It was a real career change for me, from an experienced academic to a novice public servant, but I have learned so much and enjoyed both rotations immensely so far.
What we do has a direct effect on the country. A policy we come up with could change what childcare providers have to do, or how easily they can access information.
Tristan Ashford studied a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (1st Hons) and Bachelor of Economics at The University of Western Australia in 2015 and is now Fairview Operations Engineer at Santos.