Health Inspirations for high school students
We encourage local high school students to get a taste for a health care career through the Health Inspirations and Koori Kids Futures work experience programs.
Health Inspirations is a 3-day program for Year 10 high school students who live or go to school in our region. Students get hands-on experience and learn more about the careers available in health, both frontline and behind the scenes.
Our popular Koori Kids Futures program is an additional Health Inspirations program tailored to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in years 10 to 12 who want to learn more about working in health.
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Health Inspirations
Who can apply
Students meeting the following criteria are encouraged to apply for our 3-day Health Inspirations work experience program:
- high school students who either live or attend school within the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (Penrith, Hawkesbury, Blue Mountains or Lithgow local government areas).
- currently in year 10 or 11
- interested in a career in health, which may include one or more of the following:
- medicine
- nursing or midwifery
- psychology
- mental health
- radiography
- occupational therapy
- speech pathology
- dietetics
- physiotherapy
- finance, human resources, communications, information and technology
How to apply
Applications for the 2024 program are open from 5 February.
Program dates are:
- 25 to 27 March
- 1 to 3 May
- 5 to 7 June (Koori Kids Futures)
- 14 to 16 August
- 25 to 27 September (Koori Kids Futures)
- 16 to 18 October
- 13 to 15 November
To apply complete the online application form.
Contact your school careers advisor before submitting the application form.
Registrations for Health Inspirations close 23 March 2024.
Koori Kids Futures registrations close 27 April 2024.
Contact our work experience team
For more information about any of the above opportunities, contact nbmlhd-healthinspirations@health.nsw.gov.au.