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Selecting Your Student
Once you have submitted an outline of the opportunity via our request form, students will apply directly to you, and you carry out your own recruitment process. As the number of applicants is variable at different times of year, if you do not receive sufficient applications, please let us know and we will re-advertise the position.
Once you have identified your preferred applicant, you can offer the role to the successful student. Unsuccessful applicants should be notified on the status of their application by the host.
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Negotiating a Work Schedule
Once a student has accepted your offer, you can arrange a mutually suitable work schedule with them. Students will typically have 80-120 hours available depending on their course and requirements. Internships may be face-to-face or remote, or a combination.
In order to negotiate a work schedule, we suggest asking the student:
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their total hours available
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their number of days per week and preferred days
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the date their hours need to be completed by
You may also advise the organisation’s preferences and negotiate a mutually convenient arrangement.
Various MDIT students, staff and friends at the Knowledge Market, Docklands. Tobias Titz.
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Signing the WIL Agreement
Your organisation, the student and RMIT will sign the WIL Agreement before the placement starts. Start dates, work schedules and location arrangements are recorded in the Agreement. Please familiarise yourself with the terms in the Agreement, including your requirement to provide a safe work environment.
In most instances, your Agreement will be sent to you via an Adobe Sign link. You will need to sign a separate RMIT WIL Agreement for each student, each time you host, so please ensure you action each email promptly.
Once we have received the signed WIL Agreement, the internship is approved and recorded by RMIT and the student can commence.
When students complete the total hours of internship specified in the Agreement, the Agreement will end. You may then negotiate future arrangements directly with the student as an employment arrangement.
All arrangements must be in accordance with the Fair Work Ombudsman National Employment Standards. Please visit the Fair Work website for more information.
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Completing the Due Diligence Form
When you host an RMIT student intern, you will be sent a link to complete a ‘Due Diligence Form’. Unlike the WIL Agreement, which needs to be completed for every student placement, this form only needs to be completed once, and remains valid for 3 years.
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