Australian Immigration Daily News

The following email has been received from the Department of Home Affairs today:

The Department of Home Affairs advises that on 27 November 2020, the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) was updated to include the occupation of Social Worker (272511), based on advice from the National Skills Commission. 

As you know, the Government is committed to protecting the health of Australians during the global pandemic and is carefully calibrating skilled migration to fill critical skills needs that support Australia’s economic recovery from COVID-19. On 2 September 2020, the Government announced the introduction of a Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) as part of this commitment.

The PMSOL is based on advice from the National Skills Commission (NSC) and consultation with other Commonwealth departments. In order to ensure the PMSOL remains responsive to the changing skilled workforce needs of businesses, the NSC continues to monitor the impact of COVID-19 upon the Australian labour market and skills needs as they evolve and new sources of data emerge.

Further information can be found: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/employing-and-sponsoring-someone/sponsoring-workers/pmsol.