Educational points???
Jan 4th 2006, 3:08 pm
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Re: Educational points???
Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy
You must activate you PR status (by landing in canada) within 12 months of your medical examination. After that you can come and go as you want AS LONG AS you fulfill the two years in every (rolling) five years residence in canada.
Or become a Canadian citizen after three years - no more residency obligations to worry about after that.
Jeremy
Jan 4th 2006, 3:10 pm
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Re: Educational points???
Originally Posted by chrisparr
I'm after some advice on the points system.
I went through school here in the UK and after 4 years as an apprentice went to UNI where I got a foundation year diploma in mechanical engineering, and a BSc (Hons) in Computer Science.
Now looking at the table on this web page (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/skilled/qual-5.html) I would get 22 points for the degree and being in education for more than 15 years (assuming that regular school counts to the 15 years), However, am I also able to claim (up to a maximum of 25 points) 15 points for my apprenticeship, and another 15 for my foundation year diploma in mechanical engineering (plus another 5 for going through school)?
Can you only claim one set of points or can you add them up for the qualifications you have?
I went through school here in the UK and after 4 years as an apprentice went to UNI where I got a foundation year diploma in mechanical engineering, and a BSc (Hons) in Computer Science.
Now looking at the table on this web page (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/skilled/qual-5.html) I would get 22 points for the degree and being in education for more than 15 years (assuming that regular school counts to the 15 years), However, am I also able to claim (up to a maximum of 25 points) 15 points for my apprenticeship, and another 15 for my foundation year diploma in mechanical engineering (plus another 5 for going through school)?
Can you only claim one set of points or can you add them up for the qualifications you have?
Have you checked to see if you might qualify for Australia? Australia's much more selective than Canada in terms of its requirements, but if you fit the bill, there's much less of a wait involved (closer to 1 year than 4).
Anecdotally, British people find it easier to get qualifications and skills recognised in Australia, compared to Canada.
Jeremy
