Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander career pathways

Our department values innovative ideas, passion and drive—we want to support your talent and develop your skills and experience.

Cadetships

A cadetship offers you something new every day. You could be mapping boundaries in a sugar cane paddock, helping with native vegetation or undertaking policy research and development.

The cadetship is designed to develop specialist skills, and provides a minimum of 12 weeks paid work experience each year and access to mentors and support.

After you successfully complete your cadetship and degree, you will also have the opportunity to progress to the interview stage of our graduate program.

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We offer several cadetship opportunities for second and third-year Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university students from a diverse range of disciplines, including:

• law and justice
• business and economics
• public policy
• environmental science, management or engineering
• applied science (e.g. conservation, geological or hydrological)
• urban and regional planning.

To apply, you must be:

• of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent
• enrolled full time at an Australian university
• undertaking your first undergraduate degree.

Cadetships are offered throughout the year, so register your interest today—email RecruitmentHR@resources.qld.gov.au.

The department's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Futures team can provide information and support in applying for cadetship opportunities. Please phone 07 3199 7395 for assistance.

During the cadetship, you will need to maintain satisfactory progress towards the successful completion of your degree.

Financial support

The cadetship provides paid employment and you may be eligible for additional support via the Australian Government’s Abstudy initiatives.

Graduate programs

There are many opportunities available for graduates within the Queensland Government.

Programs open at various times throughout the year, and we encourage recent graduate register their interest.

You can find out more information here: https://www.qld.gov.au/jobs/graduates

General Employment

The department values inclusion and diversity and we encourage our First Nations people to apply for any opportunities they feel match their skills.

To help us find suitable talent, we have developed an online registration form and we encourage anyone from an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background to register their interest for employment with us. The Talent Pool may be used to fill future fixed-term opportunities.

You can also apply for other vacancies with our department via SmartJobs.

When you are applying for a role, we encourage you to let us know if there is any assistance we can provide that would help you to participate fully in the recruitment process. Our commitment to cultural safety, equity and diversity means that our selection decisions will not be influenced by whether an applicant has need of assistance or a subsequent workplace adjustment.