Draft of new Skills List up for consultation
Apr 12th 2024 | 8:15 am
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Draft of new Skills List up for consultation
If this goes through it'll be a huge shake-up with regard to skilled migration.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-...keup/103697872
Last year, the government promised to streamline the list of occupations eligible for employer-sponsored visas.
It intended to prioritise migrants with in-demand skills who could fill local shortages, replacing an approach Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil said was "broken" and "outdated".
But the first draft of the new job list, devised by the government agency Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), has drawn concern from employer groups who say it does not accurately reflect skill shortages.
Chefs, cooks, bakers, and managers – occupations that account for thousands of visas a year – are not on the list.
Neither are IT workers, accountants or hairdressers. And the construction industry, which is key to the government's home building pledge but which is suffering a severe labour shortage, has also missed out.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-...keup/103697872
Last year, the government promised to streamline the list of occupations eligible for employer-sponsored visas.
It intended to prioritise migrants with in-demand skills who could fill local shortages, replacing an approach Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil said was "broken" and "outdated".
But the first draft of the new job list, devised by the government agency Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), has drawn concern from employer groups who say it does not accurately reflect skill shortages.
Chefs, cooks, bakers, and managers – occupations that account for thousands of visas a year – are not on the list.
Neither are IT workers, accountants or hairdressers. And the construction industry, which is key to the government's home building pledge but which is suffering a severe labour shortage, has also missed out.
