Workplace Internships

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WLI participants and alumni can apply to undertake work experience with an Australian or Pacific organisation or participate in a professional development opportunity.

Women’s Developmental Leadership Program participants and select LeadershipConnect participants can apply to undertake a workplace internship or professional development opportunity to enhance leadership capacity.

Taking a range of forms depending on the location, interests, and resources of the participant, these experiences develop leadership and professional skills and forge lasting relationships and networks.

All internship proposals demonstrate a clear benefit to the participant, the participating organisation and the Pacific region, whilst not taking the place of, or resembling, formal employment.

Alumni participating in these opportunities often describe them as one of if not the most influential experiences of their WLI journey.

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Dorothy Jolly (Papua New Guinea)

Dorothy Jolly (Papua New Guinea)

Dorothy completed an internship at the Business Chamber of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia) for four weeks.

Rachel Bigler (Republic of the Marshall Islands)

Rachel Bigler (Republic of the Marshall Islands)

Rachel Bigler attended the three-day Australia Public Health Conference in Perth, Australia.

Lien Toa (Vanuatu)

Lien Toa (Vanuatu)

Lian Toa attended The Oceania Comparative and International Education Society (OCIES) Conference in Melbourne, Australia.

Melanie Raire (Papua New Guinea)

Melanie Raire (Papua New Guinea)

Melanie completed an internship at the Australian Red Cross (Darwin, Australia) for six months.

Sereima Dibula Koli (Fiji)

Sereima Dibula Koli (Fiji)

Sereima completed an internship at the Department of Environment (Queensland, Australia) for five months.

Priya Singh (Fiji)

Priya Singh (Fiji)

Priya completed a two week training course at the Bureau of Meteorology in Melbourne, Australia.

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