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New Skills Occupation List announced: Several jobs flagged for removal
Dentists and dental specialists, together with urban and regional planners have been removed from the updated Skilled Occupation List while panelbeaters and cabinet makers have been added.
The occupational ceilings for other jobs including barristers and solicitors, accountants, occupational health and safety, medical laboratory scientists and petroleum engineers are expected to be scaled back and may potentially close along with several other jobs in the next review.
The SOL was updated based on the findings of a review of Australia’s labour market and education and migration data by the Department of Industry and Science. The review considered submissions by industry, unions, trade and professional organisations.
“Cabinet makers and panelbeaters make a valuable contribution to the Australian economy. Migrants with these skills will enhance the size and skill of the Australian workforce,” Minister Michaelia Cash said in a joint press release with Assistant Education Minister Simon Birmingham.
Minister Cash said the new occupations on the SOL reflect that there is a gap between the skills of Australians and the work that needs to be done.
“Skilled migrants complement locally trained and skilled workers, help to create new jobs and contribute to the communities in which they live and work. The Government’s $6 billion annual investment in vocational education and training is also supporting our training system to offer a pipeline of local talent to help address skills shortages,” Senator Birmingham said.
The SOL applies to independent points based skilled migration (skilled migrants not nominated by State or Territory Governments), Family Sponsored visa applications and Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) visa applicants in the Graduate Work stream. Occupational ceilings are set for each occupation on the SOL to limit the number of migrants under each occupation in this part of the migration programme.
The new SOL comes into effect on 1 July 2015. It will be used for applications made from that date.
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Wednesday, 01 July 2015Please delete my previous post and this one. DIBP's new website hasn't been updated but instrument has. I looked at the incorrect schedule. My bad
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Wednesday, 01 July 2015
may i ask what is 'instrument'?
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Wednesday, 01 July 2015
stupid!!
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Wednesday, 01 July 2015
It has been updated on legend. Have a look at 15/092, no 15/091 (the previous one)
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Wednesday, 01 July 2015
IMMI 15/092 - F2015L01059 - distinguish the 2 schedules SOL vs CSOL.
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Wednesday, 01 July 2015
On a different note, now that OMARA has been integrated with the DIBP as a unit, does the line of reporting change. Before OMARA was accountable to the Minister through the Department secretary . Would this have changed?
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Saturday, 18 July 2015
Hi I am a fully qualified cabinet maker with 5+ years experience in the trade. I'm highly interested in a sponsorship as I have already lived and worked in Australia. If you or anybody could help me out with where to start it would be greatly appreciated!
Kind regards.
Kiefer
Immigration blog
Am I looking incorrectly? If you look at the following link: https://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2015L01059 Dentist, Dental Specialists and Urban and Regional Planners are still on the list.