Bragging, Jeff Bezos is still making money besides if his father Baba Olowo is tired of making, he won't be where he is today. Let him stop making money and be spending lavishly without his father's wealth, under 2years he will go broke.

haryourdayG:
Good morning great minds, many thanks to tunlex01 and others answering people's queries. I don't seem to understand how EA assessment works. Below is my profile, please advise:

Age : 29
Education : Masters (evaluated by WES already)
Married
Written ielts once and got 7.5 overall but planning yo rewrite to get minimum of 7 across all bands.
My wife will also write IELTS so i can get 5 points extra.
Work experience : 5+ years
Occupation: Civil Engineer

Using the calculator, i arrived at 75 points.

Should I go through the 189 route?

Is there a need for POF after ITA is granted?

All the info you needs about EA is here https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/For-Migrants
You only stand a chance of ITA for 189 Civil Engineering if you can gather up to 90points.

max99:

What the business is all about, chronological order, your position and roles, how you're going to use your acquired knowledge to move the business further etc.

max99:


I graduate in 2011 and have been working in Construction and Engineering firms since them. I am still employed. What do you think will be the best reason I should give for going for Master in Engineering now. The reason I am thinking of giving, is to come back to Nigeria to occupy higher position as Project Manager in my current company and expand my family business (my name is in the CAC documents as part of the directors and I am also the 1st born) which is into construction and civil works. I intend to add some small contract award documents along with the business statement of account. I also have a bakery business which I intend to come back to (will include the statement of account and CAC documents). Please will these above show adequate family ties or do I need to add some else.

Please I need you guys help!!!

Support all your claims with employment letter, letter headed paper from the family business and liaise with your HR to give you a supporting letter. You can as well search online for samples of SOP.

Naijabad:



You can still obtain a PR but you must work towards obtaining a PhD. With that, you may be appointed to lecture in one of the public universities.

Alternatively, you can move to New Zealand. It is close to Australia. The age limit for PR is 55.

She can opt for New Zealand as you rightly said but going for PhD won't lead her to PR in as much as she is over 45yrs.

qixxy:


Thanks a lot. I appreciate your response.

I was thinking of PR and looking at work permit when I'm done with school. Thought I would lose out on the points only didn't realize I won't be eligible. Wow!

Do you have any advice sir?

Rule out UK, your age is a red flag towards Canada and USA is somehow right now, consider Germany and Norway or better still, do your homework by searching a Western European country that will be favourable to you.

qixxy:
House I need advise before proceeding. I'm 44yrs and want to apply for my masters. Hubby and daughter will not be added until after 1 year of study.

Does Australia give student visa to people my age?
After 1 year, will my family be granted family visas.

Money will not be an obstacle. I'm just worried about age.

Thanks in advance

If your main goal is using study to get PR, I won't advise you to go ahead as you will be over 45yrs before you conclude your studies which is the maximum age for PR eligibility. This simply means you won't be eligible for PR after studies aside 2years post study work visa.

max99:



Bligs,

Please I am 36 and never been married and I am applying to an AL2 in Western Australia. I am applying for Master of Engineering in Edith Cowan University. What can I provide to prove strong family ties. Please help

Explain in details your educational gap and why you are going for Masters now, if you are employ that's a bonus, just get a letter from your employer stating that you are taking a leave to further your education and coming back to fill a higher position in the organisation. Your SOP should centre on going to Australia for the purpose of study alone and emphasis on going back to naija after studies.

valarmorghulis:
Eti ri nkankan, almost 2yrs and still no project/achievement, well done Mr audio

The guy is a very smart politician, playing Oyo people like a ping-pong.

MrsJoycey1:
Randomly came across this page and it has been very informative.

I obtained my PhD few years ago and lecture in Nigeria.

I'm currently in search of a postdoc in Australia preferably around Tasmania or South Australia.

Any advice or links on available positions in Universities or Research Institutes will be much appreciated..

To be honest, this is a very hard one as most schools if not all prefer to employ their PhD students to fill this role. You may stand a chance if your PhD is from USA or Uk but naija PhD, i doubt it.
PS: I know of two Nigerians in this role, one in Queensland University of Technology and the other in Deakin University and they are both former PhD students of these schools.

I also burst into laughter while reading this.

AnaCheks:
Please under which skill occupation does BSc in Public Health fall in? I've been searching o saw only Primary Health

Public Health is not on Skilled occupation list.

Pastor na enjoyment
Iman na gbaladun
Archbishop na miliki

My brother wetin you say......

He even get tribal mark, drumming is his calling.

There is so much division among Americans unlike before.

Viola2017:


Sir, the school I chose was an Al2 institution and the course I applied for was still inline with my Bsc. I graduated 2015 and I have bn working in that same field since then. In my SOP, I stated that I'll be accompanied by my kids and husband although my husband will be coming back after we get settled. I also mentioned that I have had visa denial in the past (canada but it was a tourist visa) however, I have been to the USA and did not over stay. All these and more were stated in my SOP b4 I was given an Offer letter although it took them close to a month to grant me the conditional offer. I had two sponsors (my elder bro and my uncle) and their bank statement altogether was 25m

No strong home ties, is your husband working and did you include it in your SOP?
Did you make arrangements to fulfill the condition in your offer before applying for grant?
The good thing is that you can try again but go for AL1 Uni and a more convincing home ties.

