International students and the skills shortage | DTC Member Only Seminar
29 March @ 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
The Defence Teaming Centre (DTC) has collaborated with StudyAdelaide to bring to defence industry a seminar on how international student graduates can assist companies in the Defence sector with the skills shortage issue.
Every year, thousands of highly qualified and experienced international students graduate from South Australian universities and colleges, with the ability to work for up to five years in South Australia from the moment they complete their studies.
With students coming from a wide range of backgrounds, including Brazil, India, Vietnam and Kenya, they bring with them a diverse set of skills, thinking styles and experiences – the qualities that can assist companies in solving tricky problems or develop new technology.
International graduates also get work rights that make it as easy to employ them as a local, with no costs or paperwork required by the employer.
The seminar provides:
- knowledge of the international graduate work visas
- benefits of employing international students
- an overview of the skills and experience of our international graduates
- practical tips on how to connect with graduates
- hearing from a local business that has successfully addressed skills shortages by employing international students
- insights from a highly qualified and experienced international graduate who is now working for an SA business
- ways to welcome international students into your workplace
Ticket registrations close 5:00pm 27 March 2023.
Register Here
After the seminar there will be a BD After Five networking event which is sponsored by StudyAdelaide, held at The District to continue networking. Click here to purchase tickets.
This is a DTC Member only event – If you are not a financial DTC member, we are happy to discuss membership options with you, please call 08 7320 1000 or email [email protected]
About StudyAdelaide
StudyAdelaide is the State’s destination marketing and student support agency for the international education sector, promoting Adelaide as a centre of education excellence. StudyAdelaide’s key activities fall into three categories: international marketing, student engagement and advocacy.
Marketing Adelaide as an international education destination includes multi-language websites and digital channels, agent engagement, and collaborative marketing, as well as onshore and offshore familiarisation tours. StudyAdelaide offers international students a year-long calendar of free and discounted events ranging from cultural celebrations, welcome parties, and the International Students Awards, to smaller events focused on personal and professional development.
The program aims to give international students a rewarding time in Adelaide and base to launch successful careers. By advocating for and educating the community on the benefits brought by international students – beyond economic value – StudyAdelaide aims to showcase how international education can play a critical role in transforming South Australia and help place the State on the world stage. Bringing their skills, experience, and different ways of thinking to the workplace, especially in a time of growth, is one of the ways international students can transform the state.
