new regulation, new financial year

in the last blog, i said i would update the blog sooner or later, and I think I should call it later, as it has been several days since I update my blog last time.


anyway, it rains a lot recently, and very cold now. It stays about 10 C, but very wet. so feel very cold.

about 30th June, there is no new iphone- iphone 4 appeared on the Australian Market, but on the three website, there states that the new iphone will be comming soon...but no exactly date. and 30th June is the last day of the Financial Year 2009, It should be a lot of shop on sale on that day, but I do not know why, there were not so many shops on sales on that day, maybe it is because of the weather, I do not know. I bought a suit on that day, my first suit...

the winter school began. BTX 5090. It is about the not-for profit organisation. just have classes for 6 days. and there is a presentation, worth 20 marks, and a take home exam, 80 marks. and the take home exam is on August, I think. this is a law unit, so all about the regulations and laws. An interesting thing, in the lecturer, the teacher said IKEA is a not-for-profit company. But i do not know why, the teacher explain it, but i really can not understany.

and the support rate of Julia, the new P.M is decreased...She does not like the immigration, I think. but the fact is that she is an immigration herself...She said Kevin Rudd's BIG AUSTRALIA is not good for Australia.

Oh, I start a new TV show- called Chuck. In Chinese, it translates to "Super market Spy". It talks about the man who name Chuck, has some special ability, or I can call it that he has an CIA database on his brain. This TV shows like the mix of 24, CSI and Friends. It is a little fun but not that fan, it is about the crime, but less violence and blood. There is a beauty in that show, called Sarah. I think there are a lot of TV plays involved a actress named Sarah, such as Prison Break, Joey. Sarah in Chuck's really name is Yvonne, she is from Australia~~~but I don't like her teeth, of course, no one is perfect. Also, there is another actress whose really name is Sarah in this play, ELLI, the sister of Chunk. there are three seasons of this play, I do not know when I can finish it.

I just finish another TV play- Joey, the Joey from Friends, but...I do not think this TV play is fun as Friends. but the actors and actress in the play are good-looking, especially Sarah.

another thing is about the immigration regulation, it changes again, I mean accounting. In a short word, you do not need to get an IELTS 7.0, you still can get a PR, but you need to conduct Profession Year.

the following is copy from the CPA Australia website:

The Skilled Migration Internship Program: Accounting (SMIPA) is a professional year program approved by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), available to overseas students who have an Australian accounting degree qualification as a result of at least two years' study in Australia.



SMIPA involves:



a minimum of 44 weeks' training, including a 12-week internship placement with a relevant host company

professional development and practical hands-on learning with an emphasis on workplace preparation: culture, ethics and expectations

recognition as a pathway for 485 graduate visa holders seeking permanent residency under general skilled migration

Successful completion of SMIPA may attract additional points under the general skilled migration points test.



SMIPA was developed by CPA Australia, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia and the National Institute of Accountants, and is delivered by registered providers who have been approved by all three professional accounting bodies.



SMIPA aims to achieve learning outcomes that would enhance the ability of a graduate to:



work within Australian legislative requirements applicable to workplaces and operations

work safely and participate in occupational safety, health and environment processes

work effectively within the organisation's requirements, including those for equal employment opportunity and diversity

communicate effectively in the workplace

participate in a team

provide effective client service

apply occupation-specific knowledge and skills to professional work situations

implement strategies to manage their personal career development

Who is eligible?

SMIPA is available to all overseas students who have obtained an Australian accounting degree qualification as a result of at least two years' study in Australia and hold a 485 Graduate visa.



Graduates of Australian accounting degree programs will continue to have the option to complete the Skilled Migration Internship Program: Accounting (SMIPA) and gain an assessment that can be used to apply for general skilled migration (GSM). The professional accounting bodies wish to reassure graduates of Australian accounting degree programs that you still have an opportunity to increase their English language proficiency or to complete this recognised professional year program.



From 1 July, 2010, graduates of Australian accounting degree programs who receive an assessment showing that you have:



a formal qualification assessed as being at least comparable to an Australian Bachelor degree

completion of at least 9 out of the 12 core knowledge areas at tertiary level

IELTS Academic or General Test Report Form (TRF) to show you have a band score of at least six (6) on each of the four (4) components – speaking, reading, listening and writing

will be able to use your assessment to apply for a 485 visa. You will be able to use the 485 visa period to either gain an IELTS Academic band score of at least seven (7) or to complete the Skilled Migration Internship Program: Accounting(SMIPA).



CPA Australia will update assessments when we receive documentation showing that you have achieved:



IELTS Academic Test Report Form (TRF) Number to show you have a band score of at least seven (7) on each of the four (4) components – speaking, reading, listening and writing, or

completed the Skilled Migration Internship Program: Accounting (SMIPA)

We have been advised by DIAC that you will be able to use this updated assessment to apply for general skilled migration (GSM).



Approved SMIPA providers

Contact the following approved SMIPA providers directly:



Accountants Resource Centre: Melbourne

AMI Education: Melbourne

Australian Institute of Practical Accounting (AIPA): Melbourne

Brisbane North Institute of TAFE: Brisbane

Education Centre of Australia: Sydney

Flinders University: Adelaide

Holmesglen Institute of TAFE: Melbourne

Navitas Workforce Solutions: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth

Oten TAFE: Sydney

Performance English: Sydney and Melbourne

Professional Pathways Australia: Melbourne and Sydney

Queensland International Business Academy (QIBA): Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sydney

Swinburne University of Technology: Melbourne

The University of Queensland, Institute of Continuing & TESOL Education (ICTE-UQ): Brisbane

TOP Education Group: Rockhampton, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide



Please note: The Australian Gateway Institute - Express Accounting is not an approved provider of the SMIPA program.