Posts Tagged ‘skilled occupation’

ASCO or ANZSCO - What Happens Next?

Monday, May 24th, 2010

With the announcement of the new SOL, DIAC also advised that the old ASCO definitions used to identify specific occupations was to be superseded (more…)

Latest on the New Skilled Occupation List

Monday, May 17th, 2010

DIAC have now released information relating to the new skilled occupation list (SOL). (more…)

Introdution of New Skilled Occupation List (SOL) Deferred

Friday, April 30th, 2010

DIAC has announced that the new skilled occupations list (SOL) that was due to be announced by end April 2010 has been deferred. (more…)

New Skilled Occupation List (SOL) - A Hint of What is to Come?

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

Skilla Australia has been commissioned by the Australian Federal Government to provide a new Skilled Occupation List (SOL) to be applied to the general skilled migration (GSM) program.   This list is to be promulgated in (more…)

New General Skilled Migration (GSM) Points Test

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

The review into the GSM points test announced last week my DIAC Minister Chris Evans is already underway.  (more…)

GSM Changes – The Writing Was (and still is) on The Wall

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Well, it is now over a week since DIAC Minister Chris Evans announced his latest round of policy changes to the general skilled migration (GSM) program.  While changes to the (more…)

Minister Evans Announces Sweeping Changes to GSM Program

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

On 8 February 2010 Minister for Immigration & Citizenship Chris Evans announced many of the foreshadowed changes to the General Skilled (more…)

Further DIAC Changes to Skilled Migration Requirements

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

In line with the foreshadowed “job readiness” changes for tradespersons, the minister for Immigration Senator Chris Evans has announced legislative changes that will affect trade skilled GSM applicants from 1 January 2010. (more…)

Major Changes to Vetassess Assessment Procedures

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Vetassess have announced a tightening in the requirement for skills assessment of “generalist occupations”.   To date applicants who held the (more…)

Upcoming Migration Information Seminars

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

MIGRATION INFORMATION SEMINARS

All the latest information about changes to the migration program, state sponsorship updates, employer sponsored visas and much more. (more…)