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January 26, 2012 – Interested in a working visa for Australia? Great news!

Western Australia energy sector is calling out for more skilled workers.

According to Woodside Petroleum CEO Peter Coleman, if Australia is to keep pace with the growing Asian demand for resources, more skilled workers must go west, and rules for skilled migrants need to be relaxed.

Coleman stated in the Commonwealth Business Forum that because of the soaring demand for minerals and energy, in particular LNG, a competition for skilled labor was a major challenge for Western Australia. If WA is to meet the ever growing demand for resources and energy, a substantial part of Australia’s skilled workforce needs to move west.

Moreover, Coleman also indicated that the government should look at relaxing rules for skilled migrant workers applying for working Australia visa. This is to ensure that skilled labor needs could be met as future projects came on line.

Meanwhile, according to the latest quarterly Manpower Employment Outlook Survey, job seekers applying for working visa in Australia and wanting to work in Australia’s mining and construction sector were likely to benefit from a favorable hiring climate in the first quarter of 2012.

This news has come after the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed that the number of jobs in the mining sector has hit a milestone in Western Australia, passing the 100,000 mark for the first time in history, from just 26,500 to 101,000 over the past decade.

Survey data revealed that the mining and construction industry has reported a net employment outlook of 19%, with more than 32% of employers in the mining and construction sector intending to increase their hiring in the first quarter of 2012. Reporting the most optimistic hiring prospect was Western Australia, with a net employment outlook of 23%. This is good news for those looking to apply for work visa from Australia.

The company revealed that it continued to see a high demand for a range of specialist mining skills, including: technical managers, mining engineers, maintenance superintendents, maintenance engineers and planners, environmental engineers control systems engineers, study managers in port and rail operations, electrical trades, and electrical engineering.

source:
expo-australia.com