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Explore the many ways you can improve your employability while you study by searching for opportunities using the Enrich ‘Find Your Opportunity’ search tool.

Remember to use your portfolio to record and reflect on these experiences. It will help you to gain a competitive advantage among other graduates.

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Change the world from home with skills you already have.

With Vollie, you can be part of something bigger and contribute to making the world a better place without leaving home.

Volunteering Queensland

Explore volunteering opportunities throughout Queensland that can help make a difference as well as boost your employability.

Become a Communify volunteer

Communify Queensland offers several volunteering opportunities across a broad range of interest areas.

Find a job

Our Careers and Employment Service can help you find a job, whether you're seeking part-time or volunteer work while you're studying or a graduate role.

Disability Awareness

Disability awareness is an important part of establishing inclusion for people with disability and n essential attribute for graduates working with diverse colleagues and clients in their future employment.

Cultural Competency

The Cultural Competence Program (CCP) assist students develop graduate attributes and professional development requirements. This programs address Graduate Attribute 6 'Effective in culturally diverse and international environments'.

Griffith Industry Mentoring Program

This program provides an opportunity to be paired with an experienced mentor in your field. Typical mentorships involve regular meetings, activities focused on your professional learning objectives as well as the opportunity to participate in formal networking activities.

United Nations Online Volunteering

Make a difference in the world. The United Nations' online volunteering program allows organisations and volunteers to team up to address sustainable development challenges—anywhere in the world from any device.

Mental Health First Aid

Become an accredited Mental Health First Aider and learn to be the first responder to someone developing a mental health problem, or who is in a mental health crisis.

Sciences PLUS

Professional Learning for University Students (PLUS) is a one-stop shop to help you work out the who, what, when, where, why and how of your employability and career development.

Griffith Sport Event Leaders volunteer program

The GSEL program is a great program for students of all study disciplines as it provides a chance to gain practical experience on an event site dealing with situations such as liaising with suppliers and stakeholders, working with peers and facing problem solving & decision making issues.

Community Internship 3002LFC / 7510LFC

Volunteer in the community and earn 10CP towards your degree with the Community Internship. The Community Internship is an award-winning course available to all undergraduate and postgraduate students, in which you complete a minimum of 50 hours of volunteering at a local or global not-for-profit organisation. The course is available across all trimesters, with hundreds of volunteering opportunities locally and overseas. For more information email us: ci-course@griffith.edu.au

BusinessPLUS

A program for Griffith Business School students, BusinessPLUS can help you get a headstart on your career through a range of extracurricular experiences. You will be guided through activities to complete over the course of your studies to help you develop skills employers seek and graduate with an edge in today's competitive job market.

Entrepreneurs' Organisation Brisbane

Discover local and global events with more than 10,000 members in 44 countries.

Teach for Australia

Through Teach for Australia, you can become an work full time as a teacher with full salary and benefits, while also studying a Master of Teaching. Candidates must have completed (or be in the final stages of completing) at least a bachelor degree in any discipline and not already have a degree in education.

Improve your public speaking skills

Toastmasters offers a mutually supportive and positive training ground to practice and perfect oral presentations.

Become an AIME mentor

If you come from a background of struggle, you could be an ideal candidate to become an AIME mentor and help end the cycle of disadvantage for others.

English language proficiency

English4grads is a subsidised English language proficiency test for Griffith graduates. The results can be used to prove your English-language proficiency to employers and organisations worldwide.

LGBTI inclusion

Discover networks and resources for LGBTIQ support in the Griffith community.

Join the Ladies in Technology, Engineering and Science society

LiTES is an active student group supporting women studying technology, engineering and science. Join in the regular campus events to network with your peers and find out about opportunities to build your skills.

Become a Young Scientists of Australia member

Get out and about and promote science to the youth of Australia, build valuable skills and create unique experiences to add to your resume.

Student Organised Network for Architecture

A SONA membership will connect you with your peers and the profession through local and international events and competitions.

Write for Griffith International's Explore blog

Become a student blogger for Explore and share your experiences and adventures with our thousands of readers around the globe. Email gi-communications@griffith.edu.au to find out how.

Griffith Business School Leader Program

A fantastic opportunity to develop your leadership skills and add more fun to your business or commerce degree.

Griffith Law School opportunities

Explore events and student law associations to help develop your legal skills and career.

