Students

The Innovation Centre offers students (in particular those at the University of the Sunshine Coast) many opportunities to get ahead in their chosen careers. The Innovation Centre offers students benefits such as:
  • Opportunities for work experience with companies
  • Full time or Part time work
  • Support and advice on starting your own business
  • Networking events to link you with the business community
  • The chance to meet successful entrepreneurs and learn how they got started

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Working for small companies

Working for smaller companies offers many rewards, including the opportunity to learn a lot about business in a short time.

The Innovation Centre is diversifying the Sunshine Coast economy by creating jobs in IT, creative and green-technology businesses, creating more graduate level jobs on the Coast.

The benefits of working for a small company can include:
  • Earlier responsibility (greater levels of personal satisfaction)
  • Visibility of results
  • Scope for initiative
  • Wide variety of tasks
  • Learn quickly (often thrown in the deep end)
  • Small team environment
  • Greater sense of achievement

Are you an entrepreneur?

The Innovation Centre helps motivated and capable students – with an emphasis on knowledge based businesses – starting a business by:
  • Providing information on getting started
  • Opportunity to attend training courses and networking events
  • Providing business mentoring and support
  • Office space at a reasonable price
To register as a student interested in the Innovation Centre, please click here to complete the enquiry form. Please ensure you include what it is you are interested in and upload your resume if appropriate.