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The Australian Government will increase the duration of post-study work rights of international students to strengthen the pipeline of skilled labour.
Post-study work rights for select degrees in areas of verified skill shortages will be increased from:
- Two years to four years for select Bachelor’s degrees
- Three years to five years for select Masters degrees
- Four years to six years for select PhDs.
“At the moment, only 16 per cent of international students stay on after their studies end,” says Minister for Education Jason Clare.
“This will mean they can stay on longer and use the skills they’ve gained in Australia to help fill some of the chronic skills shortages we have right now,” says Minister for Education Jason Clare.
A working group will be established to advise the Ministers for Home Affairs and Education on developing this and other relevant issues.
Members of the working group will include representatives from the Council of International Education, the National Tertiary Education Union, Universities Australia, and the Departments of Home Affairs and Education.
The group will report to Ministers by 28 October 2022.
International education will also benefit from the $36.1 million the Government will invest in visa processing to support 500 surge staff over the next nine months.
“International education is an important Australian industry that the pandemic has heavily impacted,” says Minister for Home Affairs Clare O’Neil.
Minister O’Neil also announced today that work hours for international students would be capped again in June next year following feedback from stakeholders.
The number of hours will be subject to consultation to strike the right balance between work and study.
Source: View the full media release here: © Commonwealth of Australia
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