Submitted 8 months ago by Zagorath@aussie.zone to australia@aussie.zone
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-02/university-accord-unpaid-student-poverty-placements/103511408
Disgusting and exploitative is an understatement.
This is blatantly taking advantage of many kids who have no previous work experience and are told ‘this is how it is’.
What a joke. I hope it’s fixed with the review of universities and then international students get some relief next.
As an American, what uni’s is this common at?
Is this similar to a German work study?
Literally every uni in Australia requires it, but not for every degree. Teaching and medicine are the two that come immediately to mind for me. From the article, it seems like social work also requires a sort of prac.
Engineering has 12 weeks full time.
Law has something, there was a scandal a few years ago v where students were paying huge sums for placements at some institutions
Interesting… I studied software development at Swinburne (2008-2011) and every student in the course did a one year work placement in year 3. It was paid about 3/4 the salary of a graduate job.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Like thousands of other nursing students, Victoria Robinson needs to complete more than 800 hours of unpaid work placements to graduate.
Current students like Victoria have shared their stories with the ABC, saying the status quo is exploitative, and inflicting significant mental and financial pain.
Kate’s already dealing with the crippling cost of living, so dropping paid work for an unpaid placement requires financial help from three generations of her family.
“I’m taking a full year off, which means that I won’t be finished until somewhere around 2027 — possibly even later, if I continue to study part-time, which is what I’ve been doing … so that I can pay rent,” he said.
James is a founding member of advocacy group Students Against Placement Poverty, which he said had been inundated with stories from young people across the country in significant stress.
Some students were having to stay in abusive partnerships or go back to unhealthy family situations to save money to do their placements, he added.
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So, one decigladwell?
Don’t know why you’re getting downvoted; that was great!
Not only is it unpaid work, students are accruing debt for the ‘teaching component’ of the placement course/unit.
Germany used to get youngsters (whether students or not) to spend time in either military or community service (often overseas). I think in both cases living expenses were covered .
ArmyTiger@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Oh, do the 3-7 year residency process next, where hourly wages are usually below minimum wage!
Zagorath@aussie.zone 8 months ago
I’m not sure what job you’re referring to, but resident doctors make very good money.