With Australia’s economy brutally hit by the impacts of COVID-19 and job prospects dwindling, some of the more than 300,000 university students who graduate each year are finding it tough to stay positive.
Angus McLardie is a communications student at Monash University. He was set to graduate this winter but will now be looking at finishing in December after an internship that was part of his course requirement was suspended.
“I’ve been looking at getting into that advertising/marketing field, but from what I can tell, there’s just going to be zero entry-level jobs there … I’m just sort of sitting and waiting,” he said.Andrey Grant has similar concerns. Graduating with a bachelor of engineering in computer systems and electrical systems, also from Monash University, the 23-year-old was hoping to find work designing hardware and software for companies.
In a speech on Tuesday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison unveiled major changes to skills and vocational training which will see $1.5 billion of federal cash flow to state governments annually. He said the federal government's overwhelming priority is job creation. “Students in general, and especially international students, are trying to consider their futures and not all of them are in the same position. International students may only have the time allotted in their course on their visas.”
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