Promoting Student Placements
Promoting Student Placements
Sector Policy and Project Officer Matt Ryan and Sector Engagement and Support Officer Carlia McCallum participated in O-Day at Edith Cowan University’s Mount Lawley campus on Tuesday 21 February 2023. Matt and Carlia shared resources with new students and talked to students about potential careers in the alcohol and other drug sector.
WANADA facilitates tertiary student placements in the alcohol and other drug sector throughout Western Australia.
Learn more about WANADA’s Student Placement Program or find more information for students about alcohol and other drug issues and the field.
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