Australia Skilled Occupation List To Be Introduced From 1st July 2010

25 Jun 2010

Immigration Minister Chris Evans spoke recently to the Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry workforce summit in Perth. He had said that changes to the skilled migration system will help Western Australian business find the migrants that they need to fill their skilled labor needs.

A new list of Standard Occupational List was released some time back. The new list will be introduced from 1st July 2010, which has 400 occupations reduced to 181 occupations. In all, a tougher situation has evolved to be considered under the Australian skilled immigration. Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) will replace Australian Standard Classification of Occupations (ASCO) from 1st July 2010.

Senator Evans said that, "We are working with the Barnett government to finalise the state's migration plan which will provide processing of specialist workers identified by the government". He also said that, "A demand-driven skilled migration program will deliver migrants with the skills our economy needs and ensure businesses can access the specialist workers needed to meet skills shortages'".