An Indigenous Cadetship aims to improve the professional employment prospects of
Indigenous Australians. It enables students to gain professional qualifications and experience in a range of jobs and move into a full-time job after completing their studies.
A cadetship can be initiated at any stage during the course of study.
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Accounting
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Administration and management
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Information technology
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Librarianship
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Scientific and technical positions
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Vocational education and training
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Marketing and more.
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Up to $15,400 (including GST) a year is available to employers to help cover study related costs for each cadet. The funding is used to pay cadets a study allowance and for books, equipment and similar study costs. Up to $1,000 may be used by employers to offset administrative costs.
The National Indigenous Cadetship Program (NICP) does not reimburse HECS.
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Assistance for the cost of travel is available for cadets who have to live away from home to undertake their studies. The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) will reimburse one return fare (including GST) at the economy rate per semester for cadet travel.
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In addition, financial assistance is available for travel and accommodation expenses for cadets whose work placement is away from their permanent home address and their place of study.
This provision is limited to one return trip for each year of work placement and up to $110
(including GST per week towards accommodation costs.
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Cadets work for 12 weeks each year, generally during semester breaks. Alternatively, the 12 weeks may be spread out over the year as part time work during semester.
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Ideally, the cadet should study a minimum of 80% of the cadetship with 20% working on the job.
The manager has a responsibility to:
 provide the cadet with a safe workplace free of harassment and unlawful discrimination, in compliance with relevant legislation;
 comply with all customary and statutory obligations including all provisions of CSU’s enterprise agreement;
 release the cadet to undertake the full-time study program;
 notify the Indigenous Employment Coordinator if: o the cadetship is terminated before the end of the financial assistance period, including the date of and reasons for termination and any other relevant details; o there is any proposed change to the cadetship;

 allow DEWR: o reasonable access to visit the cadet during job hours. This can be arranged by the
Indigenous Employment Coordinator; o access to any records and any other material to enable DEWR to monitor compliance with the Agreement; and
 to do all things necessary to monit or the cadet’s progress;
 identify whether it is possible to offer permanent employment to the cadet on the successful completion of the cadetship.