employment Opportunities
- CareerHub (JCU Careers and Employment Service database)
- Engineers Australia student members can access the Vacation Work Handbook area.
Login as a Member (this is only found on the Member Zone - if you want to become a member contact by email Bronwyn Wood Room ES 105A for an application form) Click on "Career" icon (if there is no Career icon - click on Customise - tick Career - save changes) Click on Vacation Employment Handbook
- Univac
First Aid
First aid training and course time tables can be obtained from
- Australian Red Cross 1300 367 428
- Queensland Ambulance 1300 369 003
- St John's First Aid Service 1300 360 455