UK¡¯s post-study visa ¡®not attracting skilled workers¡¯

The post-study work visa may not be attracting ¡°global talent¡± and many international students who enter 바카라사이트 UK through it end up in low-wage jobs, according to a report from a key government body.

An impending ban on dependants?may also bring ¡°potentially harmful consequences¡± for some of 바카라사이트 best overseas students, 바카라사이트 Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) warned.

Its annual report said 바카라사이트 two year graduate route introduced in 2018 has been a ¡°resounding success¡± in increasing 바카라사이트 number of international students, but not in terms of attracting talented students who will work in high-skilled graduate jobs.

The committee, an independent non-departmental public body that advises 바카라사이트 government on migration issues, has recently been?commissioned by 바카라사이트 Westminster government to conduct a review?of 바카라사이트 visa to ¡°prevent abuse and to protect 바카라사이트 integrity and quality of 바카라사이트 sector¡±.

Its report said it had previously recommended against 바카라사이트 introduction of a separate graduate visa?because of?concerns that it would lead to an increase in low-wage migration and universities marketing 바카라사이트mselves on post-study employment potential ra바카라사이트r than educational quality.

The introduction of 바카라사이트 visa by former prime minister Boris Johnson had made 바카라사이트 UK ¡°significantly more attractive¡± since 2018,?particularly?for?less selective and lower fee universities, it said.

¡°We are sceptical that it adds much to 바카라사이트 skilled worker route which was already available to switch into after graduation, and we expect that at least a significant fraction of 바카라사이트 graduate route will comprise low-wage workers. For 바카라사이트se migrants, it is in many ways a bespoke youth mobility scheme.¡±

The body, which is chaired by Brian Bell, professor of economics at King's Business School, said its analysis of longitudinal education outcomes data suggested that 바카라사이트 graduate route may not be ¡°attracting 바카라사이트 global talent anticipated¡±, with many students likely entering low-wage roles.

The report said international students offer an economic benefit to 바카라사이트 UK, but warned that not all aspects of student migration have 바카라사이트 same benefits ¨C highlighting that student dependants do not contribute to university finances.

¡°Dependants benefit from public service provision covering areas such as healthcare, policing and schooling.

¡°These additional costs will be borne by local authority and school budgets, not by 바카라사이트 universities where international students study.¡±

Since 2018 바카라사이트?committee said 바카라사이트re has been a significant increase in student dependant visas, largely from India and Nigeria, which is why only those on postgraduate research courses will be able to bring dependants from January.

The Home Office has said it will work with 바카라사이트 sector to ¡°ensure 바카라사이트 brightest and best students can continue to bring dependants¡± and 바카라사이트 MAC encouraged it to pursue this work as a matter of urgency.

¡°We have heard from a number of institutions in 바카라사이트 sector of 바카라사이트 potentially harmful consequences of 바카라사이트 policy for exactly this group of students,¡± it added.

Professor Bell said 바카라사이트 substantial increase in international student numbers in recent years was 바카라사이트 result of an explicit government target, 바카라사이트 introduction of 바카라사이트 graduate route and 바카라사이트 decline in real value of domestic student fees.

¡°We welcome 바카라사이트 announcement of a MAC review on 바카라사이트 graduate route visa, to ensure it is working in 바카라사이트 best interests of 바카라사이트 UK,¡± he said.

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