The College of Law 5 When can I do my work experience? Minimum Period 15 days’ work experience must be undertaken in Australia concurrent with or after completing the Coursework Component at a minimum rate of two days per week. Additional Period The remaining work experience (60 days for Standard Format or 10 days for Short Format) can be undertaken before, during or after the Coursework Component. Before Coursework Component y y  Short Format – You can undertake up to 10 days’ work experience up to 2 years prior to commencing the Clinical Experience Module. y y Standard Format – You can undertake up to 60 days’ work experience up to 2 years prior to commencing the PLT Coursework Component. During Coursework Component y y Full-Time – students may only accrue a maximum of two days’ work experience per week. y y Part-Time – students may accrue a maximum of seven days’ work experience per week. If you are an international student please see further important information on work experience at collaw.edu.au. How long a period does the work experience need to be? Minimum Period The minimum period of work experience is at least 2 days per week (which can be made up of four half days). Additional Period The minimum period of work experience is at least 1 day per week (which can be made up of two half days). A day is 7 working hours and a half day is 4 working hours. Does work experience have to be paid? Not necessarily. To quote the Fair Work Ombudsman: “Unpaid work can include work trials, volunteer work, work experience and internships. It also includes a vocational placement as defined under the Fair Work Act 2009. Unpaid work is lawful if it is a genuine work experience, vocational placement or volunteering arrangement.” Work experience undertaken as part of College PLT is a vocational placement and as such can be unpaid. The College does not recommend or endorse any positions, nor does it check the position for compliance with the Fair Work Act or any state award legislation or the Work Experience Rules. It is up to the student and the prospective supervisor to satisfy themselves in this regard.