The COVID pandemic brought Australia’s migration program to a halt, with strict travel bans and temporary visa holders advised to return home. As the country rebuilds its economy, Australian businesses are reporting a shortage of skilled workers. Politicians recognise that Australia needs skilled migrants to support economic growth, whilst protecting jobs for current Australian residents. […]
Australia’s new skills list Australia has released a new skills list; the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL). The PMSOL identifies Australia’s current critical skills needs, using data from the National Skills Commission and Commonwealth departments. This list is temporary and may change as Australia’s economy recovers from COVID-19. About the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation […]
If you are applying for a skilled visa this will be much welcomed news – Australia’s state nominations are reopening! States and Territories have received a very small number of allocations under the 491/190 visa programmes. These allocations will cover the period until the Federal Budget is released on 6 October 2020. State Nominations Reopen […]
Introducing Engineers Australia Engineers Australia (EA) is Australia’s largest engineering body, representing around 100,000 engineers and conducting migration skills assessments for several professions. EA assess over 30 occupations for skills assessments – popular occupations include: Civil Engineer Engineering Technologist Telecommunications Engineer Electrical Engineer And more… Migration Skills Assessment for Engineers Assessments are split into two […]
Online Technical Interview assessments are available on weekdays at one of our assessment venues in Edinburgh, Manchester and London.. Face-to-face assessments are in the United Kingdom and Australia. Non-licensed trades are assessed via technical interview. The assessment for licensed trades involves a face-to-face practical assessment and a technical interview. Face-to-face assessments are currently scheduled for […]
The 1 July 2018 saw the beginning of a new migration year in Australia. Over the last 6 weeks there have been an abundance of changes to the skilled migration process. These changes are outlined below: 1) Minimum points required for skilled migration increase to 65 Applicants applying for a Skilled Visa for Australia must […]
Economists reported that Australia’s unemployment rate has fallen to a four-year low. Figures show that the unemployment rate was just 5.5% in September this year which is the lowest rate since March 2013. According to Nine News, more than 4,000 new jobs are created in Western Sydney every month alone. The increase in jobs has […]
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