WA Food Industry Education Collaboration Program

What is the WA Food Industry Education Collaboration Program?

The Western Australia (WA) Food Industry Education Collaboration Program provides high-quality internships and workplace skills to help businesses solve technical challenges and support tertiary students transitioning into STEM jobs after graduation.

The program also aims to build and strengthen connections between industry and tertiary education institutions and provide support to food and beverage producers, manufacturers and technology providers throughout WA, particularly in regional and remote areas.

WAFEC provides a fully facilitated recruitment process to find the right student for each business project, and our local facilitators can also help you to scope your project, if needed.

$2,500 is payable to industry partners on completion of the student placement, with additional funding available to support two student travel trips for regionally based businesses.

Who is eligible for the program?

Employer/industry partner criteria

This program is open to businesses:

• Operating in the production, manufacturing or technology sectors of the WA food and beverage industry. 
• With projects or activities that could benefit from the skills of a STEM student.
• Located anywhere within Western Australia, regionally based enterprises are encouraged to apply.

For more information about eligibility or to learn more about the program, please refer to the program guidelines.

Student criteria

WA undergraduates and postgraduates or equivalent University or TAFE/VET STEM students, including international students (subject to visa work restrictions), are eligible to apply for the program placements.

Available placements

We're always looking for student applicants to join our placement programs across WA. If no suitable positions are currently available, you can apply to our applicant pool and receive notifications when new opportunities arise throughout the year.

How to apply

Employers/industry partners and students can submit their applications by filling out the forms below. If you have any questions or want to discuss your eligibility, contact us at wafec@csiro.au.

• Employer/industry partner application form
• Student application form

Program downloads

• WAFEC program guidelines
• WAFEC program guidelines - accessible text only
• WAFEC project example factsheet
• WAFEC project example factsheet - accessible text only
• Privacy statement

What is the WA Food Industry Education Collaboration Program?

The Western Australia (WA) Food Industry Education Collaboration Program provides high-quality internships and workplace skills to help businesses solve technical challenges and support tertiary students transitioning into STEM jobs after graduation.

The program also aims to build and strengthen connections between industry and tertiary education institutions and provide support to food and beverage producers, manufacturers and technology providers throughout WA, particularly in regional and remote areas.

WAFEC provides a fully facilitated recruitment process to find the right student for each business project, and our local facilitators can also help you to scope your project, if needed.

$2,500 is payable to industry partners on completion of the student placement, with additional funding available to support two student travel trips for regionally based businesses.

Who is eligible for the program?

Employer/industry partner criteria

This program is open to businesses:

• Operating in the production, manufacturing or technology sectors of the WA food and beverage industry. 
• With projects or activities that could benefit from the skills of a STEM student.
• Located anywhere within Western Australia, regionally based enterprises are encouraged to apply.

For more information about eligibility or to learn more about the program, please refer to the program guidelines PDF (3 MB).

Student criteria

WA undergraduates and postgraduates or equivalent University or TAFE/VET STEM students, including international students (subject to visa work restrictions), are eligible to apply for the program placements.

Available placements

We're always looking for student applicants to join our placement programs across WA. If no suitable positions are currently available, you can apply to our applicant pool and receive notifications when new opportunities arise throughout the year.

How to apply

Employers/industry partners and students can submit their applications by filling out the forms below. If you have any questions or want to discuss your eligibility, contact us at wafec@csiro.au.

• Employer/industry partner application form
• Student application form

Program downloads

• WAFEC program guidelines PDF (3 MB)
• WAFEC program guidelines - accessible text only TXT (10 KB)
• WAFEC project example factsheet PDF (187 KB)
• WAFEC project example factsheet - accessible text only TXT (5 KB)
• Privacy statement

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