What are the employment and immigration advantages of studying architecture in Australia?

First of all, let's make a distinction: many people are confused about the difference between architecture and civil engineering when choosing a major. In fact, in Australia, architecture and civil engineering are courses of different colleges and are certified by different institutions. Architecture is certified by the Australian Institute of Architects, with a five-year academic system (three years for undergraduate and two years for master), and can only be certified after completing a complete five-year study. The major of civil engineering is certified by the Australian Institute of Engineers, with a duration of four years (four years as an undergraduate). You can submit an application for certification after graduation. Most of the domestic construction engineering majors hold bachelor's degrees, similar to the Australian civil engineering majors. This article introduces the architecture specialty for everyone.

Career prospects

Architecture major was a relatively monotonous major in China a few years ago. If someone asks you what to study, you will answer to study architecture, and others will naturally ask if you are building a house. In recent years, there are many architectural majors.

Those who study architecture are all classmates who have done construction engineering and similar industries at home. In recent years, with the continuous expansion of construction-related industries, not only the specialty of "building a house", but also the market demand is becoming more and more diversified, which is no longer exclusive to local tyrants.

Architect is a respected profession in Australia, and architecture is also a very classic major in Australian universities. China students majoring in architecture and real estate are also welcomed by the local government to apply for Australian immigration. Studying in Australia has been popular in recent years, especially in architecture. Studying in Australia requires a bachelor's degree in architecture, so there is no business.

There is a good language environment for students from China to cluster together, and because of the shortage of Australian architectural professionals, the Australian authorities have absorbed talents from this major through immigration policy. Generally speaking, the employment pressure is small and the market demand is large.

The employment rate is high. Even after returning to China, development is still a high starting point and high requirements. Architect is one of the most respected professions in Australia, and Australian universities have strong teaching advantages in this respect and are well-known internationally.

The architectural design talents evaluated by teachers have a very high competitive advantage in the world.

After graduating from architecture, you can engage in architectural decoration design in architectural design units and enterprises; Can be engaged in decoration design, decoration construction technology and management in architectural decoration companies; Be able to engage in design consulting, technology and management in construction companies and real estate enterprises; Can be competent for indoor and outdoor architectural designers, architectural engineering drawing, virtual reality production, modeling model production and other positions. Graduates of this major are qualified to engage in a variety of occupations in the field of architecture and construction industry, including builders, construction managers, construction surveyors and so on.

(NAF level 1), business manager, construction manager, development manager, project director, project manager, project engineer, project supervisor, real estate manager, real estate development manager, site manager, sustainable development consultant, etc.

wage earnings

Salary estimation of architecture graduates is a concern of many students and parents. At present, it is growing steadily every year, and the employment rate is good.

At present, the salary of newly graduated architects is about 50,000 to 60,000 Australian dollars, while that of experienced architects is over 65,438+10,000 Australian dollars. Of course, if architects participate in real estate projects, they can get higher returns. According to the research of PayScale, an Australian website specializing in salary survey, the annual salary of an architect with two years' working experience can reach 5.8 Australian dollars, and the annual salary of a project manager in the real estate industry can exceed 80,000 Australian dollars.

Immigrant advantage

Architecture is also a major that is in short supply in Australia and has good employment prospects. Architecture students can not only get a career bonus of 60 points after graduation, but also get a short-term career bonus of 15 points after finding a job.

To become an architect, Australian states have different requirements, but they all have to go through the following three steps:

The first step is to have a degree in architecture (usually bachelor degree or above) or pass the national plan evaluation.

Or pass the state exams (from the perspective of immigration assessment, if you meet the requirements of this step, you can score 60 points in the vocational assessment). If you have a bachelor's degree in architecture in China for five years or more, you may pass the evaluation of this overseas education, but it is very difficult. It will be easier if you study AACA-certified courses in university.

In the second step, you need to go to the Royal Australian Institute of Architects for certification and be assessed as a preparatory architect in the sense of immigration. As an architect, there are two ways to evaluate. The first is to obtain an architectural degree from an Australian university (the current setting is generally 3-year undergraduate +2-year master), and the second is to pass the National unified examination (National

Program of Assessment), or pass the state exams (from the perspective of immigration assessment, if you meet the requirements of this step, you can score 60 points in the vocational assessment).

Step 3: After emigration, in order to obtain formal architect qualification, you need to register with the state architects' committees, pass the architectural practice examination (APE) of AACA Institute of Architects (Australia), and have certain working experience before you can become a real architect successfully.