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bg128 Junior Member Member # 1972	Posted February 08, 2002 07:30 PM I worked as a teaching assistant part-time when at grad school. It was before I get my masters degree. Can I include this period when calculating number of years of work experience? (NZ, not Australia) Or only the years after I got the degree count? Thx, B.
Elfa Member Member # 5	Posted February 14, 2002 04:40 PM Hi B Usually you can only count the work experience post-degree, however, if you worked part-time (15-29 hours per week) during your degree course and this was DIRECTLY RELEVANT to your qualifications and was NOT an integral course requirement then you should be able to count this towards your work experience. Keep in mind that four years of part-time work counts only for one point. Regards Elfa -------------------- Elfa Kere, Consultant Workpermit.com

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bg128
Junior Member
Member # 1972

Posted February 08, 2002 07:30 PM

I worked as a teaching assistant part-time
when at grad school. It was before I get my masters degree.
Can I include this period when calculating
number of years of work experience? (NZ, not Australia)
Or only the years after I got the degree count?

Thx,
B.

Elfa
Member
Member # 5

Posted February 14, 2002 04:40 PM

Hi B

Usually you can only count the work experience post-degree, however, if you worked part-time (15-29 hours per week) during your degree course and this was DIRECTLY RELEVANT to your qualifications and was NOT an integral course requirement then you should be able to count this towards your work experience. Keep in mind that four years of part-time work counts only for one point.

Regards

Elfa

--------------------

Elfa Kere, Consultant
Workpermit.com