{"id":30845,"date":"2026-03-31T11:43:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/?post_type=oasis-news&#038;p=30845"},"modified":"2026-03-31T11:43:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:43:16","slug":"applications-now-open-for-the-2027-department-of-health-graduate-development-program","status":"publish","type":"oasis-news","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/oasis-news\/applications-now-open-for-the-2027-department-of-health-graduate-development-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Applications now open for the 2027 Department of Health Graduate Development Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Reading time: 1 minute<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>WA Health is Western Australia\u2019s public health system. With a State spanning over 2.5 million square kilometres, it is the largest area in the world covered by a single health authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The WA Health Graduate Development Program (GDP) has 4 program streams designed to develop your skills based on your academic background, areas of expertise and personal interests. These Program streams include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Finance and Business: for finance and business analyst graduates interested in accounting, legislation, compliance, policies and business improvement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Information and Communication Technology (ICT): for graduates interested in business analysis, solutions architecture and application design and development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Public Health\/Health (formerly general corporate): for all other disciplines where your talents could be used anywhere across the health care system.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data Analytics and Information Management: for graduates interested in how data can contribute to health service planning.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applicants for the 2027 intake must have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Completed a minimum of an undergraduate degree in 2025, or planned to complete in 2026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Achieved a minimum Weighted Average Mark of 65%. Section 51 will be applied to this criterion for Aboriginal applicants. Section 66 will be applied to this criterion for applicants with disability.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You must be an Australian Permanent Resident or Australian Citizen by the end of the calendar year in which you apply, e.g. become an Australian Citizen by December 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Applicants graduating mid-year 2027 are encouraged to apply for the 2028 program.<\/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.health.wa.gov.au\/Careers\/Graduate-programs\/Graduate-Development-Program\" class=\"button button--black\" target=\"_blank\">Apply now<\/a>    \n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kickstart your career in WA Health and make a difference. 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