Department of Immigration and Citizenship | Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations

CAPA's Submission to Meeting Australia’s Research Workforce Needs: Research Workforce Strategy Consultation Paper

The Research Workforce Strategy consultation paper has been prepared by the Department on the basis of advice from the Research Workforce Strategy Reference Group, feedback and suggestions provided by stakeholders, and analysis undertaken by the Department over the course of 2009-10. It identifies a number of challenges and opportunities for Australia’s research workforce over the decade to 2020 and proposes a set of priority areas for focus to meet those challenges and opportunities.

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Response to recommendations of the Evaluation of the General Skilled Migration Categories Report

The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations (CAPA) is the national peak body representing Australia's 257,700 postgraduate students. These students are engaged in both coursework and research programs and include over 84,600 international students.

CAPA welcomes the invitation to respond to the recommendations in the Evaluation of the General Skilled Migration Categories report by Dr Bob Birrell, Professor Lesleyanne Hawthorne and Professor Sue Richardson.

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Options for Regulating Migration Agents Overseas and the Immigration Related Activities of Education Agents

CAPA's key concern in this submission is the welfare and rights of international students. CAPA is very concerned about the number of unscrupulous agents (both education agents and migration agents) acting against the welfare of students.

The Migration Act and ESOS Act are designed to both:
- stop migration of unsuitable/unqualified people into Australia, and
- protect the rights of suitable/qualified migrants.

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Evaluation of the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000

The Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations is pleased to contribute to the Review of the Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000. CAPA is the peak body representing Australia's 247,315 postgraduate students, including its 76,877 international postgraduates.

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CAPA Background Paper on Equity of Conditions for International Postgraduate Students

CAPA's 2004 Policy on International Students identifies a number of issues of concern to CAPA's international student affiliates, including:

- the systemic discrimination of DIMIA's five tiered assessment system, including irrational language requirements imposed by the system;
- the cost of study visas and work permits in Australia, and postgraduation work opportunities, and
- the cost of public primary and secondary education for the dependants of international students.

This background paper provides basic information on these issues as well

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DIM VIEW OF DIMIA DATE DEBACLE

CAPA President Benjamin McKay is concerned that recent changes that are designed to increase the rate of skilled migration to Australia are actually excluding many current students who would be eligible. On March 31 this year Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, Philip Ruddock, announced changes to migration regulations to take effect on July 1, 2003 within the general skilled migration category.

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