Getting migrant graduates job-ready for Australia

摘要

For graduate engineers wanting to get work experience - and a possible job - the Professional Year in Engineering might be just the thing.At the same time, employers find the one-year program a handy way to help counter the severe lack of engineers in Australia due to the country's booming economy.The PYear, as it is known, is a minimum 44-week (maximum 12-month) job preparation program aimed at equipping graduates from other countries with the professional skills needed for a successful career in the Australian engineering workforce. The program includes a minimum 20-week part-time (or 12-weeks' full time) unpaid internship with a host engineering company.