How to apply for a self-sourced WIL opportunity
A step-by-step guide to getting your opportunity assessed for WIL credit.
What is a self-sourced opportunity?
A self-sourced opportunity is an internship or role you have sourced through your own efforts. This may include negotiating a placement through your personal or professional networks or applying for advertised vacancies via a job board or other platform.
Who can apply?
Applications to have a self-sourced opportunity assessed for credit towards our WIL units can be made by any student who is eligible to undertake a WIL unit as a core or elective credit point within their degree.
Applications must be submitted via our online application system, InPlace, at least ten working days before your internship start date.
Unit enrolment
The WIL team accept self-sourced applications for the following units. Please note that all units will have their own individual pre-placement modules and assessment requirements.
- Internship – MWL318/MWL718
- Legal professional practice – MLL338/MLJ738
It is your responsibility to ensure that taking a WIL unit contributes towards your course requirements and will not prevent you from meeting your course rules. Please speak with a student adviser at Student Central if you are unsure.
T3 2024 Key dates
Applications are now closed.
Final trimester students should complete their internship hours by no later than Friday 31 January 2025 to receive results on time for graduation.
2025 Key dates
Trimester 1 2025 applications will open on Monday 20 January for roles commencing from Monday 3 February onwards.
| Trimester | Application deadline | Details on internship dates |
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| 1 | Friday 14 March 2025 |
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| 2 | Friday 18 July 2025 |
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| 3 | Friday 14 November 2025 |
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Please note that late applications are strictly not accepted.
Contact the Work Integrated Learning (WIL) team at bl-wil@deakin.edu.au if you have any questions.
How to apply?
- When you have received support from a host organisation to proceed, you and your host must complete the internship agreement form.
- Once the application form is complete, login to InPlace to complete your online application. You must complete the additional online fields, upload the completed form and submit any other documents as indicated on InPlace.
- We require at least 10 university working days to process your application and assist you with enrolling – please bear this in mind when negotiating a start date.
- Our team will review your application and advise you of the outcome via your Deakin email address. We will also contact you should we require additional information or if your application is incomplete.
- If your application is approved you will be notified via your Deakin email address and instructed on how to enrol in the relevant unit via StudentConnect. Our units are ‘locked’, and it is not possible to self-enrol until your application is approved.
- Once your application is approved and you are enrolled, you must review the unit requirements such as pre-placement modules and assessments via CloudDeakin. You can then commence your WIL experience as outlined in your application.