devonboy Posted October 11, 2010 Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 hi im nearly 20 years old, work in an office. have reasonable GCSE's and A levels. im a right in thinking that i have no chance in getting out of England and styaing in Oz forever. i really dislike the UK and want a change but dont want to have to come back. does anyone know of getting sponsored office work or is that dreaming a little too much. if worse comes to worse i can get in the trade as my whole family are bricklayers.if anyone has any thoughts i will be very happy. cheers :smiloe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted October 12, 2010 Report Share Posted October 12, 2010 What about continuing your education here, I am pretty sure an Aussie degree will open doors for you. I know people at Uni who still manage to work 3 days a week also, and all through the hols. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devonboy Posted October 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 hi greg thanks for the reply i thought it was really difficult to get a visa to study and id have no idea how i would get by living on my own over there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted October 14, 2010 Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 hi greg thanks for the replyi thought it was really difficult to get a visa to study and id have no idea how i would get by living on my own over there I dont think it would be difficult to get a student visa, overseas students are a huge business here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devonboy Posted October 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 thanks greg il have a look into it. thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avvy Posted October 15, 2010 Report Share Posted October 15, 2010 Hiya, I am 25 and have recently been sponsored by my company as a Project Administrator. I have been working as an administrator for 4 years, and I put myself through a distance diploma in Business Management. That cost me about $2000 but I know that they definately come cheaper than that! You should try and do a course like that in your own time, not only can you go at your own pace and time, but you will have a lot better chance of getting a job offer and a positive result if you applied for a visa in Oz. what I would do now, is put my head down, get as much experience as you can in an administrative enviroment (if that's what your interested in pursuing) and then organising to come to Oz on a Working Holiday visa, whereby you can stay a year and find out if it is for you after all! You sound like you're in a rut and a lot of my friends back home are the same. Just keep your chin up and try and get your experience and a bit of education and you shouldn't have any problem getting here. Avvy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devonboy Posted October 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2010 Hi Avvy thanks for the reply, sounds like youve done pretty well. where did you do the course? if you dont mind me asking what sort of employer do you work for? thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted October 24, 2010 Report Share Posted October 24, 2010 Studying in Australia now does not lead to permanent residence. That was stopped this year. There are routes but your best bet would be to try and improve your skills. I know this might seem like it would take for ever, but a couple of years now could be a good investment. I was in a dead end job in England and decided to re train. Qualified as a geologist 3 years ago and moved to Australia 2 days later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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