Department of Immigration and Citizenship Government Graduate Program

What we do at Immigration

The purpose of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) is to 'enrich Australia through the well-managed entry and settlement of people'. DIAC does this by:

• Managing the lawful and orderly entry and stay of people in Australia, including through effective border security promoting a society which values Australian citizenship, appreciates cultural diversity and enables migrants to participate equitably.
• Australia's rich cultural diversity is reflected through DIAC's employees. There are more than 7000 staff working in Australia and overseas.
• DIAC is committed to ensuring that it is open and accountable, deals fairly and reasonably with clients and has staff that are well-trained and supported. The department's operational theme is people our business.

Pay and benefits of the Development Program

Information on salaries and conditions is available at our website here:

www.immi.gov.au/about/careers/

Training and Development

Information about the type of work graduates will be doing and the technical environment at DIAC is available on our website here:

www.immi.gov.au/about/careers/it-graduate/

A bit about Canberra

In the National Capital there are many buzzing cafes, cosmopolitan restaurants, shopping hot spots, theatres and clubs beaming with live music. Graduates are able to easily discover these treasures through the Social Network of Graduates (SNoG), set-up over 10 years ago to provide immediate support for graduates new to Canberra and the public sector. As SNoG is run by graduates for graduates it caters directly to new graduates needs and expectations. Some of the social events on offer include:

• SNoG ski trip/Sydney weekenders
• SNoG Ball 
• DIAC Ball 
• DIAC Christmas Party 
• Canberra events - Multicultural festival (Food and Dance Spectacular), Carnivale, Tropfest, and Skyfire 
• Horse racing events - Canberra Cup, Black Opal Stakes Day, Melbourne Cup (at Canberra's Thoroughbred Park) 
• sport competitions - mixed netball, touch rugby, indoor soccer 
• camping trips to the coast 
• BBQs by the lake 
• SNoG organised pub crawls, cocktail parties and much more!