Australia’s Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) has released the new Skilled Occupations List (SOL) for 2016-17. The purpose of the country’s skilled migration programme is to attract “highly employable” people for migration, and it is the most common form of migration to Australia.
The purpose of the country’s skilled migration programme is to attract “highly employable” people for migration, and it is the most common form of migration to Australia.
According to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) new guidelines, these are some of the skills that will give you preference for emigration to Australia.
There are over 185 jobs listed – below is a general overview of the types of skills.
- Chefs (excluding fast food or takeaway food services)
- Plumbers
- Gasfitters
- Panel beaters
- Carpenters
- Fitters and turners
- Welders
- Engineers (Chemical, Electrical, Aeronautical, Agricultural and many others)
- Telecoms (Network planners, Radio technicians, Engineers)
- Systems Analysts
- Programmers/Developers
- Computer Network and Systems Engineers
- Psychologists
- Doctors, Surgeons and medical specialists
- Registered Nurses and Midwives
- Veterinarians
- Actuaries, Auditors, Accountants
The Skilled Occupations List (SKO) is used for Skilled Independent Visa, Skilled Regional Provisional Visa and Graduate Temporary Visa applications.
In the same report, the DIBP has also released the Consolidated Sponsored Occupations List (CSO) which is used for Skilled Nominated Visa, Temporary Work Skilled Visa and Employer Nominated Scheme visa applications.
The CSO lists skills that companies in Australia are looking for, and employers or the state will sponsor for emigration into the country.
The full list for both classes can be found here: Australia SKO and CSOLists
