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Univative Illawarra [UI]
Employers are increasingly looking for “work ready” employees in their recruitment drives. Why not be one step ahead of other students by participating in Univative Illawarra and develop your employability skills and experience.
What is UI?
- It’s a voluntary team-based program – it’s unpaid but there are prizes!
- Preference is given to final and penultimate year students
- UI is available to enrolled students; undergraduate/postgraduate domestic and international students
When?
UI is held twice per year:
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Held during Summer Recess |
1 February to
19 February |
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Held during Mid-Year Recess |
28 June to
23 July |
How it works:
- A host organisation in the Illawarra region has a genuine business problem/issue
- Teams of students are challenged to solve it
- Teams work offsite to research the problem and create innovative solutions
- Teams prepare a presentation and business report for the organisation
- Competing teams recommendations, reports and presentations are then evaluated by the host organisation who selects the team to be awarded the prize for best report/presentation.
How to apply for UI:
Applicants for UI are to email careers@uow.edu.au
- your full name
- your resume
- student number
- your degree/discipline
Closing date: 15 January 2010
Benefits to you:
- It builds your employability skills
(through exposure to a work culture and environment)
- Build your resume
(UOW Careers Service provides a Certificate)
- Develop problem-solving skills
- Develop teamwork and organisation skills
- Develop decision-making skills
- Develop time management skills
- Develop presentation skills and report writing
- Explore career options
(network with your host organisation)
- Networking opportunities with students from other disciplines
- New skills outside your academic discipline
(UI teams are multi-disciplinary)
Benefits to Host Organisations:
- Access to the best and brightest students with new ideas
- Innovative approaches to solving a real business problem/issue
- Access to graduates with desirable skills and background
- Promote your organisation to the campus community and
project an image that supports development opportunities
Previous Host Organisations :
- BlueScope Steel*
- Illawarra Credit Union*
- Australian Health Management
- Cardno Forbes Rigby
- Dion’s Bus Service
- Global Coffee Solutions Pty Ltd
- Greenacres Association
- Hansons Lawyers
- Hatch Engineeering
- Healthy Cities Illawarra
- Internetrix
- KPMG
- Longboard Brewing Company
- Pillar Administration
- SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise)
- Skilled Group Ltd
- Thomas & Coffey Ltd
- The Fraternity Club
- Wollongong City Council
- Wollongong Hawks
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The following organisations are “multiple hosts”. |
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Testimonials
Manager HR Phil Rouse, BlueScope
Steel, "commended the team for their professional
conduct and also for the high quality of their report, noting
that all of the team’s dealings, their presentation
and their recommendations were of a standard that would have
done a management consultancy firm proud."
Tommy Kong, Student - B.Com/B.Arts,
"Hi all, my name is Tom and I participated in the UI program held during the summer break of 2007-08. Looking back, the UI experience was the best 3 weeks spent in my tertiary study life. When I first applied for UI, I didn’t know what to expect. However, I knew that my aim was to improve my employability. With this mentality, I committed myself to solving the specified business problem for Australian Health Management (AHM). I worked in a dedicated team of 6 students and together we experienced the process as a team in a professional environment. For someone who has completed many uni-based teamwork activities, UI provided an experience distinctively unique in comparison.
Alike many final-year students, I am in the process of applying for graduate recruitment positions. I have completed my studies in the field of Accountancy and from there, I commenced my job search. Problem is, I don’t have any accounting experience. Many would ask, how did UI help in the recruitment process? The answer is a unique experience combined with initiative. Many employers value experiences (not just marks) and therefore, UI allowed me apply my skills in a pure business context. Teamwork capabilities, problem-solving skills, communication skills are but a few skills applied in UI. When it came to answering online application questions and interviews questions, I reflected (for the most part) on my experiences in the UI program. For most employers, I presented unique experiences that no other applicants possessed. As a result, I have been offered the position of Graduate Tax Analyst in Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a member of the Big Four accountancy firms in the world. Thanks to UI and the UOW Careers Service, I have succeeded in landing my dream job."
Previous years
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Last updated:
04-Nov-2009
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