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Updates to Victoria’s State Nomination Occupation List and State Nomination Occupation List for Graduates were published on LiveInVictoria.vic.gov.au on 10 September 2013.

These lists detail the occupations and eligibility criteria for state nomination of skilled migrants. They are updated twice a year and reflect the dynamic labour market in Victoria and the current occupations in demand. Changes include:

New occupations:

•     Child Care Centre Manager
•     Primary School Teacher (with specialisation in languages)
•     Physicist (Medical Physicist Only)
•     Nuclear Medicine Technologist
•     Metal Machinist (First Class)
•     Health Information Manager

Removed occupations:

•     Plumber (General)
•     Carpenter
•     Joiner
•     Carpenter and Joiner
•     Surveyor
•     Accountant (General)
•     External Auditor

Applications in the removed occupations will continue to be accepted until 24 September 2013.

There have also been updates in some occupations to work experience, English language and specialisations requirements.

View the full State Nomination Occupation Lists

PwC provided a fantastic presentation today at the Migration 2013 Conference held at Wesley Conference Centre.  First up, Glen Frost, Partner at PwC presented on taxation for migrants.  Then Alison Wood, Director of Private Clients, PwC presented.  The presentation is below for those migration agents who are interested in a copy.

PwC-Migration-Alliance-presentation-Sept-2013.pdf

Thanks everyone for sending Migration Alliance an email to try and win free seats 'first in best dressed' Conference comp for tomorrow at the Wesley Conference Centre in Sydney.  The winners of the free seats are listed below in order of their application for the seats via email.  Congratulations to Yunus Yip who was the very first agent across the line:

1. Yunus Yip

2. Ms. Romanee Wichiencharoen

I have just sent an open letter to MIA members and Ms Chan:

Dear MIA Members and Angela Chan 

I have called Angela Chan twice and both times she was unavailable.  Over a week ago, I wrote to Kevin Lane asking if there might be a way for Migration Alliance and the MIA to work together in the interests of the profession.  I used his email and the generic MIA email to be 100% sure he got it.  No response.  That's ok.  I now choose an open letter to the MIA Board and Members to question some of the information our joint members have received from Ms Chan in an email on Tuesday 10 September at 5:40pm. 

Following a strong email from Christopher Levingston this morning to MIA members asking them "what value are you getting from the MIA?", members of the MIA have started confirming that they will no longer be renewing their memberships with the MIA.   

This follows the sudden recent 'resignation' of Maurene Horder as CEO and conflicting messages from various persons responsible for the MIA.  I have tried to make contact with Maurene Horder via LinkedIn and will continue to try and find a way to contact her to find out what really happened.

Email messages have started streaming in to Migration Alliance today as MIA members become fed up.  Examples (minus the identifiers) are as follows: