Pursuing further studies in Australia

AUSTRALIA is a favourite destination for further studies as graduates have the opportunity to stay back a further two years to seek employment. Those on a budget can reduce living expenses by working part-time.

About 70% of migration to Australia is through skilled migration. If you are exploring fields of studies in the skills sector, these are some of the Government Technical and Further Education (TAFE) you can explore.

Box Hill Institute is an Australian training organisation funded by the Australian Government. As a Registered Training Organisation, its qualifications are recognised throughout Australia and overseas. Here, 85% of graduates go on to full-time employment or further study within six months of completing their course.

Deakin College (formerly known as MIBT) is a direct pathway to Deakin University. Deakin College provides innovative teaching and learning experiences by engaging students with digital learning technologies. Deakin College has three campus locations in Australia – Melbourne Burwood Campus, Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus and Geelong Waterfront Campus.

For professional courses like pharmacy, physiotherapy, medical sciences, or engineering, Navitas Group is a leading global education provider that offers an extensive range of educational services to over 80,000 students in more than 120 institutions and campuses in 31 countries.

One of Australia’s premier vocational education providers is Kangan Institute. It offers internationally recognised, high-quality accredited courses for international students.

Besides being a major training provider in Victoria for the automotive industry, it also has a specialist Centre for Fashion. Kangan Institute is one of the state’s largest providers of traineeship and apprenticeship training and is a progressive and award-winning educational facility.

Certificate, diploma and advanced diploma courses are available and upon successful completion, articulation into university degree programmes may be an option.

StudyExcel once again presents its Australia Education Fair nationwide, starting from Sept 29 at Weil Hotel, Ipoh; Sept 30 Jen Hotel, Penang; Oct 1 at Armada Hotel, Petaling Jaya and Oct 2 at Grand Paragon Hotel, Johor Baru.

Institutions and university representatives will be there to speak with parents and students and address their concerns.

You can also take the Career Interest Profiling exercise on the spot.

StudyExcel is an education advisory and official representative of schools, colleges, TAFE and universities in Australia, the UK, the US, Singapore and Malaysia.

■ For details, call 03-5880 9999 or log on to www.facebook.com/ studyexcel