Australian national indigenous cadetship project

Since 1999 Rio Tinto and the Australian Commonwealth Department of Employment and Workplace Relatons (DEWR) have been working together to increase the employment of Indigenous people at Rio Tinto's operations and in related enterprises.

Rio Tinto was one of the first to private sector organisations to support the Australian Government's National Indigenous Cadetship Project (NICP). The NICP is administered by the Indigenous Employment Branch of the DEWR. It is designed to provide financial support to Indigenous tertiary students. By supporting the NICP, Ri Tinto is contributing to the development of Indigenous professionals with diverse skills and experience.

Eleven cadets have graduated and gained employment in their area of study, six of whom have taken up graduate roles with Rio Tinto. Preference is given to, but not restricted to, cadets who are from local Indigenous communities nearby Rio Tinto operations.

The NCIP is an integral part of Rio Tinto's Indigenous Employment and Training Strategy and our commitment to engage with communities.

Cadets can enrol in NICP from first to fourth year depending on their course structures. They are recruited from a diverse range of disciplines from universities across Australia.

Why apply for a cadetship?

If you're interested in the opportunity to establish and grow a professional career in an exciting global environment with one of the world's leading mining companies, this could be the break you've been waiting for.

Rio Tinto is a leader in finding, mining and processing the world's mineral resources. We know our future success depends on finding and developing talented, motivated people.

To achieve this Rio Tinto is committed to increasing indigenous employment in Australia. Participating in the commonwealth's national indigenous cadetship project is one way of achieving this goal.

The project is designed to provide financial assistance and vacation employment to full-time tertiary students from indigenous communities.

Other benefits to you

• Annual study allowance of $14,400
• Annual textbook allowance of $1,000
• 12 weeks paid vacation employment
• Career development
• Mentoring
• Technical skills development
• Experience in a global workplace

Rio Tinto's areas of interest

As a leader in finding, mining and processing the world's mineral resources, we have operations in a broad range of disciplines. 

Engineering

• Mining
• Chemical
• Metallurgical
• Mineral processing
• Mechanical
• Electrical
• Civil
• Surveying
• Environmental

Science

• Metallurgy
• Chemistry
• Geology
• Archaeology

Other areas

• Environment disciplines
• Anthropology
• Communications/Journalism
• Information technology
• Human resources
• Accounting
• Occupational therapy
• Psychology
• Business/Commerce

The application process:

• Email your resume and academic history to Indigenouscadets@riotinto.com
• Register your interest on the NICP database

Students will be chosen for interviews on the basis of their field of study and employment preferences. The DEWR administers the interview process from Canberra.