Much needed construction skills added to the Priority Migrant Skilled Occupation List
News that the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL) has been updated to include a number of skills vital to the transport and construction industries has been welcomed by the transport industry. It is well-known that there is a chronic shortage of skilled workers in these industries, and allowing skilled migrants to enter the country as a priority will go a long way to ease the problem.
With Federal and State/Territory governments across Australia investing heavily in massive