APPLYING

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OVERVIEW
KEY ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
SELECTION PROCESS
INDIGENOUS APPLICANTS
CONTACT

OVERVIEW

Now that you are ready to apply, let’s:

• review some key eligibility requirements; and
• find out if you can meet us at a Careers Fair near you

KEY ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

To be eligible to apply for a place on the 2011 Materiel Graduate Scheme (MGS), you must:

• be an Australian citizen by January 2011
• have a bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline as a minimum; and
• have completed your most recent qualification within the last 5 years.

See: Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) website.

Note: You may not be eligible to apply for the Materiel Graduate Scheme if you have received a redundancy benefit from an Australian Public Service (APS) agency or a non- APS Commonwealth employer,within the 12 months prior to applications closing.

Selection process
The eight stage selection process for the 2011 MGS is outlined in the following table:

Stage	Description	When
1	Applications open.	1 March 2010
2	Applications close.	18 April 2010
3	Applications are assessed and short listed.	Apr-May 2010
4	Attend Assessment centres. Short listed applicants are invited to attend assessment centres with the MCS team. Note: If you are short listed, you will be given the details of your assessment centre and any necessary travel information. Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) may cover any reasonable costs associated with attending an assessment centre, if there isn’t one in your area.	May-July 2010
5	Offers are made to candidates after successfully completing the assessment centres.	Aug-Sept 2010
6	Candidates accept or decline offers.	Within 3 – 4 weeks of receiving an offer
7	Security and medical clearances are undertaken for those candidates who accept an offer.	September-December 2010
8	Candidates who obtain security and medical clearances will be invited to commence the MGS in early February 2011.	December 2010

INDIGENOUS APPLICANTS

Indigenous graduates from the required disciplines are encouraged to apply directly to DMO.

Alternatively, they can submit applications through the Australian Public Service Commission's Indigenous Graduate Recruitment Program as an entry point to the MGS.

Note: Applying through the Australian Public Service Commission may cause delays in commencement dates.

Applications for the Indigenous Graduate Recruitment Program close in June 2010.

See: Indigenous Graduate Recruitment Program.

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APPLY NOW

Applications for the 2011 MGS will open in March 2010.

For Undergraduate employment and other job opportunities, visit the Materiel Undergraduate Scheme (MUS):

http://www.defence.gov.au/dmo/careers/ece/index.cfm

CONTACT US

For any queries, please feel free to contact the Materiel Graduate Scheme team via e-mail:
graduate.dmo@defence.gov.au