Hi, I am an A Levels students that has finished AS and currently studying for A2. I'm interested in Pharmacy but I'm a bit unsure about which option I should take, which is to take a twinning course with Nottingham or IMU, to study in Australia or to study in UK.

The main factor affecting my decision lies in the job prospects in these three countries. Do any of you know whether its harder for foreign graduates to obtain work in Australia or UK? Or is it easier to just come back to Malaysia to get a job(Because of the anti-dispensing separation issue, I would expect getting a job to be quite hard in Malaysia, no?)?

I did look up job listings in Malaysia and Australia and it turns out that there are 700+ jobs for pharmacy degree holders in Australia compared to a measly 70+ in Malaysia. However, I am still unsure whether they would be open to foreign applicants. Is there anybody currently working in UK or AUS that can advise me on this?

P.S. I don't mind working in more rural areas

I thought that work is hard to find in the UK ever since they took it off the Skilled Occupations List? Or is it that those who got a job are graduates from a few years ago when pharmacy was still on the list?

For IMU full 4 years local graduates, is it tough to get registered as a pharmacist? Are there limited spots or something like that? I am considering doing 4 years local and then going over to Australia to do my masters so that I can save money (4 years means I will be eligible for the scholarship) as well as eventually finding a job in Australia.

But then, many of the postgraduate entry requirements state that the applicant must be a registered pharmacist, so does that mean that I have to sit for a test first since the pharmacy council only recognise degrees from Australia, apply for registration there and then only I can go for the masters?