Dump you Distance Learning Options—Studying in Canada is Key to Professional Success

The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted global travel and forced international universities to permit study-from-home options. Further, unemployment has surged due to the pandemic, which means the job market will have more workers than jobs for, at least, the year ahead.

In such a scenario, should a young student from India, Vietnam, China, South Korea, or any other country defer plans to study from Canada? Or should you seriously choosing the study-from-home option?

Before taking a call, let us understand the importance of foreign students for Canada and its economy.

The Immediate Financial Benefits

There are more than 600,000 international students in Canada and a 2017 study estimates that these students and their visitors add around $13 billion to the GDP and support more than 165,000 in the country.

So, long-term benefits apart, attracting foreign students in large numbers is a significant and tangible economic asset for Canada. Obviously, it’s unlikely that distance learning options are likely to last for international students for long.

The Long-Term Economic Benefits

A survey by the Canadian Bureau of International Education found that more than half of the international students in Canada planned on applying for permanent residence. Another ten percent planned on working in the country without seeking PR immediately after graduation.

This means six out of every ten foreign students entering Canada will work and create economic value in the country. This is an extraordinary pool of talent that policy makers seek to utilize to negate Canada’s twin disadvantages of an aging population and high public debt.

Clearly, Canada will focus on ensuring that international admissions and entry of foreign students to its universities goes back to how things were before the pandemic as quickly as possible.

Now, what advantages will you enjoy by choosing to study in Canada instead of deferring the decision or opting for distance learning?

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Prepare for the Post-Pandemic Canadian Economy

The pandemic may have been defeated but that doesn’t mean it won’t leave a lasting impact on the global economy. Sectors like hospitality, tourism, travel, and entertainment may have to resort to drastic levels of innovation to regain momentum.

Similarly, sectors like transportation, logistics, technology, and healthcare will see more interest now that the world has recognized the importance of these sectors during disruptive times.

And Canadian businesses operating in this sector will look to the country’s colleges and universities to skill and equip young students to the evolving needs of different sectors of the economy.

This is the key advantage of foreign education—to acquire marketable skills needed by employers across the world. This can hardly be done if you are at home in India, Vietnam, or China and attending lessons through a computer, right?

Distance Learning’s Fine. But Distance Hiring?

Finding the right talent for your business or firm cannot be a one-off decision based on a small interview. Given a choice, businesses will always prefer hiring candidates through internships, practical training, and other similar options.

What works in favor of foreign students is that they can explore post-study working opportunities well before they graduate. Opting for distance learning or trying to get a Canadian job without studying in Canada will put you at a significant disadvantage as compared to foreign students studying in Canada.

Target Skill Gaps through Flexible Transfer Options

Canada’s education system has in-built credit transfer system that allows you to transfer credits earned from one institution or course to another. This gives you the flexibility of changing your choice of course midway if you feel that another course or program can help you fill future skill gaps in the Canadian economy.

Of course, this assessment will be possible only if you are present in Canada to observe and analyze the on-ground situation. Assessing your career options from outside is not the same as understanding your options after experiencing life in Canada.

Give yourself the flexibility of transfers and career changes to ensure your transition from being a foreign student to a Canadian worker takes place with minimum hassles and delays.

The Integration Advantage

A look at the scoring grid of Express Entry and its three federal programs as well as the Provincial Nomination Programs shows that adaptability is an important factor impacting eligibility of immigrants.

Studying in Canada will help you learn and understand the Canadian way of life. This is not something that you can learn from books or imbibe through videos. Integration with the Canadian society is something that will happen gradually over time.

From the employer’s point of view, hiring a young skilled worker who is already integrated into Canada will be significantly cheaper than hiring a foreigner who will require expensive settlement services to understand and settle into Canadian society.

The Entrepreneurship Advantage

An extremely-talented student may work very hard to negate the disadvantage of not studying and graduating from a Canadian institution. Such a student may still successfully land a job as a skilled worker in Canada.

However, no amount of hard work will enable and equip such a student to become an entrepreneur in Canada. Setting up a business requires familiarity with the market, deep understanding of local opportunities, and a network of personal and business contacts that can only be built over years of efforts.

Multiple provinces have PNP streams designed specifically for International Graduate Entrepreneurs, which means your business idea can serve as a pathway to direct permanent residence in the country.

Multiple provinces have PNP streams designed specifically for International Graduate Entrepreneurs, which means your business idea can serve as a pathway to direct permanent residence in the country.

As you can see, studying in Canada remains an attractive option for the country as well as foreign students. So, the spike in distance learning opportunities is likely to be a temporary blip and things are likely to revert back to normal very quickly.

In such a scenario, don’t put yourself at a disadvantage by choosing not to equip yourself with a foreign degree.

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