Migrant accountants - High numbers, poor outcomes

People and Place

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 9-22

  Birrell, Bob ^a   Healy, Ernest ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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MIGRANT WORKER; OCCUPATION; SKILLED LABOR;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 59049091243     PISSN: 10394788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (27)

1. Senator Chris Evans, Evidence presented to the Senate Legal and Constitutiona] Affairs Committee, 21 October, p. 25
2. ibid.
3. B. Kinnaird, 'current issues in skilled entry subclass 457 visa', People and Place, vol. 14, no. 2, 2006, pp. 58-62
4. see also commissioner Barbara Degan, Visa subclass 457 Integrity Review: Final Report, DIAC, October 2008.
5. Media Release, Senator the Hon Amanda Vanstone, '2005-06 Migration (Non-Humanitarian) Program, 14 April 2005
6. There are three visa subclasses within this category. By far the largest is the 880 subclass which is available to former overseas students who do not have eligible sponsoring relatives in Australia. Since May 2005 they must be able to score at least 120 points on the points assessment test under the General Skilled Migration program. In 2007-08 there were 14,590 visas issued under this subclass. The second visa subclass is category 881 which also requires 120 points but allocates 15 points for sponsorship by an eligible relative in Australia (includes brother or sister, niece and nephew). In 2007-08 there were 1819 visas issued to principal applicants under this subclass. Finally there is category 882 which does not require a points test. This is available to former students who have an eligible relative ins designated area. In 2007-08 there were 1143 visas issued to principal applicants under this subclass. Since September 2007 these three visa subclasses have been given new numbers. They are now 885, 886 and 487.
7. Data from Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) unpublished. Full year data for 2007-08 were not available at the time of writing.
8. B. Birrell and V. Rapson, Migration and Accounting Profession in Australia, CPA Australia, 2005, p. 4
9. The Australian Joint Accounting Bodies, Evidence presented to the Review of Australian Higher Education, 29 July 2008, p. 8
10. HECS stands for Higher Education Contribution Scheme. It describes the terms on which almost all government-subsidised students attend universities in Australia.
11. Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Australian Jobs, 2008, p. 31
12. ibid.
13. B. Kinnaird, Graduate skills shortages and international student experience, Presentation for 27th Annual Conference of the National Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services, 5 December 2007
14. Quotation taken from C. Poullaos and E. Evans, 'The ICAA pathways project: Identifying the issues', Paper prepared for discussion at a meeting of the University of Sydney Pacioli Society, 27 November 2008, p. 14
15. ibid.
16. ibid., p. 16
17. B. Jackling, 'The lure of permanent residency and the aspirations and expectations of international students studying accounting in Australia', People and Place, vol. 15, no. 3, 2007, pp. 37-39
18. B. Birrell and E. Healy, 'How are skilled migrants doing?', People and Place, vol. 16, no. 1, 2008 (supplement), p. 12
19. English language intensive course for overseas students
20. B. Birrell, 'Implications of low English standards among overseas students at Australian universities', People and Place, vol. 14, no 4, 2006, p. 58
21. The Group of Eight universities is a coalition of eight universities that regard themselves as Australia's leading universities.
22. The Australian Joint Accounting Bodies, 2008, op. cit., p. 2
23. For example, see J. Nagy, 'Fit for intended use: a manufacturing metaphor applied to international business students and learning outcomes', People and Place, vol. 16, no. 3, 2008, pp. 9-18
24. T. Burch, 'Teaching and learning accounting with overseas students', People and Place, vol. 16, no. 1,2008, pp. 12-20.
25. Australian Education International, Final Report, Outcomes from a National Symposium; English Language Competence of International Students, August 2007, November 2007, p. 9
26. S. Morris, 'Migrant accountants found wanting', Australian Financial Review, 22 November 2006, p. 15
27. P. Speldewinde, 'General Skilled Migration Reforms: Impacts and Prospects', AIEC Conference, Brisbane, 10 October 2008. Peter Speldewinde is the Director, Skilled Migration, in DIAC.