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News May 19, 2021 newstarsec

Migration & Study Value For Money → Spend Less, Migrate Better! NSW TAFE Courses With Built-In Work Placements Have Arrived!

TAFE NSW (New South Wales TAFE) operates under the Australian Department of Education and is the largest higher education system in the Southern Hemisphere, offering vocational training and higher education across a wide range of faculties and majors. Strong government funding and close ties with local businesses give TAFE students access to better educational resources and opportunities to take part in internships with local companies. It is also recognised by China's Ministry of Education, so graduates can obtain qualification certification!

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News May 18, 2021 newstarsec

Have a Trade Skill and Land a Job Easily — Australia’s High-Hourly-Rate Shortage Occupation! Multiple Migration Pathways, Low Competition — We Recommend This Under-the-Radar but Excellent Field!

When it comes to working and studying part-time in Australia, we believe what students care about most is how to get this internationally recognised Australian qualification for the least amount of money, while also picking up a trade skill that makes it easy to find work. Many students assume they need to spend at least tens of thousands of dollars a year on tuition just to get a diploma in Australia, then go on to find a good job and migrate. If that's still what you think, you couldn't be more wrong — Australia has plenty of course options, and as long as you're keen to study in Australia, the door is always open for you. Today we've got a little treat for our readers: an introduction to this under-the-radar but very promising field — Australia's Carpentry program.

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News May 17, 2021 newstarsec

PY Validity Is Only Three Years, Not Four — Let’s Prove It Using the Migration Act

A misconception has long circulated that the PY validity period runs for four years from the date the certificate is issued. In fact, according to the legislators behind the Migration Act, that isn't quite right. Legally speaking, the PY validity period actually runs for four years from the start date of the PY (since a PY generally takes 10 months to complete, in practice the PY validity period works out to roughly 3 years and 2 months from graduation), and this is by no means nonsense. Today, I'll use the Migration Act to prove it. I'm confident that once you've read this, you'll agree with me.

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News May 17, 2021 newstarsec

NSW & Canberra 190 Invitation Wave, South Australia Opens Offshore! Tasmania Responds on Processing Standards After Extra Quota! Many Popular Occupations Sit at Zero for 189 This Financial Year!

The final 189 EOI report of the financial year!! News on the new financial year's PR quota! NSW and Canberra 190 invitation wave! South Australia opens offshore applications! The latest from Tasmania! For more, watch episode 38 of "What You Need to Know About Australian Migration" (10 May - 16 May)

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News May 14, 2021 newstarsec

New Zealand migration fast-track recommendations → short programme duration for extra points, plus 1-3 year work visas — these fields have it all!

These past few days everyone's feed has been flooded with Australia's new financial year Budget, and seeing the latest quotas, we imagine plenty of students waiting anxiously both in Australia and offshore are under real pressure — many are now looking to other countries for more opportunities. With borders closed worldwide due to the pandemic, entering and leaving any country has become a real hassle in the short term. But this year's Australia-New Zealand quarantine-free travel bubble has made New Zealand the number-one choice for our friends studying in Australia. Today we'll introduce you to New Zealand's migration-friendly industries and the employment outlook in each.

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News May 14, 2021 newstarsec

[NSW 190 Invitation Downpour + 21 April EOI Official Bulletin!] NSW Loads Up on Popular ICT and Engineering Occupations! 189 Accounting, ICT and More See Zero Invitations All Year…

This morning, the Department of Home Affairs published the official 189 EOI invitation data for the 21 April 2021 round. This afternoon, NSW issued its May 190 invitations, in very large numbers. Let's go through it all together today!

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News May 14, 2021 newstarsec

[Video] Now’s the Time for Offshore IT Applicants to “Get Ahead”!

How do you apply for a skills assessment if you studied IT in mainland China? And how can domestic IT work experience help you “get ahead”? Wherever you are on your migration journey, whatever doubts or challenges you have, you’ll find the answers with Migration StarKnow.

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News May 13, 2021 newstarsec

SA State Nomination: Quotas Up! Offshore Applications Open! Is There Still a Path for Social Work Migration Without 4×7 in IELTS?!

Late last week, the Department of Home Affairs updated the 2020-21 financial year state nomination quotas, and South Australia came out the biggest winner! With only a month and a half left in the financial year, SA's Subclass 190 gained 500 new places and Subclass 491 gained 150 new places (compared with the previous quota — the figures shown are total quotas).

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News May 12, 2021 newstarsec

Applying for Australian migration and want to succeed? This one thing is essential! Everything you need to know about 190/189/491 and popular employer sponsorship!

Will the border reopen? Answer: Yes — last night's Budget already flagged a plan for mid-2022.

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News May 11, 2021 newstarsec

Exclusive first look: Federal Budget breakdown! Border reopening in mid-2022, international students to return by the end of this year! 160,000 PR quota unchanged in the new financial year, priority for onshore applicants!

At 7:30 just now, the Federal Treasurer handed down the Federal Budget for the 2021–22 financial year. If last October's 2020–21 Budget was about emergency response, transition and temporary measures, then this 2021–22 Budget — the first year of the post-pandemic era — marks the start of recovery, with every industry hoping it will bring a turning point.

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