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GregLocock
Automotive
- Apr 10, 2001
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Not actually unemployed, but working as taxi drivers and the like.
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[li]Over 60 per cent of qualified engineers in Australia were born overseas[/li]
[li]However, these engineers are more likely than their Australian-born counterparts to be under or unemployed[/li]
[li]There are 135,759 engineers working in engineering in Australia that were born overseas[/li]
[li]There are 268,595 engineers in the labour force born overseas[/li]
[li]Only 50 per cent of qualified engineers born overseas (in the labour force) work in engineering[/li]
[li]Research conducted by Engineers Australia shows companies have both conscious and unconscious biases towards hiring migrant engineers[/li]
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This is a bit rich, having interviewed a couple of these guys. Basically EA are signing off on engineers with dodgy degrees, dodgy work histories, poor English and no non-collaborative (you know what I mean) technical skills. There are of course paid services who will write your CDR to comply with EA's requirements , and there are courses you can do to get your English test results up to the required grade (I have no idea about either of these companies, they were just the first hits). To be honest I don't even see why we need migrant engineers (which I am) - it's just a lazy way for industry to get experienced engineers without training them for the first 4 years.
Cheers
Greg Locock
New here? Try reading these, they might help FAQ731-376
[ul]
[li]Over 60 per cent of qualified engineers in Australia were born overseas[/li]
[li]However, these engineers are more likely than their Australian-born counterparts to be under or unemployed[/li]
[li]There are 135,759 engineers working in engineering in Australia that were born overseas[/li]
[li]There are 268,595 engineers in the labour force born overseas[/li]
[li]Only 50 per cent of qualified engineers born overseas (in the labour force) work in engineering[/li]
[li]Research conducted by Engineers Australia shows companies have both conscious and unconscious biases towards hiring migrant engineers[/li]
[/ul]
This is a bit rich, having interviewed a couple of these guys. Basically EA are signing off on engineers with dodgy degrees, dodgy work histories, poor English and no non-collaborative (you know what I mean) technical skills. There are of course paid services who will write your CDR to comply with EA's requirements , and there are courses you can do to get your English test results up to the required grade (I have no idea about either of these companies, they were just the first hits). To be honest I don't even see why we need migrant engineers (which I am) - it's just a lazy way for industry to get experienced engineers without training them for the first 4 years.
Cheers
Greg Locock
New here? Try reading these, they might help FAQ731-376