Graduate Excellence Program
The Graduate Excellence Program is a 12-month structured leadership development program that enables you to build on your university studies and launch your career in a supportive environment.
The program offers challenging and rewarding opportunities with real responsibility and accountability. It includes a mix of on-the-job experience and formal training workshops to complement and expand on what you are learning in your daily work and assist you in your transition from study to full-time employment.
In addition to the formal learning and development, you will receive coaching and mentoring from a robust support network of leaders and graduate alumni.
Benefits
- Access to online learning programs and on-the-job learning and development opportunities to enhance your professional growth.
- A competitive salary that increases after 12 months, and includes up to 12.75% employer superannuation contributions plus leave loading.
- Generous leave provisions, flexible work arrangements and a culture of supportive work-life balance.
- A supportive, inclusive, and respectful departmental culture where you can bring your true self to work.
- Study and research assistance schemes to help you with further study.
Degrees we recruit
We recruit graduates from a range of degrees including (but not limited to):
- Communications
- Data analytics/science
- Economics
- Engineering (particularly mining, mechanical and petroleum)
- Environmental science
- Environmental management
- Finance
- Geology and geoscience
- Information technology
- Law
- Policy
- Surveying
- Spatial information/technology
- Valuers
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Graduate Excellence Program you must:
- have completed at least an Australian Qualifications Framework Level 7 qualification (a Bachelor degree), or higher
- be an Australian citizen, New Zealand citizen or permanent resident and have permission, under Commonwealth law, to work in Australia (Note: International students who have a valid visa that enables them to work in Australia without any work restrictions are also eligible to apply)
- pass a criminal history and employment check, if required (these will be completed as part of the recruitment process).
Contact the friendly Recruitment team via RecruitmentHR@resources.qld.gov.au if you have any questions.
You can access all Queensland government jobs including graduate programs via SmartJobs or register your interest today for our graduate or a work integrated learning (WIL) programs.
Contact the friendly Recruitment team via RecruitmentHR@resources.qld.gov.au if you have any questions.
Other entry-level opportunities
Other entry-level roles (classified as PO2 and AO3) are advertised throughout the year on the Queensland Government Smart Jobs and Careers page.
- Last updated
- 24 March 2025
- Last reviewed
- 24 June 2024