From Human Resources magazine: Many questions have been left unanswered in the Federal Government’s recent review of the General Skilled Migration (GSM) program.
While the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, has just released a discussion paper on the review of the points test used to assess GSM applicants, those already in the process or about to apply are left unsure about their position.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010
The Economist Melbourne dunyanin en yasanabilir 3. sehri.
Melbourne dunyanin en yasanabilir 3. sehri. The Economist dergisinin yaptığı araştırmada dünyanın en yaşanabilir şehirleri belirlendi. Avustralya'nın Melbourne kenti listede kendisine 3. sırada yer buldu.
Australia International Students and Education Marketing
The Silent Agony of the Foreign Student. While it treats them like cash cows, our education system puts many foreign students through profound and devastating isolation. This is the situation: over the past 10 years the number of international students studying in Australia has more than doubled.
From New Matilda Australia and questions about international student support.
From New Matilda Australia and questions about international student support.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Study in the EU - Budapest, Hungary, Europe
Study in Europe the EU, Budapest, Hungary.
Budapest University of Technology & Economics. The BME is proud of its more than 225-year tradition of excellence in engineering education. It has developed into the largest institutions of higher education in Hungary and it is one of Central-Europe’s most important research centers. The University considers scientific and applied research and development of equal importance not only to its educational activities, but also to economic and social development. BME has 7 knowledge centers and is the member of the most respected European and worldwide communities for higher education and engineering, such as EUA, CESAEER, SEFI, IAUP, INU.
For information on other universities and courses in Hungary visit Hungarian Ministry of Education's Study Transfer website.
For local expatriate and international student information forums, blogs, directories etc. see Expats Hungary.
Budapest University of Technology & Economics. The BME is proud of its more than 225-year tradition of excellence in engineering education. It has developed into the largest institutions of higher education in Hungary and it is one of Central-Europe’s most important research centers. The University considers scientific and applied research and development of equal importance not only to its educational activities, but also to economic and social development. BME has 7 knowledge centers and is the member of the most respected European and worldwide communities for higher education and engineering, such as EUA, CESAEER, SEFI, IAUP, INU.
For information on other universities and courses in Hungary visit Hungarian Ministry of Education's Study Transfer website.
For local expatriate and international student information forums, blogs, directories etc. see Expats Hungary.
Work Backpacker Working Holiday Visa Workers
Backpackers flock to the fields as GFC makes hospitality work scarce in the cities
The global financial crisis is forcing backpackers to look for harvest work due to a shortage of hospitality and bar jobs in cities, according to National Harvest Labour Information Service (NHLIS) manager Robert Cameron.
The global financial crisis is forcing backpackers to look for harvest work due to a shortage of hospitality and bar jobs in cities, according to National Harvest Labour Information Service (NHLIS) manager Robert Cameron.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Australian Education News Private Colleges International Students
Private college numbers soar despite regulators' crackdown. PRIVATE college numbers have surged by 20 per cent in the past year, defying the federal government crackdown and prompting a warning the sector is still expanding too fast for regulators to cope.
Unclear if this surge (like population and migration) is still occurring, and decisions made when economy and related was on an historical high? Still unclear how colleges are registered and regulated? Are the regulators going to conduct regulator financial audits of private colleges? A simple indicator agents use and often correct, is when commission invoices are not paid or payments constantly delayed .... Simply not an issue of more regulation of dodgy colleges as both state and private institutions are dependent upon offshore agents for candidates and if they become wary, like prospective students, it will only harm the health of the industry in future, including TAFEs and universities.
Gillard primes collapse fund. EDUCATION Minister Julia Gillard has announced an extra $5.1 million to cover fee refunds for overseas students when colleges collapse.
Not just tougher migration rules but also economy i.e. if employment difficult study in Australia is less attractive, perceived and actual tougher student visa regime, issues of violence spread through "word of mouth" or internet and high Australian dollar.
Trades college in financial trouble. ONE of Melbourne's oldest colleges, specialising in cookery and hairdressing courses for international students, has run into financial trouble, with an outstanding debt of about $7 million. Hales Institute in Swanston Street had been in financial strife for several months before it was placed in voluntary administration yesterday. Students told The Age the college had recently been demanding tuition fees be paid in advance of the due date.
