Career Development Program FAQs

International students currently enrolled at the University of Sydney from all faculties, all degrees and all year levels are eligible to participate in the Career Development Program. International students who begin the program while enrolled can complete the program as a graduate.

You can start the program at any time during the year by simply attending a Career Development Program approved workshop. You must attend 7 approved workshops within 12 months from the first workshop attendance date to complete the program.

Yes, you can receive attendance credit for approved substitute workshops. Please refer to the list of substitute workshops in the table below for more information. All workshops must be attended within a 12-month period and your attendance must be recorded at each workshop. 

We're aware of your study commitments and endeavour to offer a number of sessions throughout the year. Additional catch-up sessions are run late each semester and you can also receive attendance credit for attending an approved substitute workshop (see table below).

Yes, international students are welcome to attend any of the Career Development Program workshops without committing to the completion of the Program.

When entering the venue, scan the QR code with your phone to sign in. If you are unable to scan the QR code, please ensure you record your name and student number on the sheet provided by our staff. If your attendance is not recorded in one of the above two ways, attendance will not be counted. 

You are required to attend the full workshop session for it to be counted towards the Career Development Program, with attendance recorded for the first 15 minutes of the workshop only (i.e. for a 1pm workshop, your attendance will not be recorded after 1.15pm, and the workshop will not be counted towards your Career Development Program record).

Attendance data is uploaded to Sydney CareerHub within 5 working days of each workshop.