1. A couple of places ie IDP or British Council. Google up their offices and give them a call.
2. Up to you, classes will require separate fees. No prerequisite that you need to attend classes before sitting for exam.
3. RM580 when I last checked in IDP
4. Plenty, just need to google.

Well, 2 years is the most ridiculous terms i could say. IELTS consist expiry date! It's something like u know how to swim, after 2 years, u seems completely forgot and get u to test whether u could remember to swim or not.
Working experience is vital especially if u're looking for jobs in Oz. If u have 5 years exp, they probably will 'tekan' u kaw kaw saying u got no local exp. But i think u could try top tier company whereby more international candidates working.
My fren got the job offer and recognise malaysia experience which they consider transferable

It depends solely on the employers. Generally employers are quite reluctant to sponsor a visa unless they have to. And I don't think all employers would scrap your Malaysian experience. If you have knowledge on something, you have it and you just have to demonstrate it in your interviews. I know someone who had a few years of experience in Malaysia, applied for his own PR and in less than a month, landed a contract job with an employer in Australia onshore. It is quite difficult to be offered a job offshore. Having said that, did you graduate from an Australian university?

you can look at this visa  476

if you meet the requirement, u should be able to get the PR within one year, if your case is straightforward..

Can see that you didnt read/research on the Immi to Oz topic..my advise to you is to read more (not only on LYN), and do your own research..

Google will be your best friend... dont just depend on answer given by us here :-)

Also, DIAC has extended the IELTS validity period to 3 years even though official IELTS is just 2 years.

Just search for the keyword in the link below
http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/booklets/1131.pdf

Calculate your possible points first, and see if you can make 60. Look for state sponsorship for that particular job code you nominated to make sure it can reach 60.

That said, even if you do not have sufficient work experience you still need to ACS to accredit your qualifications so that you can nominate a job code in the SOL list. I'm not too sure how ACS does the accessing you might need to find out.

Calculate your possible points first, and see if you can make 60. Look for state sponsorship for that particular job code you nominated to make sure it can reach 60.

That said, even if you do not have sufficient work experience you still need to ACS to accredit your qualifications so that you can nominate a job code in the SOL list. I'm not too sure how ACS does the accessing you might need to find out.

not sure which profession you are in, 1st you need to get ur skills accessed by respective org..
for eg, for IT, it will be ACS.. and it does require few years experience (more than 2, if im not wrong) to get a positive assessment..

positive skills assessment (where you will be given a ASCO code) is needed for state sponsored and general skilled visa, which will determine whether ur skills is in the list or not, if your skills is not in the list, you dont even need to think further..

given you are kinda fresh, you wont be able to get a positive assessment, and since you mentioned you cant go to the Graduate visa route either

your best option now is work for few years and apply when you qualify.. and read forums frequently for the time being..to get yourself familiar with the rules...

like myself.. i waited for a year to qualify to meet the no of years experience needed, then only i apply for it.. and i DIY coz im quite comfortable with the rules since i've already read alot of forums..and wanted to save money as well...

there's no shortcut if your skills are not in demand or u cant get employer sponsored.. unless you got a lot of money to migrate..

Well guys, current market is pretty quiet. I'm in the process of applying 30+ jobs from malaysia. 5 replied saying i hv to be there then only decide the interview. Will be heading there continuing job hunting.
My friend who's working there, his company is facing financial difficulties as hardly get any project so far. Seems everyone is hanging on their job from what they have now.
I think VISA/PR is not the hardest part. The question is how long can u survive there without a proper job. Odd job will help you paying bills but for how long?

1st month might need to meet agent as more as possible. Later if no news, then might walk in to meet HR.
If 2nd month really no news, then really need to do some odd jobs. If 3rd month still no job, might heading melbourne or sydney try luck.
Based on last trip, Perth has like 1000 new immigrants coming in each week as highlighted in local newspaper and this really shocked me.
I definitely will try to invest a property there as rental is good.

Yeah, it's freakingly cheap! i booked airasia + tax + meal + extra luggage all just RM350 one way. Even return ticket would cost less than RM400. Cheaper than travelling sabah or sarawak. DAMN! My advise is if your flying hours is less than 5 hrs, AA is not a problem. If you're travelling to NZ which takes 10 hrs. I suggest getting MAS or SG airline or QANTAS.

Immigrants mainly are skilled. There's some minor refugees which is quite minimal. I'm quite surprise with this report, however, the states is taking 1/3 of Ozzie land and i think there's plenty of space and resources to share of...don't you think?

1. Can register at British Council or IDP
2. Classes are optional and additional cost. If you speak English daily, i think you dont have to attend the class. Just be familiar with the exam format and requirements
3. This year fees is RM610
4. You can search in Youtube for tips and guidance

All the best

I thought that this linkedin discussion would be useful in answering some of your doubts regarding getting a job in Australia.
Link

I'm in construction industry specialised in Quantity Surveyor. As far i know, if you have no local experience, you have to start from zero. Come early or later, still start all over again. I took decision to come early for my children future education sake.
So far applied like 50 over application, 10 got rejected, 2 got interview. I think the market is damn slow.
I know some angmoh who work as manager just at 25yo. 5 years exp and dunno shit. Salary hitting AUD90k/annum & above.
I think malaysian got more capability than them. Getting the 1st job is a huge challenge. Take watever junior job. after 2-3 years the salary will shoot 40% up.
Ozzie pretty glamour their local exp. and software. What you learn or work in malaysia might not really work here. So, be prepare my friend

Hi guys, came back from 2nd interview. They have yet to confirm the employment coz the project have yet to secure. So, they're saying will confirm to me this week.
It's a small builder company but seems not many project on hand thats why.
The GM showed me some of the drawings of the housing project. Well, it's simple and easy. Even SPM holders can do. I'm not to bluff that i'm good or what. Just that when i look thru, it's totally easy and i think i can used half day to do the whole project including pricing and submission.
Building is simple and easy. No complication. I checked thru the websites, the salary for doing this can simply get AUD70k - 80k /annum.
I'm just wondering, wat's really so important on Oz local experience?
I was lucky coz 1 of director is singaporean. That's y got chance. If not, ang moh don't even look at ur CV.

i was studying in NSW previously and also obtained PR under 457 . I believe this has been changed to 189
Landed a job prior to PR approvals as I did the mass resume handout and possibly got lucky.

Note: obtained PR 5 years back, application submission to approvals took about 7 months.

many of my mates submitted their applications about 6 months after I did back in 2007 and had to wait 5 years for PR to get approved. Had to go through 2 rounds of police check, medical.

The demand is mostly for senior positions. A bit harder for graduates without experience though