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		OPPORTUNITIES IN AUSTRALIA
	IMMIGRATION -- EMPLOYMENT -- EDUCATION 
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Washington DC,  - International  Opportunities  Center  (IOC),  based 
in  Washington   DC   reports   that   since  1983  around  1,000,000 
persons   have   immigrated to  Australia under various sponsored and 
unsponsored programs including Family Migration, Skills Migration, as 
well  as  Humanitarian   and   Refugee  programs. In addition to this 
permanent  migration,   approximately  75,000   temporary   residency 
permits, 35,000 student visas, and  2,800,000 tourists visas are also 
expected to be issued for entry to Australia this year alone.

Australia  has  come  a  long way since the day when Capt. James Cook 
discovered  and  claimed it for Great Britain in 1770. This land, the 
size  of  continental  USA, is now  home to 17.8 million  Australians. 
Today,  Australians  live  longer, healthier, and a more relaxed life  
than  most  of their counterparts in western countries including  USA, 
Germany,  and UK.  While an average  worker  in Sydney  puts in  a 32  
hours  work  week  and  gets  22 days vacation, an average New Yorker 
continues to slave for 37.3 hours per week and enjoys only 12 days of  
holidays! 

Australia  is  currently making a recovery from its recent recession. 
The  overall unemployment is down from the last year's high of 11.1% 
to  its  current  level  of  10%.  For certain occupations including 
managers,  administrators,  professionals, and para-professionals it 
is below  3.5%.  In  fact,  according  to one of  the major  studies 
conducted  by  the Australian government, employment for Pharmacists, 
Therapists,  Veterinarians,  Social Workers,  Accountants,  Computer 
Professionals,  Economists,  Psychologists,  and   Mathematicians is 
expected  to  grow  at  an exceptional rate of above 50% between the 
years 1991 to 2001.  Several  other  occupations  including  Natural 
Scientists,  Architects,  Engineers, Lawyers, Business Professionals, 
Child  Care  Coordinators,  Refrigeration   Mechanics,   Bricklayers, 
Plumbers, and  Hairdressers are also expected to show a very healthy 
growth.  All this growth may allow increased quotas for  immigration  
and  temporary work permits.

Of  the  485,000   students  pursuing   higher  education in over 40 
Australian  institutions in  1990,  roughly 6%  hailed from  foreign  
countries. The foreign enrollment has risen significantly  in recent 
years from  around 16,000 in 1985,  to  its  current level of around 
35,000. This  reflects  a  strong  effort being made by Australia to 
project  itself  as  an  international center for higher education & 
research  and to strongly  compete along with  USA for international 
students. Education in  Australia  is  generally  cheaper, with visa 
approval  rates  normally  higher  when  compared  to  the  USA. The 
Australian  government  has  also  instituted  several  scholarships 
schemes  for  international   students  like  ADCO, ASTAS, and  CSFP.