Immigrants & the Professions in Australia
$22.00 (Incl. GST) per copy, Published 1997
Authors
Bob Birrell, Director for the Centre of Population and Urban Research, Monash University and Leslyanne Hawthorne formerly Principal Projects Officer, Bureau of Immigration, Multicultural and Population Research, now Senior Lecturer, Centre for Cultural Studies in Health, Faculty of Medicine, Melbourne University.
- What is the contribution of overseas-born professionals to the professional workforce in Australia?
- How have immigrants with professional qualifications fared in converting these qualifications into professional and managerial level employment in Australia?
- Does the employment outcome vary according to place of birth and time of arrival in Australia?
- Do employers prefer recent Australian-trained graduates relative to experienced overseas trained professionals?
These are some of the questions answered in this volume. The study is based on unpublished customised data from the 1991 census and reports the workforce situations of all persons qualified at degree and diploma level by the time of arrival in Australia by selected birthplaces and, if employed, by occupations and, if not, whether unemployed or not in the workforce.