Friday, January 19, 2007

''Britain aims to attract skilled group''

My parents browsed through the Sunday Star and they spotted this,where doctors,lawyers,accountants,engineers and entrepreneurs,who score at least 75 points to cross the Highly-Skilled Migrant Programme(HSMP),will automatically attain a permanent-resident status in Britain.

The points-based system works like this:

Qualification
Bachelor's degree 30 pts
Masters 35 pts
PhD 50 pts
MBA 75 pts
British degree 5 bonus pts


Annual Salary Earnings (pounds sterling)
7000&below 5 pts
8000&below 10 pts
9000&below 15 pts
10,000&below 20 pts
11,500&below 25 pts
12,500&below 30 pts
14,000&below 35 pts
15,300&below 40 pts
17,500&below 45 pts


Age
27 years&below 20 pts
28 years to 29 years 10 pts
30 years to 31 years 5 pts



Other criteria
Compulsory English language skills,
work experience in Britain,etc


Qualifying points - 75 points

Another criterion is the mandatory English language requirement,where applicants need to have an International English Language Testing System
certificate (IELTS).The redesigned HSMP scheme is the first part of the five-tier points-based system for all future migration to Britain for work or study,with the full system scheduled to be in place by April 2009.

My dad informed me that fresh graduates( lawyers) would receive a basic of 2000 pounds per month,which is equal to almost 14,000 ringgit Malaysia.Hmm..that is INTERESTING.That is if u get a job and work there.I was thinking of this for a few days,so I have to motivate myself to study in order to get this law degree which I'm doing now in KDU college.Despite the fact that my textbooks are almost a thousand pages,and where the font size of the words are less than 12,I actually care to make regular review and make notes.Something is wrong with me,I thought.Not only that,the temptation to switch on the TV and sit on the sofa is getting less and less now.No more tv for me.Maybe is because of 'peer pressure'.My friends are so hardworking,responsible and smart,and if I don't push myself to the top I would be DEAD.That's the reason why I'm different.

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