Helpful Resources
Workers Rights
Know your Work Rights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMsjQOCOjFo&t=924s
WEst Justice Lawyer Jennifer Jones presents on the work rights of international students working in Australia
Migrant Workers Centre
https://www.migrantworkers.org.au/
The Migrant Workers Centre offers free and confidential advice to any worker who was born overseas. Appointments are available online or in person.
Our team speaks many different languages and interpreter services are available.
Fair Work Ombusdman
https://www.fairwork.gov.au/
We help everyone in Australia follow the laws that make all workplaces equal and fair
Its FREE services can help you understand your workplace rights and obligations and resolve workplace issues.
- Help for visa holders and migrants, including international students
www.fairwork.gov.au/internationalstudents - Find dedicated information for young workers
www.fairwork.gov.au/youngworkers - Get information and downloadable resources in different languages
www.fairwork.gov.au/languages - Use the Pay and Conditions Tool to calculate your pay rates, leave entitlements, and notice & redundancy
www.fairwork.gov.au/PACT - Keep track of your work hours using the free Record My Hours app, available in 18 languages
www.fairwork.gov.au/app - Report a workplace issue anonymously in 17 languages
www.fairwork.gov.au/tipoff - Make use of the Small Business Showcase to help you find your way in the workplace
www.fairwork.gov.au/smallbusiness
Fair Work Infoline – 13 13 94
Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) – 131 450
Applying for jobs
Gain meaningful Employment in Australia as an international student
https://fedflix.federation.edu.au/media/International+Students+-+Employment+Workshop/1_2cbsi0l5
Study Melbourne Career Catalyst
https://www.studymelbourne.vic.gov.au/empowered-series/career-catalyst
Get ready for jobs and accelerate your career success with new skills, support and connections
IEAA Employable You
https://www.ieaa.org.au/documents/item/1631
Whether you’re embarking on your first role, establishing your career or on the way to becoming your own boss, this interactive guide provides some essential tips and practical steps to help you on your employability journey.
Join a network
Stint
https://www.stintcommunity.com/
Largest international student community in Australia
Gain personalised support from other international students and access our exclusive Job Board.
VicWISE
https://www.vicwise.org/
Advocating and supporting international students
VicWISE is a platform that advocates for international students across Australia & offshore by supporting, connecting, engaging with stakeholders, government bodies, and prospective employer groups.
At the core of our organisation is our diverse and talented international student community who are the why to our existence.
Young Professionals Network (YPN) Ballarat
https://www.commerceballarat.com.au/cb_pages/youngprofessionalsnetwork.php
Commerce Ballarat Young Professionals Network has been providing support, networking and development opportunities to those in their 20's and 30's within Ballarat.
Entrepreneurs
Start Space
https://startspacehq.com/
StartSpace is a free business support service for new and early stage founders, powered by State Library Victoria.
Whatever your idea, we're here to help you make it happen.
Ignite
https://ignite.ssi.org.au/
Ignite® Small Business Start-ups is a social enterprise developed to facilitate small business creation for people from a refugee, migrant background, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from other marginalised communities who want to start their own business or expand an existing one.
Our vision is to turn passion into possibility by unleashing the potential of passionate entrepreneurs, to take greater control of their lives through self employment and business creation.
Catalysr
https://catalysr.com.au/
Catalysr is an award-winning startup accelerator in Australia. We run intensive entrepreneurship programs for high-performing migrant and refugee entrepreneurs - aka Migrapreneurs - who want to find success in Australia by building their own startup or social enterprise.
Catalysr is a place for people with fresh ideas who are ready to dream, to work hard and to challenge themselves to bring their big ideas to life.
Join a community of hackers, engineers, hustlers, scientists, thinkers, marketers, business moguls and do'ers in our collective vision to build a better and more inclusive Australia
Internships and Opportunities
Global Victoria Intellect Programhttps://global.vic.gov.au/our-programs-and-services/our-programs/global-victoria-intellect-program
Tap into Victoria's deep pool of skilled and talented students
Delivered entirely virtually in partnership with Practera, the Global Victoria Intellect Program (GVIP) is a two-week program providing Victorian export businesses with an invaluable opportunity to gain market research intelligence from student teams at Victorian universities.
Businesses will be allocated student teams (hand-selected by Global Victoria) with a robust understanding of international markets to work on delivering valuable market research. Teams will be guided through a structured online market research process to generate beneficial insights and data relevant to your company brief and your market of interest.
Participation in the GVIP program is completely free.
Prosple
https://au.prosple.com/
Apply free to Australia's top internships, graduate jobs & programs.
Kickstart your career and gain real-world experience by applying to one of the opportunities open right now