International students are a discerning bunch. LAST week, two reports on the perceptions of international students studying in Australia were released.
Yes they are, and to be commended that after incidents against students occurred that Swinburne and other universities participated in a fourth JWT Education survey of student perceptions. However, why has the Australian education industry processes to assess the student experience including learning, social, outcomes etc. been so patchy over past 20 years,if not non existent? The writer can claim that racism is overstated but anecdotal evidence has shown that it has become an issue in Australia that cannot be denied, especially when used for past 15 years as a political "wedge issue". At another level there has been a patronising attitude toward international students evident within institutions and amongst staff. Further, those who advise government and DIAC e.g. Dr.Bob Birrell and the Centr for Population & Urban Research at Monash University at best show antipathy toward foreigners, migrants, refugees and international students.
Unclear if this surge (like population and migration) is still occurring, and decisions made when economy and related was on an historical high? Still unclear how colleges are registered and regulated? Are the regulators going to conduct regulator financial audits of private colleges? A simple indicator agents use and often correct, is when commission invoices are not paid or payments constantly delayed .... Simply not an issue of more regulation of dodgy colleges as both state and private institutions are dependent upon offshore agents for candidates and if they become wary, like prospective students, it will only harm the health of the industry in future, including TAFEs and universities.
Gillard primes collapse fund. EDUCATION Minister Julia Gillard has announced an extra $5.1 million to cover fee refunds for overseas students when colleges collapse.
Not just tougher migration rules but also economy i.e. if employment difficult study in Australia is less attractive, perceived and actual tougher student visa regime, issues of violence spread through "word of mouth" or internet and high Australian dollar.
Trades college in financial trouble. ONE of Melbourne's oldest colleges, specialising in cookery and hairdressing courses for international students, has run into financial trouble, with an outstanding debt of about $7 million. Hales Institute in Swanston Street had been in financial strife for several months before it was placed in voluntary administration yesterday. Students told The Age the college had recently been demanding tuition fees be paid in advance of the due date.
International students are a discerning bunch. LAST week, two reports on the perceptions of international students studying in Australia were released.
Yes they are, and to be commended that after incidents against students occurred that Swinburne and other universities participated in a fourth JWT Education survey of student perceptions. However, why has the Australian education industry processes to assess the student experience including learning, social, outcomes etc. been so patchy over past 20 years,if not non existent? The writer can claim that racism is overstated but anecdotal evidence has shown that it has become an issue in Australia that cannot be denied, especially when used for past 15 years as a political "wedge issue". At another level there has been a patronising attitude toward international students evident within institutions and amongst staff. Further, those who advise government and DIAC e.g. Dr.Bob Birrell and the Centr for Population & Urban Research at Monash University at best show antipathy toward foreigners, migrants, refugees and international students.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Hales College Melbourne Finance Problems
Hales, ONE of Melbourne's oldest colleges, specialising in cookery and hairdressing courses for international students, has run into financial trouble, with an outstanding debt of about $7 million.
Hales Institute in Swanston Street had been in financial strife for several months before it was placed in voluntary administration yesterday. Students told The Age the college had recently been demanding tuition fees be paid in advance of the due date.
May not be the last.....
Hales Institute in Swanston Street had been in financial strife for several months before it was placed in voluntary administration yesterday. Students told The Age the college had recently been demanding tuition fees be paid in advance of the due date.
May not be the last.....
Ausztrália Megjelent a pontrendszer vitaindítója
Megjelent a pontrendszer vitaindítója.
Értékes bevándorlók kellenek. Többek között jól gyakorlott szakmunkások, jó angoltudással.
- olyanok is, akik nem szponzorálással akarnak bevándorolni
- építőipari szakmunkások is, akiket nem lehet szponzorálni, mert az építőipar alvállalkozókkal dolgozik, nem alkalmazottakkal. (csak alkalmazottakkat lehet szponzorálni)
Értékes bevándorlók kellenek. Többek között jól gyakorlott szakmunkások, jó angoltudással.
