Tout est dans le titre, j'ai quasiment fini mes études d'ingénieur et j'aimerais travailler en Australie pour mon premier emploi, pays dans lequel j'ai passé 4 mois formidable en road trip sur la côte Ouest et pendant lequel je suis tombé amoureux d'une ville : Sydney.
J'appelle donc les membres de VF notamment, les éventuels immigrés en Australie pour savoir plusieurs choses :
- Quelle serait la démarche idéale à entreprendre ? (trouver un poste d'ingénieur depuis la France, tenter ma chance en arrivant sur le sol australien) J'ai regardé rapidement sur le site d'immigration du gouvernement Australien et la première approche semble la mieux. Vaut-il mieux privilégier une entreprise française ayant un pied à terre en Australie ou des entreprises 100% australiennes ?
- Difficulté d'obtention du visa travail ?
- Y'a-t-il des personnes ici qui connaissent le marché de l'emploi des ingénieurs en Australie ? J'ai un ami qui me disait que les ingénieurs étaient très recherchés là-bas car assez faible en nombre.
- Vers quels sites dois-je me tourner ?
D'autres questions arriveront surement au fil de ma réflexion... ^^
Malheureusement non mais je vais contacter des ingénieurs en place en Australie incessamment sous peu donc je te tiens au courant. En espérant que l'on trouve tous les 2 notre bonheur ^^
Je m'y intéresse depuis quelques temps également (ingénieur en informatique). De ce que j'ai appris c'est que tu as le visa "vacances/travail" pour un an je crois, qui est facilement accessible en ligne (pour les moins de 31 ans). Il permet de facilement y aller et trouver du travail là bas. Par contre après il faut trouver une boîte qui soit à un contrat de moins d'un an, soit qui accepte de le faire passer en visa classique pour travailler plus d'un an.
Après je n'ai pas encore plus d'information sur la facilité d'embauche des petits français sur place ou à distance...
Donc si tu as des news...
L'ennui c'est que le visa vacances/travail (WHV) n'est pas le plus adapté pour trouver un "vrai" boulot. C'est + pour les jobs d'été et la plupart des employeurs refuseront de te prendre avec un visa comme ça. Il faut un visa long séjour de travail mais c'est très compliqué à avoir d'après mes premières recherches sur le site de l'immigration australienne... Il faut un sponsor (soit un employeur, soit un parent, etc.). J'ai un ami en actuellement en stage ingénieur, je vais le contacter pour savoir comment il a fait avec son visa.
C'est possible, je n'ai pas de réponse concrète là dessus. Tout ce que je sais c'est qu'une recruteuse de là-bas, croyant pouvoir me faire venir, m'a proposé de prendre ce visa "voyage/vacances" qui, m'a-t-elle dit, sera plus rapide à convertir en visa sponsorisé par la société.
Après je ne sais pas si cela se fait facilement une fois là bas, ou s'il faut forcément le convertir avant de partir.
Bref, ton ami sera plus apte à nous répondre je pense :p
Tiens nous au courant :)
Après avoir contacté un ingénieur à la retraite chez qui j'ai fait du WWOOFing en 2009, il m'a envoyé un mail avec toutes les étapes à réaliser pour devenir ingénieur en Australie. Et c'est pas de tout repos...
Je vous laisse le mail en anglais (si vous voulez bosser là-bas, vous allez devoir vous habituer à la langue de toute façon ;) et puis j'ai la flemme).
Le gros problème, c'est que les écoles d'ingénieurs françaises ne sont pas reconnues en Australie, or il faut absolument une équivalence pour immigrer quand on a pas de sponsors (ie une entreprise ou un parent...). En conséquence, le moyen le plus simple est d'avoir déjà quelques années d'expérience dans un poste d'ingénieur.
Good luck!
