Australian Immigration Daily News

There is a new occupations list for the 2019-20 program year, released by RDA Far South Coast.

Below are some features of the new list and also some conditions:

• Accountant and Software Engineer occupations are currently suspended.
• A lot of occupations include the prerequisite of a minimum IELTS score of 8 in all components (or equivalent)

The new occupations list is here: 

RDA Northern Inland Regional nomination changes 

RDA Northern Inland has placed a link on their website allowing sign-up via email. Once a person has signed up, they can receive email updates regarding open dates for the acceptance of futurer 489 visa applications. 

The links are below:

RDA Northern Inland: http://www.rdani.org.au/skilled-migration/skilled-regional-nsw-sponsorship.php

The status of the following occupations has changed: 

Low Availability
323214 - Metal Machinist (First Class)

Special Conditions Apply
225311 - Public Relations Professional
225499 - Technical Sales Representatives nec
263299 - ICT Support and Test Engineers nec
234517 - Microbiologist
251312 - Occupational Health and Safety Advisor

Source: https://www.migration.sa.gov.au/skilled-migrants/lists-of-state-nominated-occupations

Please find Migration Newsletter 727 by Lewis Bollard Migration Experts below:

Migration_Newsletter_727.pdf

Australian Computer Society in partnership with Legal Training Australia participated in an online webinar addressing common questions and scenarios associated with lodging skills assessments for migration purposes.

For those who were not able to join the session, the following summary can be found below:

-        As of July 2019 ACS, has been approved by the Minister of Education as the relevant assessing authority for ICT related occupations under the Migration Regulations. The skills team assess 24 different occupation codes on the list of eligible skilled occupations as legislated by the Department of Home Affairs.