- olyanok is, akik nem szponzorálással akarnak bevándorolni
- építőipari szakmunkások is, akiket nem lehet szponzorálni, mert az építőipar alvállalkozókkal dolgozik, nem alkalmazottakkal. (csak alkalmazottakkat lehet szponzorálni)
Ausztrália Szponzorált ideiglenes munkavállalók
Szponzorált ideiglenes munkavállalók (457-es alosztály). A 2009/10-es évben 457-est kapott pályázók közel 90%-a menedzser és profi szakember. A fizetésük is ennek megfelelő, közel 100 ezer dollár évente. A bányászat fizet a legjobban, átlag 169 ezret, aztán jön a pénzügyi és biztosítási ágazat, 127 ezerrel.
A leggyakoribb 457-es foglalkozások: diplomás ápolók, orvosok és számítógépesek.
2010 januárjában 45%-kal kevesebb 457-es vízumot adtak ki, mint 2009 januárjában.
{A miniszter úgy nyilatkozott, hogy azt szeretné, hogy a szponzorált pályázók kapjanak elsőbbséget az önállóan pályázók ellenében, de tavaly mégis annyira megnehezítette a 457-es szponzorálást, hogy a vízumkiadás drámaian visszaesett.}
http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/media-releases/2010/ce10013.htm
A leggyakoribb 457-es foglalkozások: diplomás ápolók, orvosok és számítógépesek.
2010 januárjában 45%-kal kevesebb 457-es vízumot adtak ki, mint 2009 januárjában.
{A miniszter úgy nyilatkozott, hogy azt szeretné, hogy a szponzorált pályázók kapjanak elsőbbséget az önállóan pályázók ellenében, de tavaly mégis annyira megnehezítette a 457-es szponzorálást, hogy a vízumkiadás drámaian visszaesett.}
http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/media-releases/2010/ce10013.htm
Monday, February 22, 2010
Australia New University Research Students, Migration and India
AUSTRALIA: Many foreigners but few PhDs. So difficult has life become for Australian PhD and masters by research students that the numbers starting the degrees are falling and completion rates are among the lowest in the developed world. At the same time, foreign student commencements in PhD degree courses have rocketed by 125% over the past six years.
Is this a sympton of lower levels of maths science competency of high school graduates, and career guidance during their teenage years?
Queensland to draw up migration plan to curb population. Government is set to draw up a migration plan for the state that could act as a brake on southeast Queensland's rampant population growth while ensuring regional centres receive a steady supply of skilled workers. Premier Anna Bligh said the plan would allow Queensland to choose which skilled migrants settled in the state.
Do we a hear a "dog whistle" here? Surely the QLD government is some years too late in commencement of migration and population planning as population growth is probably now decreasing?
You pay to prove we're not racist. State Government spends $250,000 for Indian journalists to be flown to Australia. Taxpayers are paying $250,000 for Indian journalists to be flown to Australia to help fight a public relations battle over attacks on Indian students. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, through its international media visits budget, is paying flight and five-star accommodation bills of $10,000 for each of 25 Indian reporters from the subcontinent to take tours of Australia, focusing on Melbourne.
Begs the question, what have the $100 million of taxpayer money spent annually on overseas travel, hotels and allowances by universities, TAFE, DFAT, Austrade, AEI, DEEWR, State Departments of Education and Tourism bodies etc. been used for if not promoting the same to India and Asia (while not using the internet for economic and effective communication and marketing)?
Is this a sympton of lower levels of maths science competency of high school graduates, and career guidance during their teenage years?
Queensland to draw up migration plan to curb population. Government is set to draw up a migration plan for the state that could act as a brake on southeast Queensland's rampant population growth while ensuring regional centres receive a steady supply of skilled workers. Premier Anna Bligh said the plan would allow Queensland to choose which skilled migrants settled in the state.
Do we a hear a "dog whistle" here? Surely the QLD government is some years too late in commencement of migration and population planning as population growth is probably now decreasing?
You pay to prove we're not racist. State Government spends $250,000 for Indian journalists to be flown to Australia. Taxpayers are paying $250,000 for Indian journalists to be flown to Australia to help fight a public relations battle over attacks on Indian students. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, through its international media visits budget, is paying flight and five-star accommodation bills of $10,000 for each of 25 Indian reporters from the subcontinent to take tours of Australia, focusing on Melbourne.
Begs the question, what have the $100 million of taxpayer money spent annually on overseas travel, hotels and allowances by universities, TAFE, DFAT, Austrade, AEI, DEEWR, State Departments of Education and Tourism bodies etc. been used for if not promoting the same to India and Asia (while not using the internet for economic and effective communication and marketing)?
