Engineering students need work experience to graduate but an industry downturn means fewer roles are available for them
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Work experience can be a requirement for tertiary qualifications
Some engineering students are struggling to find the work experience needed to complete their degrees.
Before they can graduate, they are supposed to chalk up 800 hours in an internship or job - at least half of which must be engineering-related work.
However, engineering firms have less work than in the past and less capacity to take on interns.
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