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According to a new survey almost 80 per cent of international students think their degree is relevant to the Australian industry they work in these includes engineering and technology, health, education and finance and accounting.
A survey based on 1940 students attending Australian Technology Network universities shows that considerable amount of beneficial job outcomes for overseas students than first thought says Melissa Banks an IDP researcher.
Ms Banks said the Department of Immigration and Citizenship reported in a longitudinal survey last year that only 46 per cent of former overseas students used their qualifications in their job often and 25 per cent did so rarely.
Former ATN students were asked whether their degree was relevant to their line of work 79 per cent of all respondents said they agreed or strongly agreed, where as 8 per cent of all respondents said they would disagree or strongly disagree.
Ms Banks said that even though the research was not intended at assessing the effect of international students on domestic skills shortages, it established that after undertaking university in
2005 they were working in 24 professions.
Melissa said "For respondents living in Australia, 14 per cent were working in the IT industry, 13 per cent in banking, finance and accounting, 10 per cent in education and training, 10 per cent in health and 7 per cent in engineering and technology".
Overseas graduates living in Australia had a small percentage of 0.5 working in transportation, with even smaller percentages working across 18 areas including
- Arts and Culture
- Building
- Communications
- Construction
- Environment
- Government
- Law
- Manufacturing
- Media
- Mining
- Trade
- Agriculture
Even though research shows positive outcomes for graduates in Australia, it confirms that additional work is needed to be done to ensure a smoother transition for international students and workers. Australia has the world's best practice on international education, the best recruiting strategies and ethics. Banks said.
The survey had found that graduates from China and India were more likely to have a working visa (66.2 per cent and 58.4 respectively), with (60 per cent and 44.6 per cent) permanent residency among (50.8 per cent and 44.6 per cent) of other graduates from other nations.