Australia | Immigration | Draft core skills occupation list released—consultation period now open


April 16, 2024

Immigration
Australia | Draft core skills occupation list released—consultation period now open
The summary

Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) has created a draft Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL), which will form part of the new Skills in Demand visa. The consultation period for the CSOL is now open. We invite you to contribute through Vialto’s survey here.

The details

As part of Australia’s Migration Strategy, Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) has been tasked to undertake labour market analysis which will inform the Australian Government’s final decision on the Core Skills Occupation List that will target the new Skills in Demand visa to current and emerging workforce needs.

Adopting the Review Panel’s recommendation of a tiered risk approach for temporary skilled migration, the new 4 year Skills in Demand visa, which will be implemented by the end of 2024 and will replace theTemporary Skilled Shortage (subclass 482) visa, will be comprised of three eligibility pathways:

  1. Specialist Skills pathway for highly paid applicants in any occupation (excluding  trades workers, machinery operators and drivers, and labourers) earning at least $135,000 per annum;
  2. Core Skills pathway for workers in skill shortage areas (based on a simpler and regularly updated Core Skills Occupation list) paid between $70,001 to $135,000 per annum;
  3. Essential skills pathway for lower paid workers in sector specific roles paid less than $70,000 per annum.

JSA has now released a draft Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) in which occupations have been divided into three lists:

  • the Confident “On” List
  • the Confident “Off” List and
  • the Targeted for Consultation List.

Vialto Partners is collecting feedback from our clients and stakeholders regarding the occupations that have been slated for consultation and removal from visa eligibility. Please refer to the draft CSOL here.

We invite you to contribute to Vialto’s survey on the draft CSOL here and for a deeper discussion, please reach out to your Vialto Partners point of contact with any questions.

Contact us

For a deeper discussion on the above, please reach out to your Vialto Partners point of contact, or alternatively:

Stacey Tsui
Partner & Principal Solicitor

Cherie Wright
Partner & Principal Solicitor

Annalisa Symons
Director

Fariha Islam
Director

John O’Brien
Director

Arathi Tekkam
Director

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