That would depend on the education and training requirements of your profession. If you did not meet these requirements prior to graduation, then the experience gained at that time may not be considered valid.Work experience gained during positions of research during post-graduate research has been presented to immigration officers with success by our office. The work experience gained during such research most often fits the NOC designations in question very well (more so than in most cases when the person has been employed elsewhere). The critical factor regarding whether or not our office would feel that post-graduate research experience is valid would be whether or not the level of education during which the research was conducted was in excess of that required to qualify for that position according to the NOC (National Occupational Classification) manual.
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