Indigenous Graduate Pathway
The Indigenous Graduate Pathway (IGP) provides a rewarding career in the Australian Public Service for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tertiary graduates.
The IGP provides entry into a number of participating Australian Government agencies who are seeking a diverse range of skills and abilities. Just apply once through the IGP application process and that one application is assessed for all participating agencies. There is no need to complete multiple applications for multiple agencies.
Who can apply?
This program is open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have completed an undergraduate degree or higher. All degree types are encouraged to apply. The application process will help graduates find career opportunities based on their interests and studies and begin a career with confidence and support.
What is on offer?
Graduates in the Australian Government will get hands-on experience along with formal development opportunities tailored to build their skills. This will give graduates a professional advantage in the increasingly competitive workforce, wherever their career may take them.
Typically, graduates undertake a structured program which is comprised of:
- work rotations designed to expose graduates to business areas across the agency
- opportunities to undertake a diverse range of real work
- on the job and formal training to help graduates establish their professional grounding
- opportunities to build professional networks
- 12-24 months program duration depending on hiring agency
- positions located across all states and territories of Australia
- salary and location is dependent on hiring agency.
Grad Cast
Hear from Indi Lowe, a Koori woman from Peek Whurrong mob in South-West Victoria who started as a graduate in 2021 with the National Indigenous Australians Agency.
3 things discussed in this episode:
- First Nations representation within the Australian Public Service
- The range of projects as part of the NIAA graduate program
- Opportunities after a graduate program
Listen to this episode on the gradcast website.