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"Mohammad Zubair Harooni has been trying and failing to get a job in his field
since he arrived in Australia nearly 18 months ago.
While Harooni has a glittering CV, with more than 20 years of experience in
public health in Afghanistan, including work as a UN program specialist in HIV,
his biggest obstacle has been his status as a recent migrant.
He is one of the many who have struggled to have their qualifications
recognised in Australia, with one in four migrants working beneath their skill
level.
“I have applied for several positions within the health sector and it has been
rejection after rejection,” says Harooni, a father of four.
“It’s been really frustrating because my qualifications have not been
considered since my arrival. Not even my master’s degree, which was actually
completed in Australia, has made a difference.”
Only 33% of permanent arrivals in Australia have had their post-school
qualifications recognised, even as Australia faces a crippling national skills
shortage, with approximately 350,000 skilled job vacancies across the country.
It can be an arduous task to get overseas qualifications recognised in
Australia. The Productivity Commission in 2006 described it as “complex,
time-consuming and bureaucratic” process.
And it has forced Harooni to turn to other options, including taking an
entry-level role at Transport NSW, a job he says he is happy for but doesn’t
reflect what he can do."
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