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Avustralya Hakkında Yeni Haber Çanakkale Galatasaray THY ve Eğıtım
Avustralya'dan Çanakkale'deki 5 projeye destek. Avustralya hükümeti, 95 yıl önce dedelerinin savaştığı Çanakkale'de sivil toplum örgütlerince sunulan 5 projeyi destekleme kararı aldı. Avustralya'nın Çanakkale Konsolosu Andrew Koç McDonald, Eceabat Sağlık Ocağı, Kemalpaşa Anaokulu ve Bigalı Köy Meydanı Güneş Enerjisi Sistemi ile Karabiga Kadın Kooperatifi Elişi Çeyizevi, Barbaros Mahallesi Medyatek ve Görme Özürlüler Kütüphanesi projelerine destek verdiklerini söyledi.
Yeni Haber Galatasaray Futbol Okulu Melbourne Avustralya.
THY'DEN AVUSTRALYA’YA DİREKT UÇUŞ. SHGM ile Avustralya'nın imzaladığı ikili anlaşmayla, eski Cumhurbaşkanlarından Turgut Özal döneminde planlanan bir uçuş gerçek oluyor. SHGM yetkilileri, 2009 yılında sivil havacılık alanında 48 ülke ile ikili anlaşma imzalandığını belirterek, “2010’nun ilk anlaşması Avustralya ile imzalandı.
Avustralya eğıtım hakkında AIEC QUEST.
Yeni Haber Galatasaray Futbol Okulu Melbourne Avustralya.
THY'DEN AVUSTRALYA’YA DİREKT UÇUŞ. SHGM ile Avustralya'nın imzaladığı ikili anlaşmayla, eski Cumhurbaşkanlarından Turgut Özal döneminde planlanan bir uçuş gerçek oluyor. SHGM yetkilileri, 2009 yılında sivil havacılık alanında 48 ülke ile ikili anlaşma imzalandığını belirterek, “2010’nun ilk anlaşması Avustralya ile imzalandı.
Avustralya eğıtım hakkında AIEC QUEST.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Australian Education Exports Cultural Clash?
Value of education exports `overstated by half'
THE real value of Australia's education exports is only about half the $15 billion claimed by the sector, and has been inflated by the partial use of official figures that rely on out-of-date assumptions.
Demographer Bob Birrell has co-authored a study that estimates the value of education exports at just $7.9bn in 2007-08, compared with $13.7bn in the balance of payments figures..... Universities Australia chief executive Glenn Withers attacked the report, saying it was "conceptually flawed and riddled with problems".
Withstanding Birrell's contentious and perpetual negative claims regarding immigration, foreigners etc., clear that he dismisses intangible long term social benefits of engaging with all social and economic classes from Asia (and elsewhere). Nor does he appear to have taken into account investment by students (namely parents/family) in real estate whether $AUD150,000 student apartment or $AUD1 million property in good suburb (and expenditure of full family unit)?
Related, he ignores the the origins of the Australian international education policy as a development tool, not purely utalitarian or financial, and that international students subsidise Australian students.
On the other hand, the Australian education industry has done little if anything to explain the tangible and intangible benefits to the Australian public. Many in the industry seem to view overseas students as an "expensive nuisance to be tolerated", i.e. mainstream Australia is still not comfortable in the globalised world and all the benefits it gives Australia, apart from nice food, good coffee etc.? One also recalls perception from 90s that overseas students were given free courses, free cars and free apartments......
Further, one has suspected that numbers have been inflated or window dressed for marketing purposes where all sorts of conflicts exist e.g. Austrade oversees export development grants and AEI Australian Education International conducts research, then both jointly take fees from institutions to provide market info and (short term) entry services..... then spruik ever increasing numbers.....
Finally, Dr. Bob Birrell, Centre for Population & Urban Research and journal "People & Place" researching, consulting to DIAC and commenting upon immigration, international education and anything remotely related would be like AFL or Rugby doing the same for soccer in Australia....another cultural clash?
THE real value of Australia's education exports is only about half the $15 billion claimed by the sector, and has been inflated by the partial use of official figures that rely on out-of-date assumptions.
