ABSTRACT

Access to and experiences of education among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Migrants or Refugees (CALDM/R) is a site of increased scholarly interest. While research emphasises new CALDM/Rs’ desire to work and meaningfully contribute to their new country, many remain under employed even though many hold multiple tertiary qualifications. This article offers an interpretive review of literature relating to the higher education and employment experiences of CALDM/R, so as to contribute to debates about how universities should facilitate the pathways from university to employment for these students. From our reading of the literature, we argue that current policy fails to address areas of language proficiency, work experience and recognition of work and study from countries overseas, all of which contribute to high levels of unemployment. This review also highlights structural workplace issues of racism, discrimination and exploitation and discussed the role and responsibility of universities in contributing to the employment outcomes for CALDM/R. It concludes that as tertiary education providers have a commitment to ensuring their graduates are ‘job ready’, particular attention to the needs of CALDM/R is required.

摘要

在文化和语言上各不相同的移民或难民（CALDM / R）中获得教育的机会和经验是一个学术兴趣日益浓厚的场所。尽管研究强调了新的CALDM / Rs渴望工作并为他们的新国家做出有意义的贡献，但尽管许多人拥有多个大专学历，但许多人仍然处于就业状态。本文提供了有关CALDM / R的高等教育和就业经验的文献的解释性综述，从而有助于就大学应如何促进这些学生从大学到就业的途径的辩论做出贡献。从对文学的阅读中，我们认为当前的政策未能解决语言能力，工作经验以及对来自海外国家的工作和学习的认可等领域，所有这些都导致高失业率。这篇评论还重点介绍了种族主义，歧视和剥削的结构性工作场所问题，并讨论了大学在为CALDM / R的就业成果做出贡献方面的作用和责任。结论是，由于高等教育提供者致力于确保其毕业生“做好工作”，因此需要特别关注CALDM / R的需求。