International Student Caps Will Deepen Nurse Shortage, Cause Job Losses: Colleges

Health education providers said the cap would force them to cut staff and reduce training programs for nurses and health professionals.
International Student Caps Will Deepen Nurse Shortage, Cause Job Losses: Colleges
A nurse goes to assist a patient at the COVID-19 and flu assessment clinic at Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney, Australia, on May 12, 2020. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
|Updated:
0:00

Health colleges have warned that the Labor government’s international student cap could exacerbate the shortage of nurses and health professionals in Australia.

Following the passage of the Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Quality and Integrity) Bill 2024 in August, the government implemented a National Planning Level (NPL) that restricted the number of international students Australian universities can enrol.
Alfred Bui
Alfred Bui
Author
Alfred Bui is an Australian reporter based in Melbourne and focuses on local and business news. He is a former small business owner and has two master’s degrees in business and business law. Contact him at [email protected].
Related Topics