Mobility of students and professionals between Australia-India gets easier.

Australia working on to clear the pendency of education visas on priority basis. India and

Australia on Thursday signed a Framework Mechanism for Mutual Recognition of

Qualifications. Read the detailed article below to find out more related details and

information.

New Delhi: Easing the mobility of students and professionals between India and Australia, the two

countries signed a Framework Mechanism for Mutual Recognition of Qualifications on Thursday. Post

the signing Australian education minister Jason Clare said that the Australian government will be

contributing 1.89 million dollars for running skills programmes in India in the area of agriculture

which is a critical sector for India. Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that both the

countries agreed to create a new frameworks of partnership and widened the scope of an Australia –

India Education Council (AIEC) to also include cooperation in skill development.

The agreement was signed following a bilateral meeting in New Delhi between Pradhan and Clare,

which has been part of the commitment by Prime Ministers of both countries at the 2nd India –

Australia Virtual Summit, held on March 2022, wherein they had agreed to establish a joint task force

for mutual recognition of qualifications.

The govt – to – govt mechanism for mutual recognition of qualifications, the announcement of

critical project and 11 institutional MoUs is expected to create more opportunities for two-way

mobility, empower in taking India-Australia bilateral relationship to greater heights.

Post signing, Clare, appreciating India’s National Education Policy 2020, said that it is breath – taking

in scope and will transform India by giving a big push to jobs, businesses, economic productivity and

creating opportunities in all areas. “India has set the target by providing 50% of its youth with either

higher education or skill education by 2035 and Australia would be privileged to partner with India in

this programme.

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