When Ritesh Mahato emigrated from India to Australia in 2017 to pursue an engineering career, he was prepared for competition. Key points: Half of all qualified migrant engineers in Australia cannot get work in the field The nation's current shortage of 30,000 engineers is forecast to reach 100,000 by 2030 Emigrant Ritesh Mahato says having accreditation is not enough to …
Fraidon came to Australia from Afghanistan a year ago and after a difficult start finding a job, he's now working as a software engineer. Settlement Council of Australia chief executive Sandra Elhelw Wright said there were many highly-skilled refugees, including those who had worked as doctors or pharmacists, who could help meet the skills shortage. "We have a huge under-utilised …