MELBOURNE, PERTH & SYDNEY 2012

The Down Under Expo, now in it’s third year, is Australia’s only dedicated Employment & Education Exhibition that exclusively targets the combined career and immigration needs of Overseas Professionals currently living in Australia. Skilled Migrants and Working Holiday Makers represent a significant portion of the Australian Labour Market with 80,550 business class 457 visa holders in Australia (October 2011) as well as 120,072 Working Holiday Makers, representing a target audience of over 200,000 people.

This year’s exhibition will be taking place in Melbourne (Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th June 2012), Perth (Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th July 2012) and in Sydney (Friday 31st August & Saturday 1st September 2012) following the success of both Melbourne & Sydney in 2011 and Sydney in 2010. The Sydney Exhibition will include for the first time a Friday & Saturday given the significant footfall in the city and in particular around Sydney’s Town Hall, the venue for the Sydney Exhibition.

The cities of Melbourne, Perth and Sydney have been chosen to host the exhibition as the majority of subclass 457 visa grants are for positions in New South Wales (35.2 per cent), Western Australia (22.5 per cent) and Victoria (20.3 per cent).

EMPLOYMENT

The Down Under Expo uniquely combines employment opportunities with skilled migration, offering employers and recruiters a targeted audience supported by the presence of Federal & State Government Skilled Migration Units (The Department of Immigration & Citizenship (DIAC), New South Wales Government, Victoria Government & Western Australia Government). Advice on skilled migration is readily available to employers and recruiters but more importantly for candidates.

EDUCATION

The Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship’s research shows that more than one in five (22%) WHMs study courses during their working holiday in Australia. The Down Under Expo offers a range of vocational, foundation and employment related courses with the specific needs of skilled migrants and working holiday markers in mind. The exhibition offers a range of options including diplomas, degrees, IELTS preparation, adult migrant education courses and workplace training courses (OH&S, RSA, White Card).

IMMIGRATION

The Down Under Expo caters almost exclusively for the needs of Onshore Skilled Migrants by providing clear and transparent information on pathways to achieve employer and state sponsorship as well as permanent resident status in Australia. With the emphasis on Skilled Migrant Attraction generally being pursued offshore, the onshore applications and particularly grants for the Business Long Stay Visas (Subclass 457), has seen a significant increase year on year with a 44.9% increase by the end of October 2011 compared to the same period last year. Equally the for the same period, the number of subclass 457 visa holders granted a permanent residence visa was 14.8% higher than the same period last year.

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