Educate to Migrate: Best 3 Courses in 2026

Educate to Migrate | Outstanding Courses for Opportunities

We at PTA believe your pathway to PR starts with education. In the hopes of helping you get a clear direction on your path, we’re counting down the top 3 educational programs so you can prepare for next year’s enrolment.

#3 Aged Care & Nursing

Third on our list is Aged Care and Nursing courses. Combining these two courses in 3rd creates higher chances of getting the aligned job for you. 

Aged Care 

Studying this course opens more doors for you in the long run. They’re available in various parts of Australia with a duration of 6 months up to 2 years. 

Certificate IV in Aged Care (6 months – 12 months)

This certificate not only provides you with the skills you need to care for seniors in your community. You’ll be honing your skills and working directly with medical professionals in an Aged care facility. 

Cost: starts at $4,000

Diploma of Nursing & Bachelor of Nursing 

Diploma of Nursing (12 months – 24 months)

Here, you’ll get to learn the legal requirements, health assessments, care plans, communication, and safe practices associated with nursing and give your career a kick-start into a profession with excellent employment outcomes.

Cost: $30,000-$35,000

Bachelor of Nursing (12 months – 24 months)

This course emphasises nursing practice and theory to assist you to operate as part of a professional health care team. It will help you develop the necessary professional health worker skills and knowledge to make safe and ethical decisions, and communicate flawlessly with patients and medical professionals.

Cost: $30,000-$35,000

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#2 Early Childhood Education & Teaching

Coming in at number two is Early Childhood Education and Teaching courses. We’ve been getting a lot of questions from interested applicants who are already at a Bachelor’s or Master’s level of qualification looking to take their next step toward a pathway to Australia. 

Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Teaching (36+ months)

As a student of this bachelor course, you’ll learn how to engage children through activities such as art, music, maths, and literacy. You’ll also develop the skills needed to respond to diversity and help each child get the most out of their education during their formative years.

Cost: $15,000-$20,000
Intake: February, July 

Diploma in Early Childhood Teaching (48 weeks – 2 years)

With this certificate, a possible pathway would be a Child Care Centre Manager where you direct and supervise child care workers, develop and implement programs to enhance the lives of young Australians and provide care before-school, after-school, during the day and on vacations. Employment in this qualification has risen significantly in the last 5 years and is expected to keep growing. 

Cost: $6,500

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#1 Trade Courses

At the top spot in the 2026 Best Courses list are the Trade Courses, more specifically, related to the Construction and Building sector.

The Boon of Building & Construction 

Australia is in need of qualified trades people within the building and construction industry. With programs like Carpentry, Painting, Plastering, Tiling, Electrical, Brick and Blocklaying offered, we predict that these would be the safest pathways to being able to get a permanent visa and stay long-term in Australia. 

Carpentry (12 months – 24 months)

You will be trained in numerous fields in the carpentry industry such as studying drawings and specifications to determine materials required, ordering and selecting timbers and materials, preparing layouts and much more.

Cost: $10,000-$15,000

Job Forecast: Work as a Carpenter 

Painting & Decorating (12 months – 24 months)

Painting trades workers apply paint, varnish, wallpaper and other finishes to protect, maintain and decorate surfaces of buildings and structures. You will be able to paint and decorate for residential and commercial construction.

Cost: $10,000-$15,000

Job Forecast: Work as a Painter & Decorator

Plastering (12 months – 24 months)

Solid plasterers also perform a range of “finishing work” in the final phase of the construction process: preparing and cleaning walls for paint, smoothing of ceilings & walls, creating straight and smooth angles on walls & custom build outs and cavities.

Cost: $10,000-$15,000

Wall & Floor Tiling (12 months – 24 months)

You’ll learn to lay ceramic, clay, slate, marble, glass and other types of tiles on external and internal walls and floors to provide protective and decorative finishes. Major areas of study include interpretation of plans, measurements and calculations, use of power tools and equipment, surface preparation & repairs.

Cost: $10,000-$15,000

Bricklaying (12 months – 24 months)

You’ll learn how to work on job sites for domestic,commercial and public buildings and work with clay bricks, concrete blocks and mortar. Throughout the course, you’ll gain knowledge in interpreting building plans, performing measurements, masonry blockwork, veneer and solid brick construction, leveling and scaffolding and how to use speciality tools.

Cost: $10,000-$15,000

Electrical Engineering (12 months – 24 months)

In this course, you’ll gain skills in variable speed drivers, analogue and digital electronics, programmable logic controls and renewable energy. When you finish the course, students will have the ability to design and evaluate electrical systems and equipment.

Cost: $25,000-$30,000

Electrician (12 months – 24 months)

You’ll develop skills solving problems in D.C Circuits, Terminate cables cords and accessories for low voltage circuits, Solve problems in electromagnetic devices and related circuits, and apply environmentally and sustainable procedures in the energy sector. 

Cost: $25,000-$30,000

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