Australia is one of the developed nations, which is the most preferred country among international students for a world-class education system. Its world-ranked universities, well-qualified faculty, advanced curriculum (theory and practice) and great weather attract international students to study in Australia.
Australia’s educational programs are designed in a way that international students can learn and grow professionally so that they can adapt working environment easily. There are various educational programs, but here we are going to talk about the professional year (PY) program in Australia.
The professional year program is a professional development program specially dedicated to IT, accounting and engineering international students who have completed their graduation.
Benefits of Choosing Professional Year Program
If you are an IT, accounting or engineering graduate and overseas student, can plan for a professional year program for better career development. Completing a professional year program has a lot of advantages, a few of which are mentioned here.
Opportunity to Get an Internship
This is one of the major advantages of the PY program is getting an opportunity to work in an Australian company as an intern, which is possible with the professional year program. With the PY program, international students get a chance to enhance practical knowledge and develop skills in their specialized fields, i.e. IT, engineering or accounting. With this program, many students even get jobs in the company where they complete an internship.
Learn About the Australian Work Environment
With the professional year program, international students get an opportunity to learn about the Australian company work environment, code of conduct, skills required for the work, maintain professional behaviour and much more.
Increase Professional Network
Pursuing a professional year program with the renowned institute gives them an opportunity to enhance their professional network. Students get a chance to know people according to their professional skills and interest.
Additional 5 Points for PR Application
After completing the professional year program, you are eligible to get additional five points for application for permanent residency in the point test from the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP). So this program is the best for international students who want to apply for permanent residency or planning to settle in Australia.
Course Duration
The course duration for the professional year program is 44 weeks to 52 weeks which is around 12 months program. It is a job-ready program for international students available for IT, engineering and accounting graduates.
Eligibility Criteria for Professional Year Program
To pursue a professional year program, here are a few important points that should meet:
- Applicant must be from computer science/ information technology, accounting or engineering field.
- Applicant must have completed graduation or post-graduation from an Australian institute. For students who are not having a degree from Australian Institute can also apply for the PY program, but from them, they need to have a skilled, recognised graduate visa (Subclass 476), and that should be applied for before entering Australia.
- Applicant must have an English language proficiency certificate, and the minimum score in IELTS is 6.0 or equivalent (in the case of PTE minimum score should be 50.).
- Applicant must have a skill assessment which should be valid at the time of application. For accounting students, skill assessment should be from CPA or CA or IPA. For engineering students, skill assessment should be from EEA and for IT students, skills assessment should be done from ACS.
- Applicant must have a temporary graduate visa subclass 485 or have already applied for a temporary graduate visa subclass 485.