Study in Australia

The Australian authorities allow students to work during their education years.
The main purpose of students working is only to earn a little pocket money and to cover some of the living expenses, although some local students are able to work to cover tuition fees as well. The pay rates for students are usually not very high, although there are some who offers higher payment. There are different pay rates by different companies. The pay rate is calculated in hourly rates; a rate per hour for the weekend is higher than the normal weekday hour, and night hours are higher than day time hours. There are paid and voluntary works available in Australia. There are some who offers international work to the students, and some will be able to gain offer to work in other places during the summer break.

However, there are differences between local and international students. Local students will be able to work up to 38 hours per week, while international students are only allowed up to 20 hours per week. There is a strict requirement on the number of hours of work allowed for each student. The restriction is only applicable during the semesters when study is on full-time. Thus this is a regulation to make sure that students do not skip school for work. Students are allowed to work unlimited hours during semester break or in the summer holidays.

For international students, their student visa initially does not include a permission to work. Another separate application with a small fee will be required to include work permission. This application can be done either personally at the immigration office or online through the immigration website. Once this application has been approved the next step for both local and international students is to obtain a tax file number. The companies in Australia will deduct taxes from the salary automatically, and this is the reason why tax file number is required for every people working anywhere. Students who earns below the taxable amount will be able to get refunds for their tax payment later on.

Students are normally casual or part-time workers. There are a lot of places where one will be able seek casual jobs for the evenings or weekends. Fast-food restaurants, supermarkets, take-away shops, weekend markets and even shops in universities are major places where students will be able to work. The job opportunities are there, it is up to the employers to recruit casual student workers based on their skills.

The most important is communication skills, and English Language is a must. Those who can speak English better will have higher employment opportunity compared to those who can speak limited English. Sometimes it does depend on net-working as one who is under recommendation by a staff will have a higher chance in filling in that vacancy. Another factor affecting employment will be the working experience. Although students are full-time studying, there are some who have been taking up casual jobs since high school. One who has worked in McDonalds before will have a higher chance of employment in McDonalds and other shops. Those who have good track records from previous working experience will be able to find good jobs.