Work Experience

Permitted number of students per employer

An employer is not permitted to employ more than one work experience student for every 3 employees at the workplace.

However, an employer may engage more than the permitted number of students if the following conditions are met:

• the employer certifies in writing that all work experience students will be adequately supervised
• the principal or nominated person is satisfied that the placement is not detrimental to the wellbeing of any work experience student in that work location
• the principal or nominated person, or the work experience coordinator agrees to visit the workplace as often as is reasonably practicable, based on factors like student needs and available resources, such as transport to and from the workplace, location of the workplace, and the number of other workplaces which require attendance
• the number of students will not exceed one student for each employee.