Taking course related to UG and is not aligned to work experience

[Sharayu Rajendran]

My husband is trying for pg_diploma in automotive technician.. He has 4 yrs of experience in IT.. he did bachelors in mechanical engineering.. Is it difficult to get study permit as his work experience is irrelevant to course he is going to pursue. He has education gap of 6 yrs

 

[nitin_0018]

In the ideal scenario, if someone has education gap due to a job then the proposed study should match with the work experience to show progression. Getting study visa is still difficult for the ideal situation as you have to justify in your SOP on all the parameters like career progression, funds, country ties, why Canada etc. Now, when you think of doing a course which is irrelevant to your work experience and in line with your study which you completed many years back, this further reduces your chances and convincing Visa officer is quite tough which can be made possible only by writing a very strong SOP. At the end, I would say it is not impossible and it depends how you are able to show progression and convince the Visa officer.

 

[Sharayu Rajendran]

But still people do PG Diploma to switch the career only right

 

[Naturgrl]

But still people do PG Diploma to switch the career only right

You have to show why you have to come to canada to study to switch careers. Why can‘t he take an automotive technician program in home country? It is a diploma program requiring no post secondary education so he is not expanding his education and it isn’t related to his field of study. He needs to justify the costs to show the higher paying job he will have when he returns that is better pay than he has now.

 

[Sharayu Rajendran]

thanks for all of your inputs..is there any other reason visa office could reject the study permit, so that i could prepare a strong SOP and LOE

 

[Naturgrl]

thanks for all of your inputs..is there any other reason visa office could reject the study permit, so that i could prepare a strong SOP and LOE

Funds, ties to home country, no education progression, diploma program requiring no post secondary, career opportunities, not a genuine student, program available in home country, only coming for PR