UWA College careers and employability support

Your UWA College program isn’t just a pathway to a degree at The University of Western Australia (UWA). Every program at UWA College has been specially designed to enhance your employability too. We’ll help you develop the real-world skills employers look for – so you’ll leave us feeling driven, confident and ready to reach your potential.  

During your UWA College program 

UWA College programs are developed with your career in mind, helping you gain key skills for future success and the confidence to seize every opportunity. You'll benefit from: 

Our unit content and learning styles help you build key soft skills such as communication, teamwork, presenting, time management and creative thinking. You’ll also learn how to use computer software and the internet to research, share ideas and collaborate. 

As part of your assessments, you’ll complete tasks related to your degree and future career. Think short films for media students, business plans for aspiring CEOs and lab reports for future scientists. 

What better way to gain hands-on experience, meet new friends and make an impact than by volunteering? Develop new skills at UWA College as a student volunteer, or by helping a wide range of causes through UWA Volunteering

At UWA College, you’ll have access to UWA’s Careers Hub. They’ll support your career goals and help you develop the skills employers value – ensuring you’ll graduate job ready. 

Student Ambassador program

Develop key skills and get involved in life at the College by becoming a UWA College Student Ambassador. You’ll gain a variety of experience, from assisting the Student Services team to sharing your experience with prospective students and representing UWA College in the community. 

Meet our UWA College Student Ambassadors

“As a Student Ambassador, I'm excited to share my enthusiasm for learning and hosting exciting events for all our students. I hope that my role will bring meaningful contributions to this community!” 

Isabelle, Malaysia 

"As a Student Ambassador, I'm looking forward to getting to know the students and hope that I'll be able to make an impact on them as much as the student ambassadors did when I was a student at UWA College."

Ashley, Singapore

Want to find out more about employability at UWA College?  

During your degree program at UWA 

UWA offers a range of opportunities and support to help you get the most out of your degree and build your employability skills, including:   

Put what you learn at university into action in a professional setting. You’ll gain invaluable work experience with one of UWA’s 500+ host organizations across the private, public and not-for-profit sectors.   

Connecting you with a professional in your chosen field, this mentoring program will give you the opportunity to gain insider industry knowledge from an expert with real career experience.

Through workshops, volunteering and activities outside of your degree, the Careers and Employability Award will give you practical, real-world experiences, skills and knowledge. At the end of the program, you’ll have a personalized Career Toolkit to demonstrate your enhanced employability.

Clubs and societies are an excellent extracurricular activity, giving you a further opportunity to build your employability skills, meet new people and network.  

UWA has more than 160 clubs and societies to choose from, many of which are career and industry driven. As a UWA College student, you can join any of them, including:  

  • Asian Students in Australia 

  • Computer Science Students Club 

  • Consulting Society 

  • Debating Union 

  • Data Science Club of UWA  

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineers of WA 

  • Finance Association of Western Australia 

  • Multicultural Students Union 

  • Robotics Club 

  • University Engineers’ Club.

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