PROgress Program
Launch Your Career in Clinical Trials with the PROgress Program
The PROgress Program is an immersive, career-accelerator designed to equip you with the essential skills and experience to step confidently into a role in the clinical research sector.
Through accelerated training and hands-on exposure to the full Clinical Trial Coordinator (CTC) experience—including ethics, investigational products, patient recruitment and management, data handling, monitoring visits, site selection, and safety reporting—you’ll gain practical, job-ready knowledge that employers are looking for.
As a participant, you’ll work closely with a mentor to create a personalised learning plan, set clear internship goals, and present a Capstone project to showcase your development. Alongside this, you’ll benefit from peer mentoring and ongoing support from the PRAXIS team.
PROgress Foundations Course
Enrolment in the PROgress Program is a multi-step process, with the first step being to complete the PROgress Foundations Course. This is a virtually accessible program, able to be completed on a flexible schedule.
Once complete, you are eligible to apply for the full PROgress Program.
PROgress Program
Once the PROgress Foundations Course is complete, you are eligible to apply for the PROgress Program. Any course fees paid for the PROgress Foundations Course will be deducted from the full program cost.
You will also be eligible to seek RPL for the completed components.
- Program participation includes a series of online modules, provided on confirmation of participation
- 3 months (13 weeks) on site for immersive practical training
- Minimum requirement for on-site training 3-days per week (0.6 FTE)
- Hosts will nominate a dedicated site mentor to oversee your on-site training and development
- Wages will be paid to program participants in some organisations
- Program fees are outlined in the application form
To be a successful Clinical Trial Coordinator you must:
- Be an innovative thinker with strong problem-solving skills
- Have meticulous attention to detail with the ability to multitask
- Have strong organisational, administrative, and planning skills
- Be able to work under pressure and react effectively and adaptably to situations
- Be able to work both independently and as part of a team
- Have excellent oral and written communication skills
Who should apply?
The program is aimed at people who have an interest in working in the clinical trials sector. At a minimum, you must have a health science degree, and be an Australian citizen or permanent resident.
- New health science graduates
- Nurses, allied health staff and biomedical science staff who want to transfer their skills to clinical trials on a new career path
FAQs
Where is my host site?
- Hosts are selected based on their ability to provide an education-centric experience. Your host site will be finalised after your selection and confirmation of proceeding. As a nationally available program, we have a database of registered host sites and will seek a host location local to you (likely within 1 hour travel).
- The site will appoint a site mentor for the participant to implement the goal-achievement framework. PRAXIS will provide mentoring training and support throughout the program.
Do PROgress Program participants receive a wage?
- Yes. Participants are to be engaged under a casual contract with wages paid (CTA level). Participants will be on site for at least 3 days per week (0.6 FTE), for 3 months.
Do I gain a permanent position once the program has finished?
- No. There is no obligation for host sites to offer the participants a role at the conclusion of the program. Many sites are looking to expand their staff and may have job opportunities. Achievement of the program goals includes the participant being able to approach new job opportunities with some sector experience.
- You will have the opportunity to network with many people in the research sector during your experience. Participants in previous programs have secured roles in the sector on program completion.
What makes this program unique?
- PROgress supports early career CTCs by creating a career pathway into the sector, strengthening the development of key competencies by allowing them to implement what they have learned directly into a workplace setting.
