Program Description 

 The Lachlan Macquarie Internship will provide a mixture of the following:

• community based living on a rural property outside Canberra
• high level teaching by top Christian academics
• focused coaching and mentoring in chosen career path
• wide opportunity for networking and relationship building
• dinner discussions with a wide range of prominent Australians
• experience within politics, NGO’s, think tanks and lobby groups by short attachments

The internship program will run for a period of 14 weeks with the program being offered twice a year. Character, knowledge and experience will be developed using tools including academic discussion, reaction education, manual labour, relationship development and community living. Work experience will also be made available at policy related locations including politician offices, social welfare groups, media outlets, and research/lobbying organisations.

Days will be broken up in such a way as to allow for a balance between lecturer seminars, academic reflection, community conversation, public service, and dinner discussions with prominent Australian figures.

In running the curriculum and programs with this focus we seek to enable the interns to build solid relational networks, more thoroughly form their understanding of values, and develop visions which can then be brought into public life and governance.