Demographer Bob Birrell has co-authored a study that estimates the value of education exports at just $7.9bn in 2007-08, compared with $13.7bn in the balance of payments figures..... Universities Australia chief executive Glenn Withers attacked the report, saying it was "conceptually flawed and riddled with problems".
Withstanding Birrell's contentious and perpetual negative claims regarding immigration, foreigners etc., clear that he dismisses intangible long term social benefits of engaging with all social and economic classes from Asia (and elsewhere). Nor does he appear to have taken into account investment by students (namely parents/family) in real estate whether $AUD150,000 student apartment or $AUD1 million property in good suburb (and expenditure of full family unit)?
Related, he ignores the the origins of the Australian international education policy as a development tool, not purely utalitarian or financial, and that international students subsidise Australian students.
On the other hand, the Australian education industry has done little if anything to explain the tangible and intangible benefits to the Australian public. Many in the industry seem to view overseas students as an "expensive nuisance to be tolerated", i.e. mainstream Australia is still not comfortable in the globalised world and all the benefits it gives Australia, apart from nice food, good coffee etc.? One also recalls perception from 90s that overseas students were given free courses, free cars and free apartments......
Further, one has suspected that numbers have been inflated or window dressed for marketing purposes where all sorts of conflicts exist e.g. Austrade oversees export development grants and AEI Australian Education International conducts research, then both jointly take fees from institutions to provide market info and (short term) entry services..... then spruik ever increasing numbers.....
Finally, Dr. Bob Birrell, Centre for Population & Urban Research and journal "People & Place" researching, consulting to DIAC and commenting upon immigration, international education and anything remotely related would be like AFL or Rugby doing the same for soccer in Australia....another cultural clash?
Monday, February 15, 2010
Rektörden Avustralya'nın Çanakkale Konsolosu'na Nezaket Ziyareti
Rektörden Avustralya'nın Çanakkale Konsolosu'na Nezaket Ziyareti. Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi (ÇOMÜ) Rektörü Prof. Dr. Ali Akdemir Avustralya'nın Çanakkale Konsolosu Andrew Koç Mcdonald'a nezaket ziyareti gerçekleştirdi. Önümüzdeki günlerde Avustralya'da yapacağı çeşitli temaslar hakkında da Avustralya'nın Çanakkale Konsolosu Andrew Koç Mcdonald'la karşılıklı görüş alışverişinde bulunan Rektör Akdemir, Avustralya'da bulunan Monash, Deakin ve Melbourne Üniversitelerinde çeşitli temaslarda bulunacağını, bu üniversitelerle öğrenci değişimi, ortak araştırma projeleri ve çeşitli projeler hakkında görüşmeler yapacağını bildirdi. Ziyaret karşılıklı teşekkür ve iyi niyet temennileri ile son buldu.
Australia University Offers Study Abroad Europe Budapest Hungary
AIEC the Australian International Education Centre Budapest can assist with informing candidates of opportunities in Hungary, contact us direct via our website.
The Hungarian Ministry of Education's Study Transfer Program - an official program for studying abroad, participate in the higher education in Europe and Hungary in Bachelor (BA, BSc), Master (MA,MSc) degrees, PhD courses or special short training programs. The program closely cooperates with education agencies, universities, colleges, and foreign governments in preparing scholarship and fellowship programs.
You can apply to Semmelweis University which is the largest Hungarian higher educational institution training doctors and health care professionals. The more than 200-year old University has 8000 students nowadays studying medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, etc.. Semmelweis University Faculty of Health Sciences offers international level education and competitive diploma in the field of health sciences.
The Hungarian Ministry of Education's Study Transfer Program - an official program for studying abroad, participate in the higher education in Europe and Hungary in Bachelor (BA, BSc), Master (MA,MSc) degrees, PhD courses or special short training programs. The program closely cooperates with education agencies, universities, colleges, and foreign governments in preparing scholarship and fellowship programs.
You can apply to Semmelweis University which is the largest Hungarian higher educational institution training doctors and health care professionals. The more than 200-year old University has 8000 students nowadays studying medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, etc.. Semmelweis University Faculty of Health Sciences offers international level education and competitive diploma in the field of health sciences.
