CareerTrackers and the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have renewed a partnership aimed at creating career pathways for Indigenous Australian students through paid internships, mentoring and industry experience.

The Memorandum of Understanding was signed on Wednesday, June 10 and will see QUT continue working with CareerTrackers to support students as they move from study into work.

Quandamooka man and QUT Deputy Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Australians, Professor Wesley Enoch, said the agreement continued the university's role in building practical pathways for Indigenous students.

"This reinforces our long history in providing transformative, real-world experiences for our students," Mr Enoch said.

"We are a practical people who like to see our people succeed in the real world.

"QUT is committed to working with CareerTrackers to provide culturally relevant programs grounded in Indigenous knowledge, identity and lived experience."

CareerTrackers was established in 2009 and has supported more than 9000 internships through a program combining work-integrated learning, hands-on experience, mentoring and connections with universities and companies.

CareerTrackers CEO Adam Davids said the renewed partnership reflected a shared focus on student success and long-term career outcomes.

"By renewing our partnership with QUT, we are deepening our commitment to enriching the student experience, driving academic success and investing in the immense potential of these future leaders," Mr Davids said.

"Together, we are ensuring students are fully supported as they transition from the lecture theatre into meaningful careers where they can thrive as industry role models."

Darumbal man and QUT graduate Robert Wolski said CareerTrackers had a strong impact on his career.

"The CareerTrackers program was pivotal in my career because it showed me that working in higher-paid corporate environments was actually possible," Mr Wolski said.

"My first internship was in 2017 and my last in 2021. Another intern, Kayla, and I were the first interns placed at Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, now the Queensland Fire Department."

Mr Wolski studied film and business at QUT and has since co-founded Halftone Digital, a design and software agency, and Keepsake, a platform that creates printed books from shared memories.

He is also building Always Will Be, a project that helps people discover music by Aboriginal artists and the language groups and culture of the place they are in.

During his CareerTrackers internship, he worked in the strategic content team supporting QFES, the Queensland Police Service and the Public Safety Business Agency.

In 2019, Mr Wolski won a CareerTrackers Project Excellence Award for his contribution to the media handling of the 2018/2019 bushfires in Queensland and New South Wales.

Mr Wolski added the program also provided a connection beyond employment.

"Career Trackers students are far more likely to finish their degree and find paid work than university students who are not in the program," Mr Wolski said.

"It also gives you a community of people who can help connect you to culture, which I think matters more than ever in the current political climate."

Indigenous QUT student Paige Thomas, who is studying a Bachelor of Architectural Design, has completed two paid internships through CareerTrackers in the construction industry.

Ms Thomas was placed with Stockland as a civil and infrastructure construction consultant after her second year at QUT, before completing a placement with Cox Architecture as a student designer after her third year.

Ms Thomas said CareerTrackers helped students make informed choices.

"My CareerTrackers advisor offers support throughout the semester with monthly check-ins, notifies me with opportunities and helps me to make informed decisions about what company I would like to work for," Ms Thomas said.

"CareerTrackers aims to give First Nations real world experience within their field study. This experience can help to inform students of their chosen career, what pathway they want to take and for them to have experience to put on their resume before they graduate."

CareerTrackers Executive Director, University Engagement, Brigette Sancho said the partnership with QUT had already delivered results for students.

1190 internships had been completed by QUT students, including 340 students supported over the most recent summer and winter periods.