"From a number of phone calls I made this afternoon, the steps in the process to obtain a visa to work in Australia seems to be:
1. Get your qualifications assessed through the Engineers Australia Migration Skills Assesment process. This can be done at any time after you graduate. This requires:
a. You must undertake an English language test through IELTS (International English Language Testing System) .
You are required to have achieved a minimum score of 6.0 in each of the four modules of speaking, listening, reading and writing in either the 'General Training' or 'Academic' version of the test. I note you can take the test in Nantes
b. As French qualifications are considered as ‘non-recognised qualifications’, you have put together a Competency Demonstration Report (CDR) set out in section C of the booklet
Assessment cost - A$500
Current time to process – 16 weeks
Contact point for further information or queries- msa@engineersaustralia.org.au
2. Get a job as a professional civil engineer in Europe for at least year . Keep documented proof of employment eg payslips etc. In order to apply for a working visa you must provide evidence that you have been in paid employment in the skilled occupation (in your case civil engineer) that you wish to apply for for at least 12 months in the 24 months immediately before applying.
3. Apply for Working Visa - see Migration Booklet no 6 - General Skilled Migration
Options - You will need a Skilled – Independent (Migrant) Visa (Subclass 175) which require a pass mark of 120 in the ‘points test’. This could be difficult but not impossible to pass if you have less than 3 years’ work experience as a civil engineer. You will need at least a score of 7 in each of the IELTS English test modules . You could try to get sponsored by an employer ; those types of visa have lower pass marks in the points test
Cost A$2575
Current time to process - ?
Contact point for further information or queries – web form
That all I have found out so far; I hope you find it helpful. I am sorry it seems so complicated and will take some time but I am sure it will be worth it in the end!"
Quelques éléments de réponses supplémentaires, car la situation a évolué depuis ton dernier message.
1. Expérience préalable. Avant de commencer à penser aux démarches administratives, il est important d'avoir une expérience professionnelle minimale après l'obtention de son diplôme d'ingénieur : celle-ci est requise pour bâtir son dossier d'évaluation de ses compétences d'ingénieur ("Skills Assessment") : une évaluation est indispensable pour participer aux parcours d'immigration menant directement à la résidence permanente. Elle est en revanche facultative (quoique très recommandée) pour obtenir un visa de travail temporaire (subclass 457), très couramment utilisé par les recruteurs australiens pour répondre à leurs besoins de main d'oeuvre qualifiée. L'organisme évaluateur diffère selon ta qualification d'ingénieur mais Engineers Australia est l'organisme de référence pour la majorité des spécialités d'ingénierie.
2. Sur la stratégie à adopter : tout dépend de ton âge et de ta situation familiale. Le Working Holiday est super car il donne une visibilité de deux ans, permet d'acquérir de l'expérience localement et de réseauter. Mais il ne permet pas d'envisager un départ en famille par contre. Sinon, il y a le programme du migrant qualifié qui est adapté à toutes les situations (y compris pour une prospection depuis la France).
3. Difficulté d'obtention d'un visa de travail. Les offres d'emploi ouvertes à un "sponsorship" sont clairement indiquées si l'employeur est accrédité par le ministère australien de l'immigration. En réseautant et en prospectant de manière habile, il est tout à fait possible de trouver un employeur prêt à te sponsoriser, si tu as les compétences adéquates. Même si la compétition entre candidats s'est accrue ces dernières années, une statistique est assez parlante : plus d'un ingénieur qui travaille aujourd'hui en Australie est né à l'étranger !
Vers quels sites se tourner ? Celui du ministère australien de l'Immigration (DIBP) qui dresse chaque année la liste des qualifications en demande en Australie. Cette année, près de 40 qualifications d'ingénieur sont recensées. Sinon, ce guide sur l'immigration en Australie pour les ingénieurs explique la procédure pour immigrer en Australie et donne des conseils sur la recherche d'emploi.
Outre les qualifications "officiellement en demande", j'ai vu un article récemment sur la pénurie d'ingénieurs spécialisés en sécurité informatique d'ici à 2020.
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