Graduate Opportunities

• be involved in delivering programs and developing policies on a National scale?
• build your networks with people who are involved in leading reform today that is shaping Australia’s future?
• work at the heart of the Government reform agenda and make a real difference?
• feel like you are investing in not only your future, but the future of Australia in a department that wants to invest in you?

The work of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) impacts on the lives of every Australian. 

Through our broad portfolio—from early childhood development, schooling, higher education, trainingand skills development, to employment participation, workplace relations, youth affairs and Indigenous policy— we seek to build a socially inclusive Australia and assist all Australians in realising their full potential. 

At DEEWR, we pride ourselves on being an agile organisation. We promote the Australian Public Service’sphilosophy of ‘One APS career; thousands of opportunities’. 

We have approximately 6,000 staff in more than 50 locations in Australia and 26 locations overseas. Some 75 per cent of our employees work in the National Office in Canberra. 

Our employees develop policy, deliver programs and services, provide information and guidance, and advise the Government on issues relating to Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. 

What we offer...

• ongoing learning and professional development opportunities
• a competitive remuneration package
• relocation assistance
• ongoing employment upon successful completion of the program
• a broad range of experiences across a number of different areas within the department.