primary teaching and midwifery
 

hi this is my first time on this site and just wondered if anyone could help me.
some of my partners family live in brisbane and my auntie, husband and son are moving on mon:( i am currently at uni and at the end would ideally like to be a teacher or midwife with both jobs being sparse on the ground here and with me being really close to my auntie who is more like a sister than an auntie what are the job prospects for these careers in australia? any advice would be greatly appreciated:)

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Be aware that to teach in Oz you will need to have studied for either a 4 yr BEd or a 3 yr degree plus PGCE: what Uni course are you on?

Bezza

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hi im doing a 3 year degree in early years then im going to go on to either pgce or my midwife degree but both jobs are rare here and as i was interested in maybe moving to oz after all my training wanted to make sure i took the right path that would be best for me when i got there:)

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A sesnible option.

Without knowing your precise details a generalisation would be:

Midwifery - get in a.s.a.p. via temp visa or through skilled - for teaching you a temp visa would be a rarity.

Bezza

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so are midwifes more required in oz then they are here i have always wanted to do one of these careers and dont want to go for second best just because they dont have the positions available here :confused:

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oh and also i dont know what difference it would make i am 24 with a family i dont know what age and children make a difference:)

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i'm looking at going into Midwifery once i arrive in Oz but i am going to do all training there, any advice from anyone would be great

I am hopefully heading to Adelaide

I too have a family 3 children

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I would stick with midwifery!

I have trawled this site for info and imigration website. Its a lot easier getting a sponsorship, a permanent visa and job with midwifery.

Things could change though in the next couple of years. But my hubby is a teacher and I say midwifery would be your best bet.

Also think the money may be better.

Good Luck
Praha

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I am a midwife and 'walked' into a good job in Brisbane! Sooo Easy! Don't know anything about teaching really, although my sil is a teacher on the gold coast, but she has been oz for about 15 years.
I would go with your gut feeling. If your future is deffo in oz, probally midwifery is the way to go. However, don't even think about it if you are going to stay in the Uk! :)

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Hi

Glad to hear you walked straight into a job! I am moving over in March and will be newly qualified as a midwife at degree level. Do you think I will have any problems gaining employment? My husband has got a visa for his work.

L x

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Far easier to find work and get into Aus if you train as a midwife at present rather than a Primary Teacher, Secondary (certain subjects) are in high demand, but you'd have to research this further.... ;)

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Both jobs are surely entirely different so do whichever you prefer. You should try both out. Apparently it's extremely difficult to get a primary teaching job in Oz but easy to get a midwifery one if that sways you?:)

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I would also advise you only go with midwifery if you are definitly going to make the move to Oz. I have been a midwife in the UK for 12 year and after struggling to get promotion here i have managed to get an excellent job offer in Brisbane. Midwifery jobs in the UK are rare, promotion even rarer. In Oz many of the healthcare services are expanding and midwife jobs are currently in high demand, i read one hospital had 43 vacancies just for midwives alone !
The pay scale is lower than here but obviously the lifestyle would compensate for that. I think the main thing to bear in mind though is getting on and through either a 3 year diploma or a 4 year degree course first. I wish you the very best of luck !

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hi

Don't know about Adelaide, but Sydney Uni, has apprx 5000 applicants for 250 midwifery places.
Good Luck!

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Another thing to think about is that birth rates are dropping both here and in oz.

There will be a teaching crisis within the next 4 years in primary education.. I work in education and our secondary schools are planning now, primary already have action plans in place.

Just something for you to think about:confused: