Invest in your future – get paid to work and study
WiseTech's Earn & Learn program gives you a full-time, paid job as a software developer while also supporting you through a four-year university degree.
We combine university recognized coursework, real-world experience at one of Australia's most successful tech companies, and university funding to give you an unparalleled head-start on your career in tech. No prior coding experience necessary.
Interested? Watch our Earn & Learn video to find out more.
Start your career as a paid developer
Work at WiseTech full-time as a paid software developer straight out of high school
Earn a salary and scholarship package valued at ~$300,000 over four years, including salary, university course payments, and share rights*
Gain a university degree
Complete your Computer Science degree part-time over four years
Complete accelerated coursework delivered by WiseTech
Earn & Learn is currently run in collaboration with the Bachelor of Computer Science–IdeA, at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
On the job training to set yourself ahead of your peers
Participate in our rotation program and experience technical education, training and mentoring by the industry's best developers
* Salary is on a full-time equivalent basis with actual salary based on days worked at WiseTech Global. Reimbursement of course costs is based on level of academic performance for each subject, in line with WiseTech's Further Education Assistance Scheme as amended from time to time. Each share right is a right to receive one WiseTech Global share and remains subject to our Equity Incentive Plan Rules and the conditions in the relevant offer documents for each grant.
Eligibility
We would love to hear from you if you are a high school student who:
- is going in to their first year of university in 2025
- is highly curious and loves problem-solving
- either has prior coding experience or has never tried it but is eager to learn
- has full working rights in Australia
Please contact us if you have a question about your eligibility: studentengagement@wisetechglobal.com
Want to find out more?
Download our Earn & Learn brochure.
"I've been coding since I was 12, long before I joined WiseTech. This experience is giving me even more to learn, allowing me to take on more complex work and accelerating my development by a huge amount."
Olivia Stewart, Associate Software Engineer
Earn & Learn Program
Our Earn & Learn program has been featured across Australian media.
It is essential to provide high-quality opportunities for all students to receive world-class digital skills education in a way that sparks engagement and awareness of the opportunities in a digital career. This needs to start early and build throughout primary school and secondary school, where it can shape what subjects students study and what high-value careers they can therefore choose.
The first cohort which we took on last January, after one year were performing better than graduates with a three-year university degree. It’s actually a modification of the university model to make it much more effective.
Richard White, Founder and CEO, WiseTech Global
WiseTech has launched “Earn and Learn”, a program designed for Year 12 school leavers to create more job-ready graduates by integrating practical, on-the-job experience with academic study. Participants can earn a university degree while paid a competitive salary, as well as other bonuses and benefits.
More than a typical scholarship or cadetship, the Earn & Learn program combines theoretical learning at university with applying skills in a real-world environment at WiseTech. It helps to elevate the capabilities of software engineers and software developers to make the education process better and more economically valuable to them, leading to the completion of a Bachelor of Computing Science degree in four years.
Richard White, Founder and CEO, WiseTech Global
There should be no limitations – whether you’re a girl or a boy – to see if you can get into tech. It’s very diverse. It’s very open. You might not fit into one box that someone might fit in, but you might fit into something else in tech. So I think more girls should definitely consider technology careers.
Aeesha Bello, Associate Software Engineer, Earn & Learn
Students are actually coming to work, and they’re studying something. They can ask questions of other professionals who’ve already done it. They see [problem-solving and the like] happening in real time, in a commercial environment. It is so much more real and so much more sticky in terms of knowledge. The results, we believe, are substantially better in terms of professional outcomes than you would have in the traditional model, which is where you go to university and study for three years, and then you get a job.
Richard White, Founder and CEO, WiseTech Global
Why WiseTech is the right choice for you
Not only will you work with a team who are interested in the same things as you, you'll also get to work with some of the smartest mentors in Australia, helping you accelerate your career in tech. We're different to other tech companies.
Part of a true success story
WiseTech is a true Australian success story. Founded in 1994 in a basement in Newtown, years later we're a ~$25 billion software giant taking on the world. We're proud to be one of Australia's largest and most success tech firms. Our people are the heart and soul of WiseTech and the driving force of our strategy.
Access to company benefits
You'll have access to a huge range of benefits to support your health and wellbeing and grow your skills and career with our development programs like learning platforms, flexible work, wellness tools, employee assistance program, expert financial advice, as well as many social activities.
Positive change for the world
Technology should be a catalyst for positive change – for the people and environment around us. We're digitizing one of the world's oldest industries: international trade. We pride ourselves on our culture of learning, collaboration, and continuous development. We're making an incredible difference in the world - join us!
"What you learn at university versus what you learn here, in the workplace, is so incredibly different. At WiseTech, I'm learning entirely new programming, at a much larger scale and at a much faster pace. I feel like I'm learning so much more."
Will Crossley, Associate Software Engineer
Earn & Learn Program
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