Scheme aims to overcome the cycle of placement poverty
Means-tested financial help for students undertaking ‘pracs’ for certain degrees has been welcomed, but some say it should be extended to all required placements.
Romy Stein had trouble finding a suitable placement to complete her Master of Counselling course at Edith Cowan University in Perth.
“I originally intended to work with adults, but there is a shortage of placements and sometimes you have to go with what’s available,” she says of her extensive hunt for suitable on-the-job work experience.
