@athelene
Thank you so much for your reply, I highly appreciate.. thanks also for sharing your inputs as well about archi.. we get an idea and know more of what’s really going on there and what to expect.. hoping there’ll be also a need for archi not just for draftings, but we can be also involve in BIM Revit or Site Archi Coordination works.. supervisor on finishings, interior works.. etc..
@Capuccino_2017
You're welcome. There's actually some demand for BIM Managers or architectural technicians with lots of BIM experience, but again the key issue that seems to arise is "local work experience."
The way I see things (just my opinion ha), migrants are more like "outsiders" because they have no knowledge of and experience in the Australian workplace. Knowledge of Australian building codes/regulations are key to practicing the profession, but it will take months or years to teach/train a new migrant about these stuff. I'm guessing that's why they prefer someone who's had years of local experience, instead of a new migrant. Not all companies have the time, resources, or an experienced employee willing to train a newbie, because training involves work hours that could be spent on billable tasks instead. Australia's minimum wages are one of the highest in the world, so living costs in Australia is quite high due to the fact that companies pay a lot for labour.
In case no one in this forum has mentioned it (or maybe no one really knew about this), it's quite common for Australians to start working part-time from age 15 or 16, even for just a retail or hospitality job (like McDo). Then when they go to for further education (whether VET or university), they would look for part-time work in design firms while they study, so they get exposed to the industry quite early. By the time they graduate from MArch (which is required if they're looking to register as an architect), they could easily have at least 3 years of industry experience, which is pretty much the minimum that employers are looking for.
Those young Australians with years of knowledge and experience is what we're competing against. Even though our architectural training is more technical (wala sila masyadong engineering sciences sa curriculum nila), sa palagay ko mas habol ng companies ang knowledge on local regulations and software skills (Adobe Creative Suite).