Originally Posted by Wendy (Post 5392222)

You can go to Uni and retrain no problem. Not sure about entry requirements, haven't quite got my head around them :o

Fees vary from course to course, as a PR visa holder you'll be required to pay the domestic fee. You can't get help with fees etc until you are a citizen though, so you would have to fund it yourself.

I recently looked at a couple of courses and they were both $17k per year. So I'm waiting until I am a citizen to do it (unless I find a nice job I like beforehand). :D

Originally Posted by Sooty and Sweep (Post 5392255)

$17k a year plus living expenses, jeez that's alot of dosh? Maybe cheaper to put off emigration for three years, do the degree here in the UK?:eek:

Do many Australians go to university, its just the degree programmes in the UK are turning into the new YTS, so diluting the qualification?

I just wondered whether a science, maths, engineering, medical Degree is worth any more in Australia, as they are not so common?

Originally Posted by Centurion (Post 5392267)

Mate,

I retrained here in Australia. I would only suggest NOT getting a degree in the UK and rather in Australia for one very good reason. Your qualification will help you in the Australian job market, rather than an overseas qualification.

Sure, degree programs are much the same worldwide, but any potential employer is going to respect the Australian degree before the UK one.

Also - I made heaps of friends at uni which helped me settle in really quickly. That and there is somthing about doing a degree in the sun surrounded by palm trees and hot young bikini wearing chics.

Remember you can work providing your not on a student visa and the workload isnt that terrible meaning you could quite easily work your way through uni and have a blast doing it. I did :thumbup:

Originally Posted by Sooty and Sweep (Post 5392277)

Sounds bloody great, just wondering, what was your degree in, and what sort of cost are you looking at over the period of study to pay course fees on a PR visa, not living costs.

Is there any support financially while on a PR visa?

Originally Posted by Sooty and Sweep (Post 5392277)

Did it help you get a job, was it worth it, was it three or four years.

Originally Posted by Sooty and Sweep (Post 5392277)

Sorry for all the questions, but i am seriously thinking of completing another degree when i arrive in Australia, just don't know what yet.

Originally Posted by Sooty and Sweep (Post 5392277)

Does holding a Uk degree help with entry requirements? I have an engineering degree.:)

Originally Posted by Sooty and Sweep (Post 5392277)

I just have a feeling that in the Brisbane, coastal area, the requirement for quality/process/production engineers in the automotive/rail sector will be non existent, so maybe looking at health care. What do you think?

Originally Posted by Centurion (Post 5392616)

Basically no. HECS help is for citizens I think. If you are on a PR visa then you are not limited as to the hours to can work, whereas a student visa would limit that and offer no residency at the end.



For me I wanted to retrain completely. I came here on a 136 skilled senior management visa. The idea was to combine my interest in sports and bodybuilding with remedial sports therapy. An Australian qualification was essential, but yes my previous qualifications and experience helped and earned some RPL credit.



I tried to find something that I really wanted to do that fitted in with my dream of living more a lifestyle than a solid 24/7 money rat race. Hope you find something you want to do. Have a look at the Uni websites for courses, particularly UQ NS Griffith.





I live in Wellington Pt on Bayside Brisbane. There is a demand for health care workers in the area in both traditional care and therapies (physio etc).

I secured an interview with the Uni before I left and had that before applying via the QTAC system in Queensland. That way my application was preapproved as I didnt hold an Australian qualification.

Personally I love having used the opportunity to migrate to change not only the country I live in, but change career and life direction.

Originally Posted by Sooty and Sweep (Post 5392630)

Bloody fantastic, good luck to you and thanks very much for the info.

Funny that, i do fancy physio, its just three years worth of course fee's, and hopefully some part time work to cover living expenditure?

$17,000.00 a year muiltiplied by 3 is $51000.00 around £23,000.00, a hell of alot of money.


Ummmm tough call really, have to do some long hard thinking, might be worth looking at the NHS here, you get sponsored here and a bursary, i know its not an Australian Degree, but could save alot of cash?;)

Originally Posted by Wendy (Post 5392640)

There's a fee calculator here: http://www.uq.edu.au/study/index.htm...=25540&pid=947

you need to select 'domestic student' and also 'full fee'.

It will give you an idea of costs. :)

Originally Posted by Wendy (Post 5392640)

There's a fee calculator here: http://www.uq.edu.au/study/index.htm...=25540&pid=947

you need to select 'domestic student' and also 'full fee'.

It will give you an idea of costs. :)

Originally Posted by NickyC (Post 5403045)

I think you might be selecting the wrong fee option here. Most people go to Uni on commonwealth-supported places, which are around $4-7k a year (depending on type of course). The domestic-fee paying places are for students who don't quite make the educational-level for commonwealth-supported places but are prepared to 'buy' their way in.

I know you're not a school-leaver (!) but mature-aged students (citizens or PR) can still qualify for commonwealth-supported places - same as school-leavers.

I'd check with the Uni you're interested in, to get details of what's required educationally for mature students. There's a good chance you'd be able to do the course you want via a commonwealth-supported place and you'll pay much less than $17k a year. :)

Originally Posted by NickyC (Post 5403045)

I think you might be selecting the wrong fee option here. Most people go to Uni on commonwealth-supported places, which are around $4-7k a year (depending on type of course). The domestic-fee paying places are for students who don't quite make the educational-level for commonwealth-supported places but are prepared to 'buy' their way in.

I know you're not a school-leaver (!) but mature-aged students (citizens or PR) can still qualify for commonwealth-supported places - same as school-leavers.

I'd check with the Uni you're interested in, to get details of what's required educationally for mature students. There's a good chance you'd be able to do the course you want via a commonwealth-supported place and you'll pay much less than $17k a year. :)