Employability

Our key focus at Torrens University Australia is your employability. All our courses are designed and delivered with your career readiness in mind, with an emphasis on industry engagement and practical experience.

Empower your career with our industry partners

Everything we do is driven by industry, for industry. We have a network of industry partners across various industries to help guide our curricula, to offer practical work experience opportunities or technology skills that will see you graduate job-ready.

Learn more about our industry engagement in your faculty:

Business

Studying Business, you’ll have the opportunity to earn invaluable industry experience, certifications and technology skills through our industry partners.

AIOP
Business industry-led learning
Design

Undergo practical experience with our industry partners to create design solutions for real clients and earn invaluable experience and technology skills.

LSKD
Sibella Court Studio
Fashion Queensland partner logo
Frost
Design industry-led learning
Technology

Studying Technology, you’ll have the opportunity to earn invaluable industry experience, certifications and technology skills through our industry partners.

AWS Academy
IBM
PaloAlto
Technology industry-led learning
Hospitality

When you study Hotel Management or Hospitality, you'll benefit from our global industry connections, gaining the skills and experience needed for future roles.

Accor Hotels
TFE Hotels | Hospitality Partner | Torrens University
Flight Centre Travel Group logo
Capella Sydney
Marriot International Hotels | Hospitality Partner | Torrens University
Applejack Hospitality
Hospitality industry-led learning
Health

When you study Health with us, you'll gain valuable industry insights and hands-on experience through our connections with leading health organisations including our in-house health clinic.

The Practice Wellbeing Centre
BioCeuticals
Blackmores
Health industry-led learning

Get career-ready with our industry-led learning

Reach career goals faster 

Through hands-on learning, you’ll solve practical challenges that require problem-solving and genuine industry insight.

1:1 guidance from industry experts

Learn from passionate experts who offer industry insights and work-ready skills.

Future-proof your career 

Our diverse academics and industry partners will help you gain new perspectives and a wide-reaching business network.

Graduate work-ready

Our courses are co-designed with industry and taught using the latest technology, ensuring you graduate work-ready.*

*Sources

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Student resources for employability

Torrens University has a range of support services and programs to help you grow, learn and develop professionally. You can access these programs from day one, so you’re career ready by the time you graduate.

Social Enterprise Hub
SEH connects you with value-driven organisations for hands-on work experience. In 2024, over 430 students worked in consulting teams on more than 90 projects, gaining employability skills while making a meaningful impact. More than 1,000 students engaged in consultancy projects through live briefs embedded within specific subjects.
Discover our Social Enterprise Hub
Careers Connect
This digital career hub links you to industry, helping you develop employability skills and plan for life after study. In 2024, 3,950 active employers and host organisations advertised jobs on Careers Connect, connecting students with real opportunities.
Learn more about Careers Connect
Résumé support
Learn how to craft a résumé that stands out and effectively showcases your skills and experience. In 2024, 15,205 résumés and cover letters were reviewed, helping students strengthen their job applications.
Resume tips
Work-Integrated Learning
Discover how Work-Integrated Learning is integrated into the courses so you can get invaluable real-world experience and practical skills.
Work-Integrated Learning
  • Ruhama Master of Professional Accounting headshot
    The highlight of my studies at Torrens University was the extent of hands-on exposure I received as a student. The opportunities available to Torrens students seeking to develop valuable skills through volunteering, interning, and applying theoretical concepts practically are truly one of a kind.
    Ruhama Shahzad
    Master of Professional Accounting

Student employability stories

Social Enterprise Hub at Dark Sky Reserve
Social Enterprise Hub providing unique learning at the Dark Sky Reserve
In our most diverse student-led project, Social Enterprise Hub students from across our engineering management, project management, business administration and design programs are all leaning into a unique opportunity to contribute to the first Dark Sky Reserve in Australia.
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Clarice Forrc
Student working with Linking Futures to create social impact on Aboriginal communities
Clarice leveraged the Social Enterprise Hub to gain real-world experience and invaluable skills to help secure a role as a Business Analyst and shape her future career.
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Sibella Court live brief
Billy Blue Interior Design students work on Sibella Court project
Sibella Court provided Billy Blue College of Design interior design students with a live design brief. Find out what they created.
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Hannah Schenscher
Social Enterprise Hub Student Spotlight: Hannah Schenscher
Hannah Schenscher is a bright, motivated young entrepreneur and the co-founder of Social Show, a boutique social media and events management company based in Adelaide.
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students evaluate Kenyan social development
Torrens University students evaluate Kenyan social development project
Torrens University Master of Public Health students have been leading a 3-way partnership with aid and development agency Bright Futures, and its Kenyan partner Dorcas Creations, for the empowerment of mothers and their vulnerable children in a project named Nawiri Mama.
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