The professional year program is a structure program, designed for the international graduates who wish to apply for the permanent residency.
This program prepares the candidates with proper course structure and real industry placement in their field. This course prepares students with industry-specific skills and prepare them for Australian workforce environment. The course is approved by the Australian Government and can be used to assess the skill on the specific field.
Currently PY program is only offered in these fields: Accounting, Engineering and IT.
Standard eligibility criteria for PY:
- Completed an undergraduate or postgraduate degree from an Australian University
- Applied for 485 visa or are on bridging visa.
- English test score of bands 6 in IELTS or equivalent.
- Have skills assessment done from an authorised assessment body.
Both accounting and engineering program require candidates to go through a skills assessment before enrolling into the program. The documents required for each program is outline below.
Accounting/ Engineering
- Applied for 485 visa or is on bridging visa.
- University transcript or completion letter showing minimum 2 years of studying in Australia.
- Skills assessment done from the CPA, CA or IPA.
- English test score of 6 in IELTS with no band less than 6.
- Engineering skills assessment is done from Engineers Australia and the applicants who have completed their course from Australian Institute are exempted from English test.
Information Communication Technology
- Applied for 485 visa or is on bridging visa A.
- University transcript or completion letter showing minimum 2 years of studying in Australian Institute.
English test score of 6 in IELTS with no band less than 6
