Find First Nations talent
Build the leadership pipeline your organisation will need tomorrow, starting with the capabilities to support and retain First Nations graduates today.
Your strongest candidate is a CareerTrackers graduate.
A CareerTrackers partnership combines talent with opportunity. Students contribute to real work, while you access and invest in the next generation of First Nations leaders.
So what does a partnership give you?
A leadership pipeline of First Nations students who join your team every university break and graduate ready to hire.
Open to organisations at any stage of their First Nations employment journey. You choose how many interns you host and which pathway you commit to.
More than recruitment.
Demand for First Nations talent is growing, and organisations are increasingly measured on what they have achieved. A CareerTrackers partnership gives you three things: First Nations representation in your workforce, cultural capability in your team and the evidence to show both.
Your strategic talent partner.
Students succeed with preparation, coaching, community, cultural safety, professional development and long-term support. That is the work we do around every internship, and it is why managers receive interns who are ready to contribute from week one.
High-quality talent pipeline.
We identify motivated First Nations university students who you grow and shape with your organisation, across multiple years, creating your future graduate workforce.
Structured development.
Year-round guidance, training and leadership development means your managers receive students who are prepared, supported and ready to make an impact from week one.
End-to-end partnership.
Tailored student matching, manager guidance and placement-cycle reporting. Your team’s cultural capability grows alongside your First Nations representation.
Authentic, evidenced progress.
Tangible proof of your commitment to growing First Nations excellence, turning high-level social commitments into measurable outcomes.
The same standard of support, at every level.
Whichever pathway you choose, the heart of a CareerTrackers partnership does not change. We work closely with you to identify, prepare, match and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander university students into meaningful paid internships.
- Tailored student-to-employer matching
- Pre-internship preparation and student training
- Year-round student development and support
- Dedicated Student Advisors for every intern
- Dedicated Partnerships Advisor for your organisation
- Manager guidance and intern support
- Placement-cycle reporting
- Connection to the broader CareerTrackers community
Three pathways. One shared goal.
Organisations come to us at different stages of their First Nations employment journey, so we offer three partnership pathways. Each reflects a different level of commitment, planning certainty, engagement and long-term impact.
Foundation Partner
Commitment level 1 of 3A year-by-year pathway for meaningful engagement.
Built for partners with the capacity to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students through meaningful workplace experience, manager support and connection to career pathways.
Foundation Partners receive CareerTrackers’ core program support and create meaningful impact through the students they engage.
CommitmentAnnualBest suited to organisations that:
- Want to support CareerTrackers on an annual basis
- Are building or refining their First Nations employment pathway
- Have intern capacity that varies from year to year
- Are yet to establish a long-term aspiration for their talent pipeline
- Want the option to scale over time
Growth Partner
Commitment level 2 of 3A multi-year pathway to build momentum, consistency and deeper impact.
For established partners ready to move from annual participation to a planned, multi-year partnership. Committing to intern numbers across several years gives both sides greater certainty, which means stronger student planning, priority matching, deeper engagement and clearer reporting over time.
CommitmentMulti-yearBest suited to organisations that:
- Have an established CareerTrackers partnership
- Want to grow their First Nations employment pathway
- Can commit to annual intern numbers over multiple years
- Value priority matching and stronger engagement
- Want clearer alignment between internships, graduate pathways and workforce goals
Principal Partner
Commitment level 3 of 3A long-term partnership for First Nations leadership and lasting workforce impact.
The Principal Partner is designed for Australia’s most committed employers, leading the development and progression of First Nations talent.
Principal Partners work collectively to create sustained, strategic impact and steward the next generation of First Nations leaders.
CommitmentLong-termBest suited to organisations that:
- See First Nations employment as a long-term strategic priority
- Can commit to annual intern numbers over the long term
- Want executive-level engagement and strategic partnership planning
- Seek greater visibility and leadership in First Nations outcomes
- Want to invest in alumni progression and long-term leadership
Start where you are. Grow from there.
No organisation needs every element in place on day one. Engage at the right level now and deepen your commitment as your capacity grows.
Foundation
AnnualBuild consistency in annual internships, manager engagement and graduate pathway support.
Growth
Multi-yearExpand intern numbers, strengthen reporting, deepen community engagement and plan across multiple years.
Principal
Long-termLead long-term, system-level impact through internships, alumni investment, executive engagement and strategic visibility.
We have had many interns go through the program at LinkedIn. We have participated in mentoring and coaching sessions, spoken at events, hosted events… We underestimated how much we would get out of this partnership.
Matt Tindale
Managing Director
LinkedIn Australia & NZ
I think of it in terms of stewardship: how can I use my role to progress things? I want to leave it in a better place than when I found it, both for the people who work here, the community we operate in and for future generations.
Alan Docherty
Chief Financial Officer
Commonwealth Bank Australia
How a partnership begins
Becoming an employment partner starts with a conversation. Here is what to expect.
Become a PartnerRegister your interest
Tell us you would like to become a CareerTrackers employment partner.
Complete a short questionnaire
A few questions so we understand where your organisation is on its First Nations employment journey.
Meet our team
We align on a shared vision for First Nations success, answer your questions and talk through the pathways in detail.
Share your internship specifications
The types of opportunities, locations and capacity you can offer, and the pathway you feel is right for you.
Strategic alignment
We review your internship capacity. If your organisation is not quite ready to host, we provide a roadmap to get there.
Finalise and activate
Sign the partnership agreement and unlock our program support. Your Partnerships Advisor will help you prepare for your first cohort of interns.
FAQs
No. Foundation remains available for partners who want annual flexibility.
No. It also suits established partners who prefer annual engagement, or whose intern capacity varies from year to year.
Yes. The pathways are designed so partners can scale their commitment as their capacity and goals evolve.
No. Interns are your employees for the duration of the placement, and wages are paid by you at a rate aligned to the relevant industry and role.
Your partnership sustains the work that makes each internship succeed: student recruitment, preparation, matching, coaching, professional development, manager support, community connection and reporting.
Every partner has a dedicated Partnerships Advisor. Start at partners@careertrackers.org.au.
Email partners@careertrackers.org.au