Graduate program
We know graduates bring skills, expertise and insights that drive innovation. That's why we invest in our award-winning graduate program.
Join us and build a career that makes a difference to the lives of all Australians. Be part of a team that helps shape Australia’s health and wellbeing.
For more information, see our Graduate Program.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander career development opportunities
We attract and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff through:
- the Australian Public Service Commission Indigenous Graduate Pathway program
- Services Australia's Indigenous Apprenticeships Program
- our Indigenous Internship Program
- affirmative measures recruitment.
Australian Government Career Starter Program
This award-winning program, run by the Department of Finance, is for people who finished Year 12 in the past 2 years.
The program gives participants the chance to:
- build skills on the job
- learn through structured training
- work as part of a team.
Participants complete a Certificate IV in Government or a Certificate IV in Human Resource Management. After finishing the program, they move from an APS1 to an APS2 classification.
For more information, see the Career Starters Program website.
Science Policy Fellowship Program
The Australian Science Policy Fellowship Program is an initiative of the Office of the Chief Scientist.
The program helps make the Australian Public Service (APS) workforce more diverse. It gives early-to-mid career scientists a way to learn policy skills so they can help connect scientific expertise with government decision making.
Fellows work as non-ongoing APS6 policy officers for 12 months in Government departments. They bring valuable skills, such as data analysis, and offer fresh ideas for policy development.
For more information, see the Science Policy Fellowship Program website.
The APS Academy Data and Digital cadets
The Data and Digital Cadet Program is for students who have finished at least one year of a bachelor’s degree in a digital or data field. It gives university students the chance to work part-time while completing their degree.
Cadets:
- work part-time during their degree, then move to full-time once they graduate
- gain practical experience across different Government agencies on a variety of data and digital projects
- get career coaching and professional support to help them succeed
- apply their university studies to real Government projects and challenges.
For more information, see the Data and Digital Cadet Program.
Australian Government Apprenticeship Program (AGAP)
If you are looking for a career change, returning to work, or starting out in the APS, the Australian Government Apprenticeship Program can help participants to take their career new direction.
Run by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR), participants only need to apply once to be considered for apprenticeship roles across the APS.
Learn more about AGAP on the DEWR website.