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Graduate Program
Start your career with our 2026 Graduate Program. Applications are now open. Find out how to apply.
Have you recently completed, or are about to complete, your university degree? Build your own career path with our Graduate Program.
As a graduate officer, you’ll gain valuable experience alongside supportive, future-focused professionals.
We will encourage you to take initiative and challenge your thinking. You’ll do this while contributing to solutions that benefit all South Australians.
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible to apply you must:
- be an Australian citizen, permanent resident or have an appropriate visa that allows you to work in Australia
- have completed a bachelor’s degree (or higher) in the specified or equivalent discipline within the last three years, or will complete your qualification before the employment start date
- not have previously completed a graduate program in, or hosted by, the South Australian public sector
- agree to a national police check and clearance to meet required entry standards
- meet all employment conditions – this includes the ability to make your own way to and from your workplace, training sites and other sites as required
- have completed the application process in full.
About the program
While completing our two or three year Graduate Program you will:
- access professional mentoring programs aligned to your career goals
- participate in professional development courses
- experience a range of roles, relevant to your qualification and career pathways through regular rotations
- be able to request access to paid study leave to complete further study (law graduates can complete their Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice)
- get annual salary increases within your pay level, subject to satisfactory performance
- join our Graduate Community of Practice to build relations with fellow graduates
- participate in our Knowing Community Project to work on a project with your fellow graduates that will benefit the community.
Find more reasons why you should work with us.
Program details
Our Graduate Program is divided into two streams:
- engineering graduates
- corporate graduates, such as finance, legal, human resources, IT or construction management.
Each stream can expect to do at least three job rotations during the program.
| Engineering graduates | Corporate graduates |
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Working hours
Graduate roles are offered as full-time positions. This means you will be expected to work 37.5 hours a week, made up of five 7.5 hour days.
We offer flexible working arrangements. You can discuss options that best suit you at the interview or employment offer stage.
Location
Graduate roles are usually offered in the Adelaide CBD and metropolitan area.
Rotations sometimes include regional locations. If a regional location will form part of the role you’re being considered for, we’ll discuss this with you at interview or employment offer stage.
Disciplines and rotations
As one of the largest government departments, we have 11 unique business areas. This means we can offer positions in a range of disciplines.
Past roles
Past roles have been offered in:
- business administration or management
- communications, media, journalism or marketing
- construction management
- contract management
- engineering – civil, electrical, mechanical, structural, systems or traffic
- environment studies and cultural heritage management
- finance, economics, accounting or commerce
- graphic design, film and production
- humanities, social science, Aboriginal studies and arts
- human resource management, psychology or criminology
- information technology – cloud computing, computer science, computer programming, cybersecurity, data analytics, geospatial, network operations, software development or software engineering
- law
- legal studies and criminology – business, administrative, employment, labour or legal
- logistics and supply chain management
- network operations and planning
- project management
- property
- public policy or political science
- safety management
- transport modelling or transportation engineering survey
- work, health and safety.
If your discipline is not listed, you can see if you are eligible by emailing
Our large portfolio also increases the breadth of our rotation opportunities.
Rotations allow you to explore the diverse career pathways related to your qualifications.
Who we’re looking for
We want to hear from bright and innovative team players who:
- are completing their bachelor's degree (or higher) this year
- graduated with a bachelor's degree (or higher) within the last three years.
You will be:
- excited by the opportunity to create a better future for South Australians
- a team player ready to embrace our values and commitment to safety
- great at organising, planning, prioritising and meeting deadlines
- an analytical problem-solver
- great at research
- driven, accountable and keen to use your initiative
- empathetic and culturally aware
- great with people and building relationships
- familiar with the Microsoft Office suite.
How to apply
Applications for corporate roles in our 2026 program are now open.
Select your discipline and submit your application by 11pm on Sunday, 31 August 2025 on I Work for SA.
If you registered your interest via our 2025/26 Entry Level Programs advertisement and meet Graduate Program eligibility criteria, you will be considered for this Graduate Program.
Applications for engineering and construction management roles closed in March. Our next round of applications for these roles is expected to open in March 2026. Keep an eye on this page for the latest information.
We may also advertise graduate roles throughout the year on I Work For SA. For enquiries, contact our Graduate Coordinator at DIT.EntryTalent@sa.gov.au.
If you identify as an Aboriginal person, applications for our Aboriginal Graduate Program are also open until 11pm on Sunday, 31 August 2025.
Recruitment pool
If you apply for our Graduate Program, we will also consider your application for our recruitment pool. We will assess applications through selection processes throughout the year
This allows us to employ candidates in a timely manner after going through merit-based selection processes.
We will let applicants know:
- if they have been recommended for the recruitment pool
- that they may be offered temporary or ongoing employment as vacancies arise within 12 months.
Principles of the recruitment pool
- The pool will operate on a continuous basis for up to 12 months.
- The pool will usually remain available for applications until October each year. However, peak recruitment times are in March and August.
- Where we have advised an applicant that they have been accepted into the pool, the recommendation is valid for 12 months.
- Recommended candidates in the pool may be offered temporary or ongoing employment. These roles may be full-time or part-time.
- Recommended candidates can accept a short-term contract with us. Once the contract ends, they will return to the pool if the contract ended within 12 months since their recommendation.
- If a recommended candidate accepts an offer of employment, we will not make any further offers unless they return to the pool.
- Recommended candidates who are not offered employment within 12 months will need to re-apply for the following year’s recruitment pool.
- There is no guarantee that an offer of employment will be made to recommended candidates within 12 months.
- Offers may, on occasion, be in regional locations.
- Notification of acceptance into the pool does not constitute an offer of employment.
- Recommended candidates remain non-public sector employees until we offer and they accept employment.
- Recommended candidates must meet all DIT pre-employment requirements before we can offer them employment.
Key dates
| Step | Description | Indicative timings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Applications open | Monday, 4 August 2025 |
| 2 | Applications close | 11pm on Sunday, 31 August 2025 |
| 3 | Applications reviewed for eligibility | September 2025 |
| 4 | Candidate shortlisting | September to October 2025 |
| 5 | In-person interviews with a panel for shortlisted applicants | September to November 2025 |
| 6 | Successful applicants offered a role | November to December 2025 |
Start date
Our graduates typically start in February each year. However, your start date can be negotiated.
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Email: DIT.EntryTalent@sa.gov.au