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Discover benefits of taking Professional Year Program

Announcement posted by AECC GLOBAL 24 Jan 2017

Australia Computer Society designed Professional Year in IT program for international graduates.

Professional Year program could be the best way to launch careers for international graduates in Australia. A Professional Year Program is a structural professional development program designed for international graduates who studied in Australian universities. But, the program is limited only to engineering, accounting, and IT graduates having a minimum two-year degree course. The program is aimed at increasing the supply of skilled professionals and resolve current skills shortages in the Australian workforce. Joining PY program is an important way of increasing employability and inch toward Permanent Residency in Australia for international graduates.

Approved by Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) and designed by respective professional bodies of universities, Professional Year Program offers a 44-week formal learning and practical training to graduates. It is a market-readiness program that aims at improving professional skills to take graduates from universities to workplaces. Industry-integrated training is offered during internal placement increases work experience and skills needed for getting jobs in the relevant industry. This is why international graduates need this program to be ready for the Australian market.

“Thanks to PY program, I could get my dream accounting job in Australia,” said Manpreet Singh, a Professional Year in Accounting taker. “the relevant work experience, teamwork, customer service skills, and learning work culture helped to shape my accounting career”.

International graduates need a recognized Australian degree, a temporary graduates visa (485 subclass) and higher English proficiency to be eligible for the PY program. There are other eligibilities which graduates need to fulfill to join in PY program in the chosen subject.

Separate training courses are designed for accounting, engineering, and IT graduates by respective professional bodies. Aiming to offer market-relevant skills in the respective program to graduates, Professional Year in Engineering, Professional Year in Accounting, and Professional Year in IT has been designed.

Designed by Engineering Education Australia, PY engineering course enables graduates to get knowledge on work culture, work experience, and build a network of engineers. Relevant work experience and skills enable graduates to get jobs in the relevant industry after completion.

Professional Year in Accounting is designed by CPA Australia, the Institute of Public Accountants, and the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia. The 44-week offers theoretical and practical training to students in an internal placement with a host company. Training delivers knowledge and industry relevant skills based on local settings to graduates.

Australia Computer Society designed Professional Year in IT program for international graduates. The program contains training in formal learning and working on live projects with an Australian IT firm during the internal placement. Training makes fresh IT graduates into a complete professional with relevant skills, knowledge, and experience needed for employment in the market.

 

The Australian government is offering scholarship 200 million scholarship to foreign students every year. Guaranteed scholarship is assured for eligible international students to pursue PY program from approved educational institutions. But scholarship amounts can vary according to colleges and education institutions offering the program. Take help registered education agents for genuine information and guidance in starting a successful career in Australia.

About AECC Global

AECC Global is an internationally recognized education consultancy and agency based in Australia. With over 10 years of experience, the agency has helped 15000 international students to realize their dreams in Australia. Services start from counseling, visa services, admission in reputed institutes, scholarship, and career guidance to foreign students. The agency has offices in 14 cities spanning in 5 countries worldwide. To get more information about PY program and our services, visit https://www.aeccglobal.com/.