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Avstralija, migracija in turizem
Izmenjava mnenj, izkušenj in podatkov pri migraciji v Avstralijo, Novo Zelandijo in tudi ZDA. Dobrodošli pa so tudi popotniki in turisti, ki so ali pa nameravajo potovati po Avstraliji, Novi Zelandiji in ZDA.
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vir:news.com.au
Skilled migration shake-up
YUKO NARUSHIMA
February 6, 2010
THE federal government is set to overhaul Australia's skilled migration program, but industry bodies fear it will throw the flagging international education sector into further disarray.
The changes, due to be announced by Immigration Minister Chris Evans on Monday, will include amendments to the ''migration occupations in demand'' list, which sets out areas where skilled workers are needed and awards ''points'' to migrants applying to work in these areas.
The changes, which are aimed at meeting the country's long-term skill needs, are being heralded as ''significant policy reforms'' by Immigration Department secretary Andrew Metcalfe.
Senator Evans will detail the changes in a speech to industry and union representatives, including the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, AiGroup, the Minerals Council of Australia and the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union.
The government is also expected to reconsider January 1 changes to the temporary ''457'' category of visa, which businesses have criticised for impeding the ability of Australian employers to recruit desperately needed workers from overseas.
In private discussions, immigration officials have said the government would support changes that place a greater focus on employer-sponsored visas, and give state governments power to import workers under state sponsorship visas.
Though points migrants earn for working jobs on the demand list are small, they can tip the balance between being eligible to live in Australia and not being admitted. An industry source said skilled migrants under 30 most frequently used the points system.
The changes are expected to break the link between permanent residency and trade occupations, such as hairdressing and cookery, currently on the demand list and attractive to overseas students wishing to stay on in Australia.
''It's a very sensitive area,'' the industry source said. ''The problem is, we can't compel students to work in the job for which they train.''
The implications for Australia's $17 billion education sector are significant.
The changes could dash the permanent residency hopes of foreign students enrolled in a sector already battling college foreclosures and bad publicity for attacks on Indian students.
''In the short term, registered training organisations could face closure and bigger providers like TAFE could take a big financial hit,'' the source said.
The Skilled Migration Consultative Panel was due to complete its review of the migration occupations in demand list in late 2009. It last met on January 21 to discuss imminent changes.
At the meeting, immigration officials told interest groups the current points test for migrants would be revised as it was inefficient in responding to employers' immediate skills needs.
The changes are expected to take effect from midnight the day of the announcement, with industry warned of a surge in applications from people wishing to take advantage of the current system before it changes.
The chief executive of the Australian Council of Private Education and Training, Andrew Smith, said he hoped the review factored in the value of the education sector to the economy and looked after students.
''We'd be concerned to ensure that changes have appropriate transition arrangements so students have certainty and disruptions to this vital sector are minimised,'' Mr Smith said. |
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Pridružen/-a: 15.03. 2007, 18:23
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Update, vir:news.com.au
English test for migration revamp to favour doctors, nurses and teachers
* By Sue Dunlevy
* From: The Daily Telegraph
* February 08, 2010 8:00AM
FOREIGN doctors, nurses and school teachers who speak good English and have jobs already organised will be Australia's top priority migrants under a major overhaul of immigration policy.
The changes, to be unveiled by Immigration Minister Chris Evans today, are expected to target professionals with university degrees who are sponsored by employers and discourage self-nominating migrants such as cooks, hairdressers and accountants.
The new policy will axe the Migration Occupations on Demand List, which lists 106 occupations in demand.
Only half the migrants entering Australia with skills on the MODL actually end up employed in their field and one-third end up unemployed or in a low-skill job, Senator Evans said.
It will be replaced by a new Skilled Occupations List of high-value professions and trades drawn up by Skills Australia.
More than 20,000 foreigners who applied to migrate to Australia before September 2007 under outdated rules that allowed lower English skills will have their applications withdrawn and their $1500-$2000 applications fees refunded under the changes.
This is because the system that allocates potential migrants points based on their qualifications and skills will be restructured.
"The current points test puts an overseas student with a short-term vocational qualification gained in Australia ahead of a Harvard-educated environmental scientist," Senator Evans said. The new system is likely to give potential migrants more points if they are qualified in certain high-value professions and trades, went to a prestigious university, have more experience and display excellence in English.
The Immigration Minister will get the power to set a maximum number of visas that may be granted in any one occupation and the states will be able to prioritise skilled migrants.
Senator Evans said the changes would shift our immigration system from a supply driven model to a demand driven system in which migrants sponsored by an employer would get priority.
While Australia's hospitals need nurses and doctors there are 12,000 foreign cooks waiting to come to Australia under the existing system, he said.
Under the existing system 40,000 unsponsored visas were issued to accountants over the past five years yet a shortage of accountants persists because most did not get work in the profession.
"Australia's skilled migration program has been delivering self-nominated migrants from a narrow range of occupations with poor to moderate English language skills who struggle to find employment in their nominated occupation" Senator Evans will tell an Australian National University demography institute today.
About 170,000 people applied to migrate to Australia last year. |
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Sloaussie
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| Objavljeno: 08 Feb 2010 11:11 Naslov sporočila: Skilled shake up |
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Pozdravljeni,
Ja, tole je pa bila danes novica dneva, ker so jo predvajali na vseh poročilih, ki sem jih slišal v avtu. Takoj sem pomislil na vse vas, ki še čakate na vizo. Upam, da bo zadeva vplivala na karseda malo prosilcev za vizo. Hkrati vam želim obilo sreče pri vaših vlogah in naploh še potem tu spodaj.
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Amelie
Pridružen/-a: 24.01. 2009, 10:08
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Kraj: Adelaide
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