As reported in the News post dated 6th August 2017, at the beginning of July six of the most heavily oversupplied engineering occupations were removed by the Government from the list of occupations requiring market testing before a for 457 visa can be granted to a migrant. The occupations were:
233111 Chemical engineer 233112 Materials engineer 233411 Electronics engineer 233511 Industrial engineer 233513 Production or plant engineer 233612 Petroleum engineer. For these occupations, this meant that employers did not have to advertise jobs in the general market; rather, they could employ migrant engineers directly. Following complaints by the author of this website to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP), the six engineering occupations were returned to the list in November 2017. Now 20 of 21 engineering occupations require market testing before a 457 visa can be granted. The exception is 233213 Quantity surveyor. See: www.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/Pages/general-guide-to-457-programme-occupations-which-are-not-exempt-from-labour-market-testing.aspx Comments are closed.
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