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Start your digital career with the Digital Graduate Program
Start your digital career with the Digital
Graduate Program
3 March 2020
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Are you passionate about digital technologies? Do you want to work for government?
The Australian Government is looking for you! Kick-off your career in the digital or technical
field through the Digital Graduate Program (/help-and-advice/learning-and-
development/start-your-digital-career-government/digital-graduate-program). Come on
board to work on projects making a change in society and gain valuable mentorship and
guidance.
About the Digital Graduate Program
A career with the Australian Government gives you valuable industry experience while working
on projects that help everyone. There are many opportunities to choose from, such as technical
problem solving and analytics, to digital design and development. There are also several
opportunities to rotate through different roles to match your level of skills and experience.
The program has done “amazing work to facilitate our development into the digital industry
and build solid communities across government
” — Kieran, graduate in 2019.
Eligibility
The Digital Graduate Program is for Australian citizens who’ve completed a university degree in
a digital or technical field within the last 7 years or will complete their degree in the current
year.
If you’ve studied one of the
listed degrees (/help-and-advice/learning-and-development/start-
your-digital-career-government/listed-degrees-cadetships-and-graduates) then you should
consider applying.
Key Dates
2 March 2020 — program applications open
3 April 2020 — program applications close
28 April to 8 May 2020 — applicant interviews
25 to 20 May 2020 — speed dating sessions
27 January 2021 — approximate cohort start date
What can you gain from the program?
In this program you’ll get:
full-time permanent employment
a post-graduate qualification in digital technology for government
career coaching and mentoring
flexible working arrangements
competitive salary and super
a dedicated, experienced professional to mentor you and help you with your learning
work with a wide range of technologies
get membership to the Australian Computing Society (ACS)
attend professional networking events
access private training about emerging digital trends
Next steps
The application form is available from the jobs section of our website (/join-our-team).
You’ll need these documents:
proof of Australian citizenship, such as a birth certificate or passport
passport-sized photo
a copy of your university transcript
a resume
3 stages to success
There are 3 stages of the selection process:
1. Submit your application. We will contact you if your application is successful.
2. Attend an interview.
3. Meet with participating agencies. At this stage you can select a preference for the agency
you prefer.
If you have any questions about starting a digital career with the Australian Government, you
can email xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xx (mailto:xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx.xx) or call 02 6120
8701.
You can also
follow us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/digitalemergingtalent/) for
program updates.
For media enquiries email us at xxxxx@xxx.xxx.xx (mailto:xxxxx@xxx.xxx.xx)
For other enquiries email us at
xxxx@xxx.xxx.xx (mailto:xxxx@xxx.xxx.xx)
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