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APPLYING

On this page:

OVERVIEW
KEY ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
SELECTION PROCESS
SEE DMO AT THE CAREER FAIRS
INDIGENOUS APPLICANTS
CONTACT

OVERVIEW

Now you are ready to apply, let’s:

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

KEY ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
To be eligible to apply for a place on the 2009 Materiel Graduate Scheme (MGS), you must:

  • be an Australian citizen by 27th January 2009
  • have a bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline as a minimum
  • have completed your most recent qualification within the last 5 years.

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

Note: You are not 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, in the 12 months prior to applications closing.

Selection process
The eight stage selection process for the 2009 MGS is outlined in the following table:

Stage

Description

When

1

Applications open.

13 March 2008

2

Applications close.

9 May 2008

3

Applications are assessed and short listed.

May-June 2008

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.

June-August 2008

5

Offers are made to candidates after successfully completing the assessment centres.

September-October 2008

6

Candidates accept or decline offers.

Within seven days of receiving an offer

7

Security and medical clearances are undertaken for those candidates who accept an offer.

September-December 2008

8

Candidates who obtain security and medical clearances will be invited to commence the MGS in early February 2009.

December 2008

COME AND VISIT DMO AT THE CAREER FAIRS
DMO will be at the following career fairs in 2008:

University Career Fair

Dates

ACT/NSW

Charles Sturt University

27 February 2008

ANU Undergraduate Evening

19 March 2008

ACT Chartered Accounting Evening

26 March 2008

University of Sydney – Engineering

2 April 2008

NSW Chartered Accounting Evening

3 April 2008

Tertiary to Work (ACT)

3 April 2008

University of Newcastle

8 April 2008

University of Technology Sydney

9 April 2008

University of Sydney

14 April 2008

University of Wollongong

16 April 2008

Queensland

 

QUT

10 March 2008

Griffith University (Nathan)

11 March 2008

University of Queensland

12 March 2008

QLD Chartered Accounting Evening

1 April 2008

Victoria

 

La Trobe University

3 March 2008

RMIT

4 March 2008

Monash University – Engineering

6 March 2008

University of Melbourne

12 March 2008

VIC Chartered Accounting Evening

18 March 2008

VIC Engineers Australia Expo

17 April 2008

Western Australia

 

Murdoch University

1 April 2008

Curtin University of Technology

2 April 2008

Edith Cowan University

3 April 2008

WA Engineers Australia Expo

5 April 2008

WA Chartered Accounting Evening

7 April 2008

South Australia

 

SA Chartered Accounting Evening

18 March 2008

Flinders University – Engineering

26 March 2008

University of Adelaide – Business

26 March 2008

Flinders University – Law

27 March 2008

University of Adelaide – Engineering and IT

27 March 2008

University of SA

28 March 2008

Tasmania

 

University of Tasmania

13 March 2008

Australian Maritime College

9 May 2008

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 2008.

See: Indigenous Graduate Recruitment Program.


APPLY NOW

Applications for the 2009 Materiel Cadetship / Graduate Schemes have closed.
Applications for the 2010 programs will open in March 2009
.

For Vocation work and other job opportunities, visit the Materiel Cadetship Scheme (MCS):

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


The DMO Materiel Graduate Scheme website was last updated: 15 July 2008

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