GCCA | Graduate Careers Council of Australia

Graduate Careers Australia

ergo - Number 94 March 2004

GoGrad: Victoria’s Official Local Government Graduate Program

Graduates of Victorian Universities are being encouraged to start positioning themselves as future leaders by joining GoGrad, Victoria’s official local government graduate program.

The two-year program, to be launched around the state in March 2004, will provide graduates with training and development sessions, ongoing structured support and a peer support network.

GoGrad encourages graduates to consider the unique benefits of a career path in local government. With 79 potential employers across metropolitan, regional and rural Victoria, graduates have access to multiple and diverse career opportunities through GoGrad.

The-day-to-day work of graduates will impact on people’s lives. They will be challenged to make tough decisions for the community while being supported through a program of ongoing learning and development.

GoGrad will provide participants with the opportunity to gain real experience that can be applied locally as well as interstate and overseas across all levels of government, the private sector and community organisations.

For the 2005 intake, graduates will be recruited from the following disciplines:

• Civil Engineering
• Environmental Health & Public Health
• Public Policy
• Urban & Town Planning

Municipal Association of Victoria
GoGrad is an initiative of the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV), the peak representative body for local government in Victoria. MAV provides leadership for councils by supporting them and enabling them to achieve the highest levels of respect and recognition through improved performance.

Find out all you need to know about the GoGrad program at www.gograd.com.au

Alternatively, you can email [email protected] or call the GoGrad hotline on 03 9203 4929.