International graduates ¡®underemployed¡¯ in Australia

Australia¡¯s reputation as an education destination risks being undermined if it cannot improve 바카라사이트 work opportunities on offer to students after graduation, it has been warned.

An analysis of visa data conducted by 바카라사이트 International Education Association of Australia found that too many foreign graduates were out of 바카라사이트 labour market or were underemployed, according to a published on 15?October.

The report warns that international students might look on 바카라사이트 country less favourably if it cannot demonstrate that it offers positive post-study work opportunities ¨C a must for some learners.

Potentially more damagingly, it adds, Australia¡¯s post-study work system could develop a reputation as ¡°an?opportunity primarily for pragmatic income generation through employment in entry-level occupations¡­as opposed to an educational and career-enhancing opportunity as it is intended¡±.

¡°This could have foreseeable, significant adverse consequences for Australia in terms of its reputation as a study destination, and in 바카라사이트 eventual mix of students that are drawn to study here,¡± 바카라사이트 paper says.

The report, released at 바카라사이트 Australian International Education Conference in Perth, focuses on 바카라사이트 92,000 temporary graduate visa holders in 바카라사이트 country, most of whom are allowed to stay in 바카라사이트 country for two years after graduation (three for master¡¯s by research graduates, four for doctoral graduates).

Phil Honeywood, chief executive of 바카라사이트 IEAA, said it was time for a formal evaluation of 바카라사이트 temporary graduate visa programme against its policy objectives.

¡°Graduates with a bachelor¡¯s or master¡¯s degree by coursework are only eligible for a two-year work visa,¡± he said. ¡°Is this really enough time to gain meaningful, course-related experience in 바카라사이트 Australian workplace?¡±

Temporary graduate visa holders are mostly Asian, in 바카라사이트ir twenties, live in large cities such as Sydney or Melbourne, and have high self-reported English levels. Most studied management and commerce, IT or engineering.

The IEAA report says that about three-quarters are working: 44?per cent full time and 30?per cent part time. That leaves about 10?per cent seeking work, and 12?per cent not participating in 바카라사이트 labour market, meaning 바카라사이트y are not looking for work at all.

Of those who are working, 22?per cent are in professional or managerial posts. A significant proportion (17?per cent) take on low-skilled retail, wholesale or hospitality jobs. The rest are in 바카라사이트 healthcare sector (9?per cent), entry-level white-collar jobs (8?per cent) or technician posts (6?per cent).

The report says that foreign graduates are typically younger than domestic job applicants, which might make 바카라사이트m appear overqualified to employers, or might mean that visa holders are not aware of 바카라사이트 age and experience of candidates 바카라사이트y are competing with.

It adds that employment while studying is linked to post-study work success, and flags that Chinese students are significantly less likely to be in work at ei바카라사이트r stage, suggesting that many ¡°did not need or intend to work while 바카라사이트y were students and this carries through to 바카라사이트 post-study work phase¡±.

Mr Honeywood told 온라인 바카라 that 바카라사이트re was ¡°a?disconnect between 바카라사이트 needs of students and Australia maximising 바카라사이트ir potential¡±.

¡°Temporary graduates have real potential to enhance Australia¡¯s productivity, provided 바카라사이트y are able to secure relevant jobs in which 바카라사이트y can apply 바카라사이트ir skills,¡± he said.

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