Doing 1,000 hours of unpaid work to graduate is the reality of 'placement poverty' — and it's taking a toll on students
Doing 1,000 hours of unpaid work to graduate is the reality of 'placement poverty' — and it's taking a toll on students
Students share their experiences of "placement poverty", which is when mandatory, unpaid placements push them into financial stress and sometimes out of their studies.
Oh, do the 3-7 year residency process next, where hourly wages are usually below minimum wage!
I'm not sure what job you're referring to, but resident doctors make very good money.
Disgusting and exploitative is an understatement.
This is blatantly taking advantage of many kids who have no previous work experience and are told ‘this is how it is’.
What a joke. I hope it’s fixed with the review of universities and then international students get some relief next.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Like thousands of other nursing students, Victoria Robinson needs to complete more than 800 hours of unpaid work placements to graduate.
Current students like Victoria have shared their stories with the ABC, saying the status quo is exploitative, and inflicting significant mental and financial pain.
Kate's already dealing with the crippling cost of living, so dropping paid work for an unpaid placement requires financial help from three generations of her family.
"I'm taking a full year off, which means that I won't be finished until somewhere around 2027 — possibly even later, if I continue to study part-time, which is what I've been doing … so that I can pay rent," he said.
James is a founding member of advocacy group Students Against Placement Poverty, which he said had been inundated with stories from young people across the country in significant stress.
Some students were having to stay in abusive partnerships or go back to unhealthy family situations to save money to do their placements, he added.
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Not only is it unpaid work, students are accruing debt for the ‘teaching component’ of the placement course/unit.
So, one decigladwell?
Don't know why you're getting downvoted; that was great!