ENVS9781 Extended Environmental Agency Placement GE

2016

4.5

1 x 1-day industry placement weekly

1 Admission into GCGH-Graduate Certificate in Science (Groundwater Hydrology)
1a Admission into GDPGH-Graduate Diploma in Science (Groundwater Hydrology)
1b Admission into MSCGH-Master of Science (Groundwater Hydrology)
2 ^ ENVS9780 - Environmental Agency Placement GE
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b) and 2)

This topic provides graduate students with extended opportunities for work experience within government and non-government agencies, businesses and other workplaces with a focus on some aspect relevant to the environment. The scope of ‘environment’ in these placements is broadly defined. Students will engage with their assigned local and/or interstate hosts to varying extents, including observation and shadowing, performing authentic workplace tasks under supervision, and

The aims for this topic are to:

Offer students extended opportunities for work experience within agencies and other organisations relevant to their environmental discipline
Broaden student perspectives on the nature of work opportunities within environmental disciplines
Allow students to work on more focused or project-based tasks with host agencies
Allow students to compare workplace experiences with a number of host agencies to identify key similarities and differences that inform best professional practice

At the completion of this topic, students are expected to be able to:

Appreciate the policy, fiscal and/or commercial contexts in which environmental matters arise or are dealt with
Extend professional skills gained in Environmental Agency Placement
Engage professionally with host institutions including national, state and local government agencies, non-government organisations and private enterprise
Directly compare elements of different work experiences to identify key elements of professional best practice or discuss deeper workings of host environment

Key dates and timetable

Timetable details for 2016 are no longer published.

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