Navigating Skills Gaps: Career Pathways for Migrant Engineers in Australia’s Expanding Rail Sector

A shortage of engineers for rail projects in Australia has been exacerbated recently by COVID-19 and other factors such as not enough graduates to fill vacancies and competition from other industries. Australia has successful immigration programs that allow skilled migrants to develop their career as an engineer in a new country. However, this untapped pool of talent is not being fully utilised and could assist with engineering workforce shortages.