ustralia extends post-study work rights for in-demand graduates
Students from overseas with in-demand skills will soon be able to stay and work in Australia for longer, under changes announced today.
The government will increase post-study work rights for graduates with degrees that teach sought-after skills by two years in an effort to tackle Australia’s labour shortages.
Graduates with select bachelor’s degrees will be able to stay in the country for four years, while those with master’s degrees are eligible for five years and those with PhDs can stay for six.
Although it has not been announced which degree programs will be permitted for the extended visas, the country is currently struggling to fill vacancies in nursing, engineering, and technology.
The government will establish a working group to advise on which courses will be eligible for funding, and the group will report before the end of October.
Representatives from the International Education Association of Australia, the National Tertiary Education Union, Universities Australia, and the home affairs and education departments will be in the group.
The announcement was made at a Job and Skills Summit in Canberra, which earlier this week saw stakeholders discuss the possibility of filling half a million job vacancies with overseas graduates.
The government announced that in June 2023, it will once again place a cap on the number of hours international students can work, reversing the relaxation of restrictions in January. The government has not yet decided what the cap will be.
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