Healthy Greater Bendigo would like to introduce Grace and Maddie. Grace and Maddie are current La Trobe Health Science students on a 10 week placement with the Healthy Greater Bendigo team.

Throughout their time on placement, they have had the opportunity to meet so many friendly and welcoming people here at the council and learn what it is like to work as a health promoter in the workforce. Maddie and Grace would like to thank Amy and the team at Healthy Greater Bendigo for providing them with the opportunity to experience what it is really like to work in their chosen field. With the help of Amy and the team, Maddie and Grace have learnt so much and look forward to entering the working world after university with the confidence that they have gained from their placement. 

Here are five reasons it is worth taking on a student:

1. You gain a person who is only months away from being fully qualified;
2. Students are equipped with up-to-date theory and an awareness of the contemporary approaches used in practice;
3. You get the opportunity to feed back to education institutions and shape their curriculum so students graduate with the skills necessary for smooth entry into the workplace;
4. You get to mould students into the kinds of workers your team and industry need; and
5. Best of all, students are enthusiastic!

Contact Work Placement Officer Greg Harris greg.harris@Bendigo.vic.gov.au if you want to know more about what it is like to take on a placement student.