Our migration agents in Sydney say: It's Number Crunching Time
Finding skilled workers can be a challenge for employers across a range of industries and workplaces. Therefore, Australia's skilled migration system targets overseas skilled workers with the skills Australia needs, to help reduce skill shortages or recruitment difficulty.
Australia’s skilled migration system has prioritised the selection of skilled migrants with the skills to address the shortages in Australia's labour market. It targets overseas skilled workers with the skills Australia needs across many industries and complements domestic training policies.
Below are some facts which were recently published by the Department related to skilled migration:
• 128,550 skill stream visas were granted, with the Skill stream comprising approximately 67.7 per cent of the total programme (Skill, family and special eligibility streams).
• The top three occupation groups for primary visa grants in the Skill stream were Professionals (63.1 per cent), Technicians and Trades Workers (22.0 per cent) and Managers (8.6 per cent).
• For comparison, the government has granted approx. 85,000 subclass 457 visa in the previous 12 months.
Small business may consider a visa under the skill stream to avoid the political uncertainty of the 457 visa.
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