hi there, about yr Qn. melbourne, Sydney and pErth are capital
cities. u can study here if u intend to work part time. But if u
studied in low population areas , like Brisbane, Tas, and Adelaide,
u will get some extra points for PR.
There a lots of jobs available but getting what u want may be
difficult. Entry level jobs requiring manual labour are easy to get
if u have some
expereince. sometimes training is provided if u are a freshie.
Examples being sales assistants, orderlies,
cleaners, transport men, taxi drivers ect. But
if u are looking for high end jobs, make sure u have a degree and a
PR and lots of experience. managerial or office
positions need knowledge in accoutancy, management ect. The
difference between Australia and Singapore is that Australian job
market is looking for people with skills and work experience
, not cheap unskilled workers.
. Your work expereince may not be in that field but they will give recognition for prior work experience if its related.
Its now harder to apply after the new post Sept 2007 rules.
However .However some "balancing acts" of the new immigration
scheme are in place like eg. work expereince and English
capability, getting more points than before.
Overall, it has been revamped to
incorporate more tighter relations with work, study and expereince.
Australian residency system is a beast. Its highly complicated system which is unforgiving.
the new changes after Sept 2007 are due to the problem of students who graduated after studies not working in their respective fields of study after getting permanent residency. This causes ártificial
and unpredictable changes in the labour market and certain industries where labour is needed are not benefitting at all while others have an oversupply.
Though independent migration ( where u apply and get it straight away) is more harder now , ( its never been easy anyway) ,
there are certain aspects in place that may help students who study
in australia to get permanent residency. One is the TR - Temporary
Resident, whereby u have to work for a total of 900 hours in your
studied field to get PR. this helps those who are in trade studies
like Hairdressing, chef and mechanics or anything which is shortage
in Australia
. However for general non trade studies like eg. accountancy,
business, Engineering, U can still take the TR route but its risky
because u have to find
employment during the TR period and even so
riskier if your field of study is not in the skills shortage
list. However if u can find it, u have to find it when u are still studying ( part time work) since the TR is granted to u for only 18 months. In these 18 months u have to clock 900 hours which is actually less than a year if u worked for minimum
20 hours per week. In all, u have to find 900 hours work either during your studies or during the TR which u apply after graduating
or both together in total. And this work have to be either related
to your studies or a pre existing skill u have before which no
necessarily be related to your course. Like eg,
U studied Business Finance but u have a
Diploma in Engineering. u can classify the both as related as U may
be working for an engineering company in the future. But the work
for the 900 hours can come from your pre existing enginnering
qualification. Important thing is that both your studies
and work must be clsely related.
another way is employer sponsored PR which if u are lucky while studying
and
working or during th TR period u have a good employer who likes
u...
All these came about due to large number of people
who were granted straight PRs after their 2 year study not working
in their relevant field of study.
And btw, i think manager and administrators, are under the gazetted list of 60 points in Victoria and some other states i think at the moment. Your
course of study may fall into this category and u have to
find employment in this category for 900 hours.
Considering u have not even started studying, my advice to u is dont go for the courses which u want PR for unless u very sure u are interested in it . Because 2 -3 years later, the occupations in shortage may change and when u graduate , u will find that u have been screwed. So do what u want to do.
I have seen it and done it all and seen others before an was in your situation years back.
Australia is not the only place u can go to work or live, The rest of the world are at yur fingertips. Good luck in your future endeavours.