What does the new Commonwealth Prac Payment mean for students? Will it do enough to end ‘placement poverty’?
- Written by: Deanna Grant-Smith, Professor of Management, University of the Sunshine Coast
The federal government has announced a “Commonwealth Prac Payment” to support selected groups of students doing mandatory work placements.
Those who are studying to be a teacher, nurse, midwife or social worker will be eligible to receive A$319.50 per week while on placement. This amount is benchmarked to the single Austudy per week...