Home » Posts tagged with » Skilled Work Visas
Prepare Your Skills: Australia’s High-Demand Jobs This Next 10 Years
The Australian labour force is gearing to adapt to the “competitive, technology-driven future,” summarised the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency in its 2013 paper that envisions the country’s working future. According to Future focus, 2013 National Workforce Development Strategy, Australia’s working population needs to be composed of highly skilled workers with “technical, professional, and managerial” [...]
Changes to English language testing requirements across various visa programmes
The Department of Immigration has recently released some good news for visa applicants in regards to the English language, providing more alternatives to meet this requirement across the Temporary Graduate, Skilled, Former Resident, and Work and Holiday visa programmes. From November 2014, the department will accept English language test scores from 2 different providers: Test [...]
Professional migration advice on a budget – our Visa Advantage Service
Ever since the government introduced a major pricing reform for Visa Application Charges in September 2013, prospective clients have been telling us they can no longer afford to have their cases professionally managed. Although it is true that these clients are now facing substantially increased government charges, it is important to understand that this added [...]
How to present your CV (resume) for Australian Visa applications
In this article, I discuss some of the key points about how to present your resume for Australian Visa applications to help make the process smooth and maximise your chances of Visa success. It’s a visa application, not a job application! The first thing to note is that applying for a visa is not the [...]
South Australia adds new jobs in its State Occupations List
Recognised as the largest employer of health care and social assistance professionals, South Australia, like other Australian states, regularly surveys regional employers to identify the skills needed in its local labour market. The South Australian government has released its updated State Occupations List (SOL), which now includes 18 new occupations and complements another list called [...]
Skill shortages in Australia open opportunities for skilled migrants
The Australian labour market has regained its momentum in 2013 and become more responsive to the needs of Australian employers, revealed 2013-released Department of Employment study about Australia’s skills shortage and labour market. Titled Skill Shortages Australia, the study used data from the Survey of Employers who have Recently Advertised (SERA)—over 5500 contact employers—as well [...]
What is a Skills Assessment?
This month I will write about one of the first major hurdles applicants face when starting their visa process: obtaining a positive skills assessment. Whether you wish to apply for a skilled permanent visa, a skilled temporary graduate visa or (some) employer sponsored visas, you will most definitely require a positive skills assessment for your [...]
There is more than one skilled occupation list
We are often contacted by applicants who say “I have looked at the occupations list and my occupation isn’t there – what do I do?” What we have found is that many people don’t realise that there is more than one occupations list for skills-based visas to Australia. The government’s skills lists are provided in [...]
Graduate visa for gaining 18 months of work experience in Australia
Engineering Professionals are amongst the most highly sought after professionals in Australia. The Australian government recognises their contribution to our society and their value as highly trained professionals with a visa specifically designed for them. The Skilled–Recognised Graduate Visa (subclass 476) allows recent engineering graduates (from certain universities and programs) to gain up to 18 [...]
Skilled migrant tip: Australia’s most in-demand jobs
For the 2012-13 migration program, the Department of Immigration and Border Protection set the planning levels to a ceiling of 129,250 places, which is 3,400 places higher than the previous planning year. The availability of thousands of places for jobs entails that skilled foreign workers—once they have the right skilled visa—may obtain employment in Australia. [...]
 |
 |
Popular Articles
Study in Australia: 10 Basic Steps You Should Know
Australia, one of the top five best countries to study in the world, offers sought-after quality education on top of exciting cultural diversity. Proof of delivery on this promise is the fact that five Australian universities have made it to the top 100 of the 400-plus higher education institutions worldwide ranked by Times Higher Education [...]