Home
2024 Aboriginal Cadetship Program – stakeholder toolkit
2024 Aboriginal Cadetship Program – stakeholder toolkit
The Aboriginal Cadetship Program provides candidates with a unique and career defining opportunity to gain experience across a range of career streams.
Tailored for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people studying at university, the Aboriginal Cadetship Program places the cadets in a position that suits their degree and interests, making them part of the Department’s growing Aboriginal network.
The Aboriginal Cadetship Program provides a range of benefits including:
- paid work experience while studying
- cultural mentoring and support
- employment opportunities and future career pathways
- valuable workplace experience related to their field of study
- growing personal and professional support networks.
Objectives
- Inform target audiences of the Aboriginal Cadetship Program.
- Encourage target audiences to apply for the Aboriginal Cadetship Program.
- Encourage WA universities to share campaign resources to encourage for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander to apply for the Aboriginal Cadetship Program.
Key messages
- Applications for the 2024 Aboriginal Cadetship Program are now open.
Target audience
Primary audience
People who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander that are currently attending university
Eligibility requirements:
- Identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
- Be enrolled in a full-time undergraduate course at a recognised university, and have completed at least one semester but with two or more semesters to complete (equivalent/min 3 units per semester).
- Commit to 52 cadet days over a 12-month period of employment, starting February or July of the calendar year.
Other desirable traits include:
- Motivated achievers who are interested in improving their job prospects and growing future career in health.
- We are looking for students from a range of disciplines and degrees including but not limited to; business/commerce, finance, public health, health sciences, information technology, medicine, nursing and midwifery, human resources, law, psychology, health promotion, allied health, and many other fields.
Secondary audience
WA universities to share campaign resources to encourage for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander to apply for the Aboriginal Cadetship Program.
Campaign materials
This toolkit includes posters and social media graphics with suggested messaging for you to share to help us to reach our intended target audiences.
To download individual assets, click on the asset. This will open a new page. Once loaded, right click the image and select 'save'.
Poster
Flyer
Testimonial
Social media
Please contact communications@health.wa.gov.au if you need alternative formats or versions based on unique needs of your audience.
Thank you for your support.