Australian Migration News Latest Changes
From queue to pool: skilled migration gets a makeover. Peter Mares analyses the latest changes to Australia’s migration program. ....There will be a great deal of pain for some organisations and for many individuals as a result, and the full consequences will take many years to be felt. Some pressing problems remain – most notably the blow-out in processing times for non-priority visa applications already in the system – but the attempt to shift policy onto a new footing is driven by a strong and defensible rationale.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Final Round University Offers Alternative Study EU
If you have not received final round unversity offer or preference in Australia have you considered study in Europe? Budapest and Hungary have good quality programs in English with low fees and low cost of living in a safe environment.
The Hungarian Ministry of Education's Study Transfer Program - an official program for studying abroad, participate in the higher education in Europe and Hungary in Bachelor (BA, BSc), Master (MA,MSc) degrees, PhD courses or special short training programs. The program closely cooperates with education agencies, universities, colleges, and foreign governments in preparing scholarship and fellowship programs.
AIEC the Australian International Education Centre Budapest can assist with informing candidates of opportunities in Hungary, contact us direct via our website, if you leave a telephone number we can call you.
Corvinus University Budapest Economics & Business MBA (CEMS & PIM). The University provides Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degree programs in the areas of economics, business, public administration, horticultural science, food science, landscape architecture and social sciences in Hungarian and English. The high level of education is also underpinned by the Financial Times masters in management evaluation, that ranks the Master's in Business Administration program in the top 50 in Europe. The University holds membership of the elite group of the Community of European Management Schools (CEMS) and the worldwide consortium of Partnership in international Management (PIM).
The Hungarian Ministry of Education's Study Transfer Program - an official program for studying abroad, participate in the higher education in Europe and Hungary in Bachelor (BA, BSc), Master (MA,MSc) degrees, PhD courses or special short training programs. The program closely cooperates with education agencies, universities, colleges, and foreign governments in preparing scholarship and fellowship programs.
AIEC the Australian International Education Centre Budapest can assist with informing candidates of opportunities in Hungary, contact us direct via our website, if you leave a telephone number we can call you.
Corvinus University Budapest Economics & Business MBA (CEMS & PIM). The University provides Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degree programs in the areas of economics, business, public administration, horticultural science, food science, landscape architecture and social sciences in Hungarian and English. The high level of education is also underpinned by the Financial Times masters in management evaluation, that ranks the Master's in Business Administration program in the top 50 in Europe. The University holds membership of the elite group of the Community of European Management Schools (CEMS) and the worldwide consortium of Partnership in international Management (PIM).
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Ausztrália A GEOS Nyelviskola süllyedése.
A GEOS süllyedése. A japán tulajdonban lévő GEOS nyelviskola-hálózat csődöt jelentett és bezárta iskoláit. A diákoknak és alkalmazottaknak 10 millió dollárral tartozik a cég. Az ausztrál állam egy direkt erre a célra létrehozott alapból kártalanítja a diákokat, azaz visszafizeti a tandíjat, vagy más iskolákba helyezi őket.
AIEC Budapest.
AIEC Budapest.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Australian News Migration Changes and Job Demand
New Australian General Skilled Migration GSM changes, announced by Evans the Minister responsible for the Department of Immigration & Citizenship DIAC, explained by registered MARA migration agents, while waiting still for new Skilled Occupations List SOL, from PomsinOz, "Agents Only Thread"
Clarius Skills Index of jobs in demand for December 2009 includes: Chefs, Wood Tradespersons, Metal Tradespersons, Building, Engineering Professionals, Hairdressers, Food Tradespersons, Health Professionals, Building and Engineering, Associate Professionals, Automotive Tradespersons and Computing Professionals.
Clarius Skills Index of jobs in demand for December 2009 includes: Chefs, Wood Tradespersons, Metal Tradespersons, Building, Engineering Professionals, Hairdressers, Food Tradespersons, Health Professionals, Building and Engineering, Associate Professionals, Automotive Tradespersons and Computing Professionals.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Australian News Migration Education and Skills
Regional centres to boom now the bust has settled. SOME are calling it "payback year", others "the year of the investor". I see it as "the year of the regional centre". It's clear 2010 will be a different year to the previous one, with those who worked hard for not much reward in 2009 expecting better returns. These are the people looking for payback.
