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Re: Does Australia really need skilled workers?

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Originally Posted by Syedney (Post 6394771)

Excellent strategy or ....The biggest connery of all time?

Excellent strategy. Why wouldn't you

a) want the best skilled workers
b) create so many skilled workers all fighting for a small pool of work - in terms of supply & demand this means you get them cheaper than they are really worth.
c) Skilled migrants generally mean assets ergo money into the country.

Bingo - excellent strategy;)

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Originally Posted by themerlin (Post 6394835)

There seems to be a big difference from that the Bureaucrats at the federal level and the Bureaucrats and the State level want.
So you have to apply for your Visa at the federal level then do the same at the state level to get what ever license you need.
There also seems to be a big difference in what the Bureaucrats think buiness needs and what they actually want.

There is absolutely no excuse for federal and state government to take advantage of skilled migrants in this way. If this was a "business" it would be classed as extorsion:sneaky:

As for business Vs government needs: I suspect government keeps asking business leaders why their GDP is crap compared to other western nations. I suspect business tells them it's because there are no skilled labour when in fact the problem is "mates: are placed in jobs they clearly are not capable of doing hence management doesn't know how to work smarter. It's all too easy to say there is a shortage of skilled labour - even stranger still that the skilled labour that does get in gets the crappy jobs:sneaky:

- and around in circles it goes:rolleyes:

Re: Does Australia really need skilled workers?

This what is worrying me. My wife is a nurse and will walk into a job out there. I have no skills or trade and will either have to retrain or take a menial job. I have never been out of work in my life!

Re: Does Australia really need skilled workers?

hi
really interesting thread
Can anyone tell me what licences etc I am going to need for queensland?
I am a Fabricator/Welder..applied under the title of Boilermaker passed TRA last year, got visa, just gotta sell this bloody house!!

Thanks for any help:thumbsup:
Trev

Re: Does Australia really need skilled workers?

I work for a government owned company in Brisbane, absolutely desperate for mechanical and electrical engineers. cant retain staff due to competition from the mining companies and consultants.

Not a bad place to work, PM me for more details, you will need a visa.