Myself and my wife are seriously considering emigrating to Australia, probably within the next year. I am British, but have lived the last 4 years in Munich, Germany. We've pretty much decided on Melbourne considering the job market (I'm an SAP Functional Analyst) and recommendations from Ozzies. But one major snag may be that I do not have a degree or equivalent. However, I do have 12 years experience in the IT Industry, 4 years specifically in SAP. Is this likely to be a showstopper ?

Cheers,

Paul.

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The degree is unlikely to be a problem for a job, given your experience.

But check the immigration requirements. http://www.immi.gov.au/

Daniel
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I would have said that it was unlikelyt. A degree or equivalent is the normal
requirement. The best thing to to would be to contact the Australian Computer Society
in Sydney , since they do the skills assesments for DIMA.

http://www.acs.org.au/national/accre...os-require.htm

Without a degree, they use a Recognised Prior Learning method from which they assess
whether your knowledge is of a graduate level

http://www.acs.org.au/national/accre...s-recogapp.doc

They do/did offer a pre-assesment facility.

Dave

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Ah yes I see what you mean. The degree might be a snag in getting the visa.
Yes, quite so.

If however you have the visa, getting the job without having a degree (but having 12
yrs experience) would be unlikely to be a problem.

Daniel
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I believe the main exception that can occur is if the occupation appears on the
Modified Occupations In Demand list, which I doubt it does. At that stage a diploma
level qualification lets you breeze in.

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Wouldn't dispute that. If he was lucky enough to find a company prepared to sponsor
him , then his odds increase dramatically, though in the current economic climate, I
expect that there are enough local/visa holders to go round

Another way would be to try and secure a contract ( rather than a permanent position
) since some agencies are able to issue the 457 visa ( Long term business permit )
which are valid for 4 years .

Dave

Moving to Australia
 

Thanks for the info. I have already been in contact with an agency at http://www.eaglepeople.com/SAPvisa.htm, about the possibility of the 457 Visa. Hopefully that should work out OK. I don't suppose anyone has heard of this Agency ?

Cheers,

Paul.

SAP on MODL
 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Dave Noble

<<I believe the main exception that can occur is if the <<occupation appears on the
<<Modified Occupations In Demand list, which I doubt it <<does. At that stage a diploma
<<level qualification lets you breeze in.

Actually, SAP is one of the 10 currently listed occupations on the MODL :

http://www.immi.gov.au/ict/fs05.htm

How would that change things ?