Kylie, AC/DC miss out on Grammys. KYLIE Minogue, AC/DC, Keith Urban and Sam Sparro felt no love at the 51st Grammy Awards, as Robert Plant and Alison Krauss dominated while R&B singer Chris Brown ended up in a Los Angeles police station instead of on stage.
ABOUT 1350 Victorian students who missed out on a first-round tertiary offer last month secured a place in the second round of university and TAFE offers yesterday. But there were 123 fewer offers made than at the same time last year. The Victoria Tertiary Admissions Centre made 4412 offers, of which 1355 went to applicants who had not yet received an offer.
Migration has been of great benefit to Australia in the past, and if we are smart it will go on benefiting us in the future.
Skills push to lift growth. CONCERN about a looming and long-term shortage of skilled workers has been reignited by the release of a landmark government report, which confirms that productivity growth is critical to counter the impact of the ageing population.
Kylie, AC/DC miss out on Grammys. KYLIE Minogue, AC/DC, Keith Urban and Sam Sparro felt no love at the 51st Grammy Awards, as Robert Plant and Alison Krauss dominated while R&B singer Chris Brown ended up in a Los Angeles police station instead of on stage.
ABOUT 1350 Victorian students who missed out on a first-round tertiary offer last month secured a place in the second round of university and TAFE offers yesterday. But there were 123 fewer offers made than at the same time last year. The Victoria Tertiary Admissions Centre made 4412 offers, of which 1355 went to applicants who had not yet received an offer.
Migration has been of great benefit to Australia in the past, and if we are smart it will go on benefiting us in the future.
Skills push to lift growth. CONCERN about a looming and long-term shortage of skilled workers has been reignited by the release of a landmark government report, which confirms that productivity growth is critical to counter the impact of the ageing population.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Australian Immigration News on Changes February 2010
Australian Immigration Minister's announcement on Skilled Migration visas – 8 February 2010. On 8 February 2010, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, announced the following changes to the General Skilled Migration program:
1. the outcomes of a review of the Migration Occupations in Demand List (MODL)
2. the replacement of the current Skilled Occupation List (SOL) in the second half of 2010
3. offshore GSM visas made before 1 September 2007 would be capped and ceased
priority processing arrangements
4. skills assessment requirements for GSM applicants nominating a trade occupation.
1. the outcomes of a review of the Migration Occupations in Demand List (MODL)
2. the replacement of the current Skilled Occupation List (SOL) in the second half of 2010
3. offshore GSM visas made before 1 September 2007 would be capped and ceased
priority processing arrangements
4. skills assessment requirements for GSM applicants nominating a trade occupation.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Economy Western Australia
How the west is run: Barnett bans the B word. WHILE West Australian Premier Colin Barnett was doing his best to play down any talk that his resource-rich state was on the cusp of an economic boom, statistics were not working in his favour. However, the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data reveals that WA has chalked up four consecutive months of growth in full-time employment, with last month's numbers the highest since April 2009.
Monday, February 1, 2010
BM Temsilcisi Downer, Kıbrıs görüşmelerinden memnun
BM Genel Sekreteri'nin Kıbrıs Özel Danışmanı Alexander Downer ile KKTC Cumhurbaşkanı Mehmet Ali Talat, Kıbrıs görüşmelerinde "önemli ilerleme sağlandığını'' açıkladı. BM Genel Sekreteri Ban Ki-mun'un Kıbrıs ziyaretinde "ilerlemeye" ilişkin açıklama yapacağı belirtildi.
My School Website
Media release My School website launched
The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, today officially launched the My School website during a visit to Tempe High School in Sydney.
The My School website went live this morning and has had more than 1.5 million hits as Australians have logged on to access comprehensive information about their local school.
My School contains important information about each of Australia’s 10 000 schools including the number of students at the school, the number of teachers at the school and how the school is performing in national literacy and numeracy testing.
Parents and school communities are also able to compare their school’s results with neighbouring schools and up to 60 statistically similar schools.
The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, today officially launched the My School website during a visit to Tempe High School in Sydney.
The My School website went live this morning and has had more than 1.5 million hits as Australians have logged on to access comprehensive information about their local school.
My School contains important information about each of Australia’s 10 000 schools including the number of students at the school, the number of teachers at the school and how the school is performing in national literacy and numeracy testing.
Parents and school communities are also able to compare their school’s results with neighbouring schools and up to 60 statistically similar schools.
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