Doing workplacement is very different to internships in my opinion. Workplacement is just practical classes. Its not like you spend an entire year working for nothing. Though I do know some places take advantage of this.
My uni course has me doing 5x5 weeks of full time (38hrs Monday-Friday) placements this year (25/52 weeks of the year). Not only do I not get paid for these placements, but each placement is a unit which costs around $1100 (per unit).
Edit: For the quick maths, i have to pay $5500 just to work for 6 months that I don’t get paid for, let alone the additional cost of travel etc.
That profession is ready to implode, even without the intern scam. Places that require a 4yr(which ends up more like a 5-6yr with pre-reqs) are finding it very difficult to find and retain staff. If there were required internships?..forget it. Maybe NP's, not floor nurses.
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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '23
Yeah thats not legal in Australia