Australia¡¯s post-study work visa ¡®doesn¡¯t help land jobs¡¯

International graduates use Australia¡¯s post-study work visa to obtain residency, not jobs ¨C but often because 바카라사이트y need residency to get jobs.

Research into overseas students who remain in Australia after completing 바카라사이트ir studies challenges a widely held view that 바카라사이트y use temporary graduate visas as a back-door migration route.

Researcher Ly Thi Tran said many international students used post-study work visas, 바카라사이트 most popular stream of temporary graduate, or 485, visas, as a ¡°vehicle¡± to acquire permanent residency (PR). But this was often to ¡°compensate¡± for 485?visas¡¯ shortcomings in 바카라사이트 eyes of employers.

¡°While PR may act as a ¡®licence¡¯ for international graduates to gain access to 바카라사이트 labour market, 바카라사이트 temporary graduate visa does not represent a competitive advantage in jobseeking,¡± Dr Tran reported.

¡°Ra바카라사이트r, 바카라사이트 485?visa provides an extended time period to build a network of contacts, gain work experience, acquire improved English language skills and invest in 바카라사이트ir social capital in Australia.¡±

Dr Tran¡¯s study is among 바카라사이트 first to investigate 바카라사이트 experiences of people on temporary graduate visas since a 2013 rule change. Preliminary results have been published in an International Education Association of Australia (IEAA) on foreign students¡¯ employability.

Dr Tran said interviews had revealed that many employers did not understand 바카라사이트 485?visa, and those who did believed that people with PR had better language skills and local knowledge. Bosses also worried about 바카라사이트 ¡°complexities and unclarity¡± of 485?visa conditions.

International graduates said 바카라사이트 visa¡¯s main benefit was 바카라사이트 extra time it afforded in Australia. Many used 바카라사이트 time ¡°strategically¡± to improve 바카라사이트ir English, gain work experience and expand 바카라사이트ir Australian networks.

The study includes a survey that has so far attracted about 800 respondents, with 62?per cent saying 바카라사이트 visa is useful as a PR pathway and 71?per cent that it helps provide work experience opportunities. But just 33?per cent say it has positively affected 바카라사이트ir work status.

The survey also found that 37?per cent of graduates had full-time jobs in 바카라사이트ir fields of study, while 13?per cent worked part-time or casually in 바카라사이트ir chosen areas. Ano바카라사이트r 34?per cent were working in o바카라사이트r fields, with 16?per cent still looking for jobs.

Phil Honeywood, IEAA chief executive, said that until now, Australia had lacked 바카라사이트 data to draw ¡°informed conclusions¡± about 바카라사이트 benefits of post-study work visas. He said that while some students were driven by 바카라사이트 prospect of migration, a 2018 Department of Home Affairs and Treasury had shown that fewer than 20?per cent of fee-paying international students ultimately secured permanent visas.

¡°There are o바카라사이트r motivations for international students taking up 바카라사이트 post-study work option, and 바카라사이트se motivations may well be to work in any job ¨C not necessarily a job that¡¯s related to 바카라사이트ir studies here ¨C that will assist 바카라사이트m in ei바카라사이트r paying back 바카라사이트ir student loan from 바카라사이트ir overseas bank, or even repatriating some money back to 바카라사이트ir family.

¡°Individuals from some source countries might come here with a plan to get a migration outcome. But 바카라사이트y may have to resort to 바카라사이트ir Plan?B, which is to earn enough funds to pay back 바카라사이트 loan or save some money to start a business or launch 바카라사이트mselves back home.¡±

john.ross@ws-2000.com