The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has confirmed it has revoked offers made for next year's AusAID graduate program.

The program prepares graduates for a career with AusAID, the government agency responsible for managing Australia's overseas aid program.

One of the Coalition Government's first acts was to merge AusAID with DFAT.

Job cuts had been foreshadowed as a result of the decision.

A DFAT spokeswoman says the circumstances have changed since the time of recruitment earlier this year.

"AusAID was recruiting to manage an $8 billion aid program," she said.

"With the program now reduced to $5 billion, it would not be responsible to proceed with the recruitment of additional staff."

The Government announced a $4.5 billion cut to foreign aid funding in the policy costings earlier this year.

Other factors taken into account were the Government's commitment to cut 12,000 jobs across the public service and the increased efficiency dividend.

The Department will continue to run its graduate program next year for people currently in the program.

It says decisions about future graduate programs will be made in due course.