Viola2017:
I did not pass the GTE stage, Please and please someone should come to my aid. The fact is I can't even pinpoint where I got it all wrong

You didn't provide enough info but nevertheless,
* How related is your intending program to your initial degree?
* Did you apply to AL1, AL2 or AL3 Institution?
* Any educational gap and did you detailed it in your SOP?

BADNEAT:
Civil Engineering Professional
85points(including state nomination points )
Any hope for NSW invite ??

Go to ANZCOSEARCH, search for civil engineering and go through the backlog, and you will see those that have express interest for 189, States and Regional areas. This will give you an insight of the number of people on the queue, those that have more points than you and those invited in the last 3months.
The first screenshots is EOI points (190) for civil engineering as at today while the second one is total number of EOI for each states and ACT.

Ikjosh04:


To put it in context, i cancelled out that part cause I really don't know what you are up to.

There's less than 2k people with the job title Engineering Managers in Australia. The data is available. Check Australia bureau of statistics, i won't do the easy job for you bringing that proof to your doorstep since it seems your motive is to demotivate me.

Engineering Management degree has diverse career path way and I am starting out my own as a Project Coordinator and grow through the ranks.

I said project coordinator is a graduate trainee role and there are entry level project management role too when you brought up your skewed thinking and I quote "Let me be honest with you and I stand to be challenge, no one will employ you as a project coordinator/manager in Australia without a local experience or at least experience from a 1st world country in engineering"

Mr bligs please avoid me cause I don't know why you will tell me the bolded when I'm not competing with you or something. Abi you be village people?

And oh yes! I'll quote you when the time is right for my testimony.

Why will i demotivate you when i passed exactly the same route with just different Bsc? I can tag 4 ppl from RMIT and 3 from Deakin that study this same course to shed more light for you and you don't even have the luxury of time if your main target is using Engineering Manager to get PR. My thinking may be skewed to you but you will definitely know better upon your arrival.

Ikjosh04:



Well, local experience, 1st world country experience are factual but are also stereotypes that can limit anyone that does not know what s/he is doing.

Project coordinator and entry level project manager are graduate trainee roles with little or no experience and fantastic command of soft skills.

The professional year program is also there to make the transition easier from graduating from uni to getting a job.

Also, the good thing about me is I know what to leverage on to make me standout.

God willing, everything will work out well.

Anu ni morigba!!

Cheers!

God sparing our lives, in 2 to 3years time when you're done with your studies, i will quote you or you quote me and remind me of this post about how far you have gone becoming an engineering manager.
Goodluck.

Ikjosh04:


Yes, the tasks of an Engineering Manager is glued to my brain.

I'll make further findings but nevertheless I can use my B.Eng Che Engineering degree to access with EA though what I actually thought was I just need to have 1 year post Msc working experience doing the task(Project Coordinator/manager) of an Engineering-Manager to enable me access as an EM since I have the EM degree which is not readily available for undergraduate study.

Let me be honest with you and I stand to be challenge, no one will employ you as a project coordinator/manager in Australia without a local experience or at least experience from a 1st world country in engineering. As you rightly said, you can access with your Bsc while Engineering Management will give you extra 5points.

Goodies1:
Hello great people.
I have a sister running a master's program in Australia; please is the pr application for her easier from there?

Is it same process with what's on this thread?

Whether you are onshore or offshore is still the same process, just that she will get extra 5points for one or more Australian degree, extra 5points if she study in a regional area and 2 to 3years of post study work visa depending on her program (research or coursework) and location. Some states may as well sponsor her if she's eligible for sponsorship.

Paulson91:
Urgent Advice is needed here please

I got my Visa granted last month, then last week I received a Mail from the School saying that they will not be able to offer my course, Advicing to change to another related course!

My Question is this,

1, will my Visa be affected if I change the course while in Nigeria here?
2, if I ignore the mail from the School, to do the change of course when I get to Australia, will school report to Immigration on that regard?

Kind advice is needed urgently...
God bless us all

Not only your school, Unis like Melbourne Uni, Monash and even Uni. of Sydney have to cancel intake for some courses for the next two years due to Covid effects, follow the school directives and also your visa will not be affected.
Upon arriving, you may not end up changing course alone but eventually changing school. Whatever decision you want to take, make sure that you're onshore and be enroll at any point in time on student visa.

dizon:

Jerusalema is last year not this years

The song is actually under the year in review.

Coldie:
Burna boy don win am finish.

When it comes to international awards only God fit help u, if u are up against burna boy.

If na Nigeria maybe don jazzy influence fit help rema.

Plus twice as tall album is full blown international standard

Master KG is winning this, no song in the whole of Africa near Jerusalema by Master KG this year.

Lanrsop:
Good morning, please what are my chances of invite for 491 visa option offshore?
AGE : 25 PTS ( 34 YEARS)
ACCESSED AS AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER (6YEARS): 10 PTS
BTECH (ELECTRICAL ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING) : 15 PTS
ENGLISH (PTE) : 20 PTS
SPOUSE (PTE): 5 PTS
STATES: 15 PTS
TOTAL= 90

Most 491 comes with conditions, you have to check each state and see whether you meet their requirements for nomination then express interest for the one that favours you.

trix1:
Good morning everyone.
I'm having some challenges with payment of fees.
Deakin University only does online payments.
And to pay from Nigerian banks, you need to put in an account number when filling the Form A.
I contacted the agent and they advised using Western Union. However the banks I have visited are saying they only receive western union, they don't send.
Can someone please advise.
Thanks

Check your offer letter, all the necessary info you need regarding the payment of your fees will be stated there (school account details and your payment ID) , present the letter to your financial institution and they will used it to bid forex for you through Form A with CBN.
PS: The only avenue through which you can get a fair rate/CBN rate is through Form A.

Danny6552:


thanks bro .. you have any idea where I can get government accredited certificate in plumbing??

I did a quick online check for you and found these and hope it helps, you can do more research.
https://net.nbte.gov.ng/VEI

https://www.itf.gov.ng/skill_centres.php?centres=istc-ikeja

Danny6552:


OND on which course?? because I have ond on business administration .. don't know if that will do

OND in plumbing related course.

sokia4real:
Please anybody else got offer from Deakin University and hasn’t been able to get COE cos of this COVID-19
Any hope this year ?

Have you paid your initial fee? If yes, you should contact the school if its more than a week. Covid-19 has not effect on eCOE but on visa grant and international travel.

Danny6552:
hello guys .. I need your advic.. can I move to Australia as a plumber with 5 million naira ?? or is there any blue collar job I can learn here in Nigeria that will help me migrate to Australia

5m should be enough for all the process but you will need government accredited certificate in plumbing or OND and at least minimum of one year working experience to get a positive assessment from TRA
https://www.tradesrecognitionaustralia.gov.au/

Danny6552:
PS. I don't know if plumbing in Australia is the same as the one in Nigeria ..

There are roof plumbers, gas plumbers and your regular PVC plumbers, the most important thing is that plumbing is selling.

dearpiriye:
hello please I have some questions for you, the house and any one that has finished nursing or is on in Australia. My sister has a bsc in biochemistry and I’m looking for institutions that allow graduate entry for two years. ACU is the cheapest I’ve seen so far.
Did you go through the graduate entry program or normal bsc?
do you think nurses will need the extra points offered by schooling at regional areas? I know it’s on the sol but she will need to raise her second year fees and upkeep with no support from home so I’m bothered about ease of getting good jobs.
Did you have to raise funds your self and how did you cope with that and the hours your supposed to complete for simulations and clinical practice.
Can you help with an estimate of how much additional fees you had to pay per semester for other things aside tuition?
My sister will be going after nysc so can anyone help with ideas on how to show strong ties to the country. She’s not married and probably won’t be working by then.
Thanks a lot.

Cc jewelstone joan011 westafrican bligs PurpleG tobe4real

There's different between Diploma in Nursing, Graduate Entry and Bsc in Nursing, you won't know this till your accreditation with ANMAC that's why they are classified as registered nurse, enrol nurse, clinical nurse etc.

Extra points is essential as the higher your points the higher your chances of ITA irrespective of occupation, though most state are sponsoring Nursing as it is regarded as essential occupation.

Raising of school fees depends on individual and location, despite the hustling and bustling nature of Melbourne and Sydney there are some people that are still struggling in these cities while some are finding it easy in Tasmania.

Estimated fees for her program will be stated on her offer letter.

PS. I haven't meet any one that got grant from naija to study graduate entry in Nursing here that doesn't mean that there's not, those that i have encountered actually change from their initial course upon arriving.

naphy:
okay since MPH isnt in the list what do you suggest @bligs and any other person with any idea
~~I am planing to go to Australia for masters and subsequently write their Medical Exams and practice as a GP
~~Im a medical Doctor with 4years post Housejob experience, being working mainly in private Hospitals. Did MMBS in Turkey but English was 100% the language of instruction,then NYSC and all

1.Please any Doctor practicing as a GP in Australia or doing MSc?
2. if yes, please which Masters do you recommend that would be a plus in my career and which school? (A city I can easily find job while studying)
3. Wanted to go for Public Health, but last I checked, MPH isnt in Australian list of skilled occupation, then Radiology but must of its MSc courses are online, Social work have less info on this dont know if md's can do it
5. Is IELTS required in all universities? An agent told me in Griffith for example a WAEC English grade of C5 or better is ok
4. what are your recommendations please. N.B Im Planing to sit for AMC exams during my MSc period
planning to commence studies in 2021
Thank you

Go through this link and see if there is any Msc on SOL you can do with your MBBS.
https://www.mastersportal.com/study-options/271745116/human-medicine-australia.html
Not all schools required IELTS as some just need letter from your institution stating that all courses are taught in English.
Not sure whether you can get admitted for Social work with MBBS.