Careers
National Gallery of Victoria Work Experience Program 2025
Open date: August 8, 2024
Closing date: October 1, 2024
The National Gallery of Victoria offers work experience placements for secondary school students. Placements are based with the NGV Learn Team and where possible with other Departments. Work experience in any one facet of the NGV cannot be guaranteed. Unfortunately, numbers are limited, and we cannot guarantee a placement for all applicants. For this reason, we strongly recommend students having other work experience placement options.
The NGV offers work experience during the following week in 2025:Monday 23 – Friday 27 June 2025
Please ensure that you approach your school prior to submitting your application as we are unable to accommodate placements outside the above week. It is important to note placements occur during school term time.
Applications for 2025 Work Experience placements are now open and will close 5pm, 1 September 2024.All applicants will be notified by mid-November.
Astrophotography Workshop
September 14, 2024
The astrophotography workshop introduces concepts that will assist both the beginner amateur and professional photographer to take stunning photographs of the night sky. Night sky photography is very different to that done in daylight. The afternoon has an array of talks given by experienced and award-winning astrophotographers, with (weather permitting) practical hands-on sessions during the evening at our registered Observatory.
Topics include an introduction to smartphone photography, timelapses, capturing the Aurora Australis, nightscape imaging, deep sky photography and much more.
NIE | Future Doctors Australia, Melbourne
September 27 to September 30, 2024
Gaining medical work experience is essential for young people considering a career in medicine. It provides insight into the field, helps develop skills and attributes, and provides networking opportunities. However, obtaining medical work experience can be challenging due to various restrictions such as limited opportunities, safety concerns, and confidentiality issues.
That’s why NIE has developed the “Future Doctors Australia” program. It is an engaging and high-impact 4-day program that provides young people with a unique opportunity to gain medical work experience in a safe and structured environment. Participants will have the opportunity to spend time with current junior and senior medical students. They will also have the rare opportunity to spend time with more senior clinicians and various medical specialists. You will get to learn about clinical specialist’s relevant fields of work, ask them questions, and learn some hands-on skills from them.
- Over 15 hours of face-to-face interaction with leading specialists and clinicians
- Meet current medical students
- Develop advanced communication and team working skills
- Create new friendships with like-minded, highly driven young individuals
- Learn about the admission process into various medical universities in Australia
- Morning tea and lunch included
Enterprising Girl of the Year CompetitionComplete all 10 eLearning modules and you could be at Parliament House on 9 October pitching your idea to innovative leaders, plus more cool prizes!
- Open to: school-aged girls
- Dates: now - 20th September 2024.
It Takes a Spark STEM Conference, Melbourne
October 24, 2024
Most conferences currently being offered on STEM, STEAM and Entrepreneurship tend to be targeted towards teachers and involve a series of speakers and the occasional mini-workshops. This conference is designed to be different. This conference is designed by students and teachers for students and teachers.
The intent of the It Takes a Spark STEM Conference is to bring together Students (Year 4 to 10) and Teachers to connect with inspiring industry role models, share their current school based activities and projects using an authentic sharing and experiential model, create networks of teachers and student teams, and solve social justice design challenges.
The participation of the students is as important as teachers as our intent is to ignite, empower and nurture both to be leaders of STEM and Entrepreneurship within their schools. This is a conference designed and led by students and teachers for students and teachers.
Teachers will have both formal and informal opportunities to speak to other teachers who have enacted programs and activities in their schools and get their questions answered.
The workshops and social justice design challenges are all hands-on so students and teachers will experience first-hand what it is like to be part of great STEM and entrepreneurial learning. This will spark new ideas about curriculum and pedagogy.
Art Against Ageism Competition
Value: Up to $1,500 AUD
Closing date: September 8, 2024
Show us the beauty, diverse capabilities & mindset of senior people through your artwork and challenge the negative stereotypes of ageing.
To enter our competition, use your artistic skills to portray positive ageing and show the beauty, diverse capabilities & mindset of our senior community.
To encourage wide ranging participation from all ages and talents, we welcome entries in any chosen artistic medium, with the exception of an AI-generated image.
We are excited to see your creativity!
Ms Robyn Cardamone - Clyde North Campus
Ms Melissa Dillon - Cranbourne Campus