This annual survey summarises the views and experiences of around 2,000 students who have participated in a work experience placement between March and the following February. The survey collects data from these interns on a range of attitudes and opinions towards their employer and about their experiences on their internship program.
An intern is broadly defined as someone pursuing a course of study who has been engaged by an employer in a formal work experience program either in person or remotely over the set time period, practically applying and developing skills learned through their study. Such programs go by a variety of names including vacation work, clerkship, internship, practicum, industry placement and work integrated learning. We use ‘internship’ to describe all of these types of programs and ‘intern’ to describe all participants.
The responses collected from the Intern Survey are also used to create the AAGE's annual lists of the Top Intern Programs in Australia.
