From 19th April 2017, the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) was replaced by the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL).
Every occupation in ANZSCO Minor Group '233 Engineering Professionals' is listed on the MLTSSL, except for the following: 233611 Mining engineer (excluding Petroleum) 233612 Petroleum engineer 233999 Engineering professionals (not elsewhere classified) See Schedule 1 in 'Specification of Occupations, a Person or Body, a Country or Countries Amendment Instrument 2017/040 (IMMI 17/040)', 18 April 2017. The visas that require occupations to be listed on the MLTSSL are typically those for independent migrants (not nominated by an employer or State or Territory Government). The visa that is granted most frequently to engineers is the Skilled Independent (subclass 189) visa. From March 2018, the Medium-Term stream of the new Temporary Skills Shortage (TSS) visa will only be granted for occupations listed on the MLTSSL. The TSS is the replacement for the 457 visa. In the most recent review of the composition of the SOL, submissions for which closed in November 2016, Professionals Australia argued that all engineering occupations should be removed due to the current large oversupply of engineers. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy argued that some engineering occupations should be removed. In contrast, Engineers Australia and the Australian Council of Engineering Deans separately argued that all engineering occupations should remain on the SOL. The submission by Engineers Australia is critically reviewed in Section 13 (pp.48-58) of the report, and the Australian Council of Engineering Deans' submission is critically reviewed in Section 14 (pp.59-61) of the report. Comments are closed.
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