PY PREMIUM CAREER LAUNCH PROGRAM
Your launching pad to the job or the start-up business you deserve
ECA PROFESSIONAL YEAR PREMIUM PROGRAM
ECA Professional Year (PY) has delivered successful outcomes for almost 6,000 graduates since 2008 to a high conversion to full-time employment.
Exclusive to ECA’s PY, the Premium Career Launch Program is founded on the confidence we have that our student’s internship
placement through the ECA PY will result in a professional job offer or a new start-up business in Australia.
As entrepreneurship skills are vital in today’s business landscape, the PY Premium Career Launch Program includes an invaluable
4-day Entrepreneurship Start-up Accelerator Workshop delivered by a list of industry leaders FREE OF CHARGE and access to a
2-day Incubation Workshop along with access to a seed funding pool.
These are all in addition to the PY course and internship placement you receive as part of the PY.
Prospective students of Career launch Program will go through a brief evaluation interview in order to be admitted to the program.
THE PY PREMIUM CAREER LAUNCH PROGRAM OFFERED AS AN ALTERNATIVE PREMIUM PROGRAM TO ECA’S SUCCESSFUL STANDARD PY PROGRAM.
STANDARD ECA PRODUCT
- IT or Accounting Professional Year program with one
of Australia’s leading PY providers - 12-week internship placement with one of our over
900 host companies - Year-round calendar of value-added workshops
PY PREMIUM CAREER
LAUNCH PROGRAM
All Standard ECA PY Product Offerings PLUS
these Extra Value Offerings:
- Separate once-a-month intakes with a motivated
cohort and ECA’s finest PY trainers - One to one career and job skill coaching
consultations (2 x 2-hour sessions) - FREE 4-day Entrepreneurship Start-up Accelerator
Workshop: (valued at A$4,000) - FREE 2-day Specialised Incubation (Industry
Leaders) Workshop (valued at A$1,500)* - Access to potential seed funding to selected
beneficiaries - Mentoring (Industry Leaders): Ongoing after course
completion and selection (Free of charge) - Guest speakers throughout your PY
* FREE for high calibre ECA Professional Year students nominated by
trainers from Phase 1 Start-up Accelerator Workshop
WHY STUDY WITH ECA PROFESSIONAL YEAR?
- Year-round student intakes on conveniently located campuses in Sydney, Melbourne
and Brisbane CBD’s. - Flexible timetable with day, evening and weekend class options.
- Internship placement with a dedicated team to help you find a suitable and
rewarding placement. - Access to leading industry representatives and industry networking events.
- Excellent employment outcomes with many internships leading directly to
paid employment. - Experienced, academically qualified trainers who understand the ICT and accounting
market requirements - On successful completion of the ECA Professional Year course, students are granted
5 migration points towards their skilled migration Expression of Interest (EOI).
HOW DOES IT WORK?
1. All ECA PY students can apply for a SKILL VOUCHER to the value of $3,000 for the IT PYP or $2,500 for the Accounting PYP.
2. Apply for the PY Career Launch Program with your Skill Voucher and application
3. ECA conduct a brief interview and selection screening process
MONEY BACK GUARANTEE
If you don’t get a professional job offer
either after your internship placement
through ECA OR If you don’t launch your
entrepreneurial business within 6 months of
completion, you’ll get all the full value of
the Skill Voucher back, no questions asked.
*Terms and Conditions Apply
“In my PY, I gained a lot of business,
communication and job-readiness
skills and valuable knowledge
related to my academic background
that I didn’t have from my previous
university studies.”
Anisa Amilia
ECA PY Graduate
APPLY FOR A FREE SKILL VOUCHER
WORTH $3,000** FOR ACS (IT)
WORTH $2,500** FOR ACCOUNTING PYP
The Career Launch Skill Voucher entitles you to:
- Career Skills workshops & interview coaching
- One to one career and job skill consultation & mentoring (2 x 2-hour sessions)
- Professional job search support and candidate matching to ECA Host Company Register
- Entrepreneurs Start-up Accelerator Workshop (4 days)
- Specialised Incubation (Industry Leaders) Workshop (2 days)* and potential seed funding
- Mentoring (Industry Leaders): Ongoing after course completion and selection (Free of charge)
- Guest speakers throughout your PY
Career Launch Skill Voucher is available to ALL students enrolling in ECA’s Professional Year
*FREE for high calibre ECA Professional Year students nominated by trainers from Phase 1 Entrepreneur Start-up Accelerator
Workshop
2019 PY PREMIUM PROGRAM
ENTREPRENEURSHIP START-UP ACCELERATOR WORKSHOP SPEAKERS
FREE AS PART OF PY PREMIUM CAREER LAUNCH PROGRAM
MELANIE PERKINS
Co-founder & CEO at Canva
IAN GARDIER
Co-founder at Innovation Bay
SUE ISMEIL
Founder at NADS
HOLY CARDEW
Founder at PIXC
STEVEN MARKS
Founder & Global CEO at
Guzman y Gomez Mexican
Taqueria
SUDHIR WARRIER
Executive Chairman at
Australian Cruise Group
FEES
ACS IT PY Program
- $11,500 full fee ($200 enrolment fee is waived)
- Includes a $3,000 ECA PY Skill Voucher
Fees payable in single up-front payment OR in 6 monthly
instalment payments of $1,916.67
Accounting PY Program
- $7,000 full fee ($200 enrolment fee is waived)
- Includes a $2,500 ECA PY Skill Voucher
Fees payable in single up-front payment OR in 6 monthly
instalment payments of $1,166.67
ECA PY ‘No Job – No Fees Guarantee’*
*This means if we don’t find you full-time employment through ECA internship OR you don’t launch your entrepreneurial
business on completion of your PY course, you receive the full amount of your Skill Voucher amount ($3,000 for IT and
$2,500 for Accounting) back – no questions asked.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
To be eligible for ECA’s Career Launch Program, you need to meet all minimum requirements for the ECA Professional Year in IT or
accounting, namely:
- Temporary Graduate Visa (subclass 485) or Bridging Visa.
- IELTS, minimum overall score of 6.0 (no individual band below 5.0 – ACS PYP, no individual band below 6.0 – Accounting PYP).
- An Australian Bachelor or master’s degree in accounting or IT, with a minimum of two years of study in Australia.
- Professional Body Skills Assessment (Accounting PYP)
- Complete a skype or face to face evaluation interview
- Passport – Photo page and expire date page.
APPLY FOR YOUR CAREER LAUNCH PROGRAM SKILL VOUCHER
Fill out the form below to apply for your FREE Career Launch Voucher. This form automatically generates a unique voucher for you
to use with your application. The team at ECA PY will contact you for a brief evaluation interview for selection into the PY Career
Launch Program.
Sydney Campus
Ground Floor & Level 3, 55 Regent St,
Chippendale, NSW 2008
+61 2 9318 8171
[email protected]
Melbourne Campus
Level 7, 399 Lonsdale St,
Melbourne, VIC 3000
+61 3 9603 5333
[email protected]
Brisbane Campus
Level 1, 126 Margaret Street,
Brisbane, QLD 4000
+61 7 3210 7450
[email protected]