autism
Sean Langton,
Bankwest’s Chief
Technology Officer
with Eric and Luke
hard at work in the
background.
Identical twins Eric and Luke
Weber want to be known
for the great work they do,
rather than the fact they
have autism.
Internship success
E
ric and Luke are the latest
interns from Bankwest’s acceptance in these teams was only
autism internship program to possible because of the level of
be accepted into the organisation’s ‘autism awareness’ at Bankwest.
graduate development program.
The 24-year-old cyber security
“The teams we were a part of
internship offered by Bankwest
was an invaluable initiative.
“The whole program and their
involvement reflects very well on
Bankwest – many organisations have
had learned about autism and so great missions, visions and values
graduates, started the graduate had some understanding as to statements, but they don’t all live
program this year, having completed what people with autism might find by them,” Luke said.
the internship program during the challenging,” he said.
final year of their degrees at Edith
Cowan University in 2018.
Eric said: “We’re enjoying
Towards the end of their
Bankwest Chief Technology Officer
Sean Langton said he’s thrilled to
internship Eric and Luke were see Eric and Luke progress on to the
invited to apply for places in the bank’s full-time staff.
working in a flexible and supportive graduate development program
environment where we are with Bankwest.
“This internship program has
broken down negative stereotypes
meaningfully employed, gaining “We’d demonstrated our in-depth knowledge and solving abilities well throughout the entire workplace and people with
real world problems.” internship and there was a sense autism,” Mr Langton said.
Luke said: “We want to be known
that people wanted us to stick
and created positive results for the
“Of the seven interns we’ve
for the good work we do, not because around, so it was a matter of finding welcomed, four are with us in full time
we have autism.” where we could join,” Luke said. roles and the other three are working
The twins’ internship involved
“When two openings became
with BHP – that’s a pretty good track
spending three days a week over six available, we were both asked if we record. What the internship shows us
months at Bankwest Place in Perth’s would be interested in being part of again and again is that everyone has
CBD, immersed in the organisation’s the graduate program.” something to bring to the table.”
technology division.
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Eric said their integration and
autism
The twins said the autism
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