{"id":30330,"date":"2026-02-18T08:11:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T00:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/?post_type=oasis-news&#038;p=30330"},"modified":"2026-02-18T08:11:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T00:11:52","slug":"how-you-can-boost-your-employability-with-curtin-extra","status":"publish","type":"oasis-news","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/oasis-news\/how-you-can-boost-your-employability-with-curtin-extra\/","title":{"rendered":"How you can boost your employability with Curtin Extra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Reading time: 1 minute<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Uni life is more than classes and exams, and employers know it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Curtin Extra<\/strong> is Curtin\u2019s official recognition for students who make a meaningful contribution to approved co\u2011curricular programs alongside their studies. These programs support your personal and professional development and can be completed at any stage of your degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How does Curtin Extra enhance your uni experience?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Curtin Extra helps you turn your involvement into formal recognition. Eligible students can receive:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Digital badges that can be shared on LinkedIn and online<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An official Curtin Extra Certificate issued by Curtin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An eRecord available in OASIS before graduation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These credentials make it easier to demonstrate skills gained outside the classroom, such as leadership, teamwork and community engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How do you get started?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Browse Curtin Extra\u2011approved programs, choose opportunities that suit your interests or career goals, and contact the program coordinator to find out how to participate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re already involved in an approved program, speak to your coordinator about Curtin Extra recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n<section          class=\"block button-block\" role=\"complementary\" aria-label=\"Button block\"\n         data-segment=\"all\">\n\n        \n<div class=\"block-heading hidden\" data-segment=\"dom\">\n                                <h2 class=\"block-heading__title \" id=\"button-block\">Button block<\/h2>\n            \n                        \n                        \n                            <\/div>\n\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/experience\/curtin-extra\/\" class=\"button button--deep-blue\" target=\"_top\">Learn more about Curtin Extra<\/a>    \n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curtin Extra formally recognises your co\u2011curricular involvement with shareable digital badges, an official certificate and an OASIS record to support your development beyond the classroom. | Reading time: 1 min<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4481,"featured_media":30331,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"7975,4950,5857,8476,5947,7670","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","wds_primary_oasis-categories":0,"footnotes":""},"oasis-categories":[142,146],"class_list":["post-30330","oasis-news","type-oasis-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","oasis-categories-opportunities","oasis-categories-student-life"],"acf":{"post_options":{"":null,"banner":{"image":false}}},"featured_image":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/curtin-extra-1588x840px-1000x500.jpg","author_meta":{"first_name":"Ben","last_name":"Adams","display_name":"Ben Adams"},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-24 12:59:41","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/30330","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oasis-news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/30330\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30330"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-categories?post=30330"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}