Griffith Business School alumni network

Your relationship with GBS doesn't stop when you graduate. Join staff, students and other graduates at alumni events.

Queensland Conservatorium competitions

Explore the competitions available for current Queensland Conservatorium students.

Arts, Education and Law alumni network

Connect with the AEL alumni network to take advantage of professional development and networking opportunities.

Get paid to play music

Provides opportunities for Queensland Conservatorium students to pick up paid music performance gigs.

School of Criminology and Criminal Justice student opportunities

Explore mentoring, work-integrated learning and study abroad opportunities, as well as related clubs and societies.

Criminology Student Society

Enhance your academic skills and industry knowledge by participating in academic and social events with other criminology students.

Join a Griffith Business School association

Check out the clubs and societies run by students of Griffith Business School and join one that aligns with your studies.

Find a mentoring program

Active participation in a mentoring program gives you access to insights and understanding beyond your own experience. Find a program to suit you.

Volunteer at the State Library

Volunteers participate in both front-of-house and back-of house projects. The volunteer program greatly enhances the capabilities of State Library and provides a very enjoyable and interesting way to become involved with and to support one of Australia's great cultural institutions.

Take part in a sporting event

Griffith Sport hosts a number of events during the year. You can participate as an athlete, a team player or volunteer in the delivery of these events.

Explore your creative potential

The Queensland College of Arts' QCA Live platforms offer a wide range of creative opportunities and courses. These are open to all Griffith University students.

Griffith Law School Innocence Project

Work on real cases of wrongful conviction.

Griffith Honours College

A unique educational experience with exclusive opportunities for high-achieving students.

Industry Affiliates Program

Work within industry and apply your skills to an industry project.

GovHack

Mashup, reuse and remix government data.

Environmental Futures Institute‚ Student Research Symposium

An opportunity for student researchers to come together to share their work.

Join the Alumni Network

Connect with alumni to build your professional network.

Sign up to the Griffith Sustainability Commitment

Griffith University is committed to becoming more sustainable. Find out how you can take part.

Study overseas

Discover a range of overseas study experiences you can undertake as part of your degree.

Join the Student Representative Council

Make a difference to your campus and University. You can take on a variety of roles as part of the SRC.

Join the Griffith Mates

Griffith Mates play an active role in Orientation Week and throughout the trimester to help students form connections online and in-person.

Become a PASS leader

Develop your leadership and communication skills and help other students with their studies as Peer Assisted Study Sessions leader.

Griffith Business School - Enhance your student experience with these unique opportunities

Griffith Business School offers many opportunities for students to get involved with the community, build professional and social networks and enhance their business skills. From work-integrated learning experiences, including internships, to student clubs and associations, we've got your professional and social skill development needs covered.

Muslim World Study Tour

A short-term course designed to give Griffith students a major international experience as part of their degree.

Professional events and seminars

Connect with experts in your field at industry events both on and off campus.

Become a Wellness Warrior

Volunteer with the Student Guild on the Gold Coast to become a Wellness Warrior, and help deliver wellness evens such as R U OK? Day, Stress Less Week and Random Acts of Kindness pop-ups.

Volunteer with Gold Coast community organisations

Join the Student Guild's Community Outreach program and contribute to a number of local initiatives such as blood drives, aged care assistance and support for the homeless.

Volunteer with the Student Guild

Join the Guild Crew and help out with Student Guild-run events and excursions.

Contribute to student magazine Getamungstit

Are you an aspiring writer, editor or content creator? Looking to build your portfolio of published work? The Student Guild-run magazine Getamungstit is always on the lookout for talented students to contribute.

New Colombo Plan Scholarship Program

The New Colombo Plan (NCP), aims to lift knowledge in Australia of the Indo-Pacific by supporting Australian undergraduates to study and undertake internships in the region.

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Students, staff and external organisations are warmly invited to use Griffith Enrich to promote suitable co and extra-curricular activities.

These activities must provide opportunities for students to develop their Griffith Graduate Attributes.

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Preparing your ePortfolio

Increase your chances of graduate employment by documenting your skills and attributes as you work through your studies.

Use your ePortfolio to record your personal and professional achievements.

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Put your knowledge into practice

Apply theory to practice with work-integrated learning experiences through work placements, internships and projects.

Use your experience to improve your resume, expand your network and find opportunities.

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