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TEMPORARY GRADUATIFICATION: Impacts of post-study work rights policy in Australia

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posted on 2019-09-10, 00:00 authored by Ly TranLy Tran, Mark RahimiMark Rahimi, George Tan
Post-study work rights (PSWR) are becoming
increasingly influential in international students’
decision of study destinations. The rights and
opportunities to work in the host country postgraduation are integral to international students’
expectations about return on investment in
overseas study, employment goals, life and
migration aspirations. Policy makers and
education providers regard post-study work
opportunities in the host countries as a drawcard
for international students. Accordingly, enhancing
employment prospects and outcomes of
international graduates who stay in the
destination country is increasingly crucial both for
host country’s sustainable growth of international
students and commitment to delivering on
promise.
Revised and introduced in 2013, the Australian
government’s PSWR policy aims to provide
international graduates from Australian
universities with the opportunity to remain in
Australia from two to four years and gain
international work experience. The temporary
graduate visa is often referred to as subclass 485
visa. The latest data from the Department of
Home Affairs show that as of June 2019, there
were 91,776 temporary graduates in Australia,
which accounts for around 0.7 per cent of
Australia’s 13.5 million labour force (Australian
Government, 2019a). This research examines the
effects of Australia’s temporary graduate visa
policy.
This study (2016-2019) is based on analysis of
policy and multiple secondary data sources, a
survey of 1,156 temporary graduate visa holders
from 35 Australian universities and in-depth
interviews with 50 key stakeholders including current and past holders of temporary graduate
visa who remained in Australia or returned to
their home country, employers, university staff,
education and migration agents, government and
key industry representatives.

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Deakin University

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Burwood, VIC

Research statement

Post-study work rights (PSWR) are becoming increasingly influential in international students’ decision of study destinations. The rights and opportunities to work in the host country postgraduation are integral to international students’ expectations about return on investment in overseas study, employment goals, life and migration aspirations. Policy makers and education providers regard post-study work opportunities in the host countries as a drawcard for international students. Accordingly, enhancing employment prospects and outcomes of international graduates who stay in the destination country is increasingly crucial both for host country’s sustainable growth of international students and commitment to delivering on promise

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A6 Research report/technical paper

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