PROgress Program

Boost Your Workforce Capacity – Host a PROgress Participant

As Australia’s clinical trials sector continues to grow, so does the demand for skilled professionals. With limited entry pathways for new staff, the PROgress Program offers an accelerated, practical solution to build workforce capability at your site.

PROgress participants are either recent health science graduates or experienced professionals transitioning into clinical trials. PRAXIS provides comprehensive foundation training, while your site delivers hands-on experience and mentoring, ensuring participants are job-ready.

Participants attend the site 3–5 days per week (0.6–1.0 FTE) over three months, depending on your site’s capacity. Each site nominates a mentor to guide the participant using a structured goal-setting framework. PRAXIS supports mentors with dedicated mentorship and leadership training

. This has been a significant benefit for previous site hosts as their senior staff have been exposed to leadership and development training and networking opportunities.

Program inclusions:

Tri-tiered mentoring framework to overcome challenges rapidly, provide support and accelerate development
Site mentor training and development for site staff, increasing leadership capacity in your team
Online interactive workshops and eLearning modules based on global clinical trials competencies, bringing best practice training into your site
Flexibility in learning, so participants can complete activities around site schedules
Introductory content to develop strong foundation knowledge of sector requirements
Access to program participants who are eager sector entrants

FAQs

What is the participant onboarding process?

PRAXIS will recruit program participants providing sites with an opportunity to review the application documentation. You will have an opportunity to interview the selected candidates. Sites will onboard participants as casual staff per their usual process (further details below).
Participants will complete a series of online modules prior to commencing at site and continue with ongoing education throughout their time at the site. Training inclusions and requirements are outlined in the site program documentation. You can request this from Nikita@praxisaustralia.com.au.

What is the payment structure for the program?

There are no costs for the site to PRAXIS for the training elements of the program. There are significant benefits to your team from hosting, including leadership training for your senior staff.
Participants pay a training fee to participate in the program. This ensures that participants are highly invested in the success of the experience, making it unique from other placement types.
Participants are engaged directly by the site under a casual CTA level contract, with wages paid by the site only for the days on site. This is the best way to ensure students can actively participate in work activities (being added to delegation logs to complete study tasks, covered by site insurance).
There is no payment to the site for hosting a participant.

Do we have to offer a permanent position once the internship has finished?

No. There is no obligation to offer the participants a permanent role at the conclusion of the program. While it is a great opportunity to onboard a potential staff member in supported format, achievement of the program goals includes the participants being able to approach new job opportunities with some sector experience.