RACC Australia

Migration and study options for different Engineering Occupations 
With more than 115,000 individual members, Engineers Australia is Australia’s peak body for engineers. It is also the Australian government’s approved authority to assess skills and competencies for the engineering profession. Recently there's been a lot of invitations for Engineering professionals, from multiple disciplines. Most of the Engineering occupations also are in-demand across different Australian states.

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Generally for Australian Bachelor/Master and few listed overseas courses, you do not need to post study work experience to apply for a migration skills assessment. Your degree is sufficient enough. For applicants with courses, which are not accredited by Engineers Australia, may also not require relevant work experience which can be substituted by a CDR (Competency Demonstration Report) report.

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What is CDR report?
CDR report is a document that demonstrates that your skills and knowledge as an engineer meets the Australian standards. Engineers Australia (EA) assesses your CDR before deciding whether you fit into the occupational category you are applying for or not, which in turns forms the basis of the approval of your immigration to Australia.

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CDR includes 3 career episodes, which not necessarily has to be from work experience rather can also be from your University projects, which means, you can still possibly apply for skills assessment without work experience, hence can apply for skilled migration.

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Another benefit for few Engineering occupations is that you may possibly attain multiple skills assessment with the same degree, for example, A Bachelor in Civil Engineering student, may possibly attain a skills assessment as:

• Civil Engineer

• Civil Engineering Draftsperson

• Civil Engineering Technician

Alike this, similar options could be for Electrical Engineers with skills assessment option for multiple occupations.
You may also get a positive migration skills assessment with diploma courses. If you are considering to get into the Engineering field with a diploma course, following could be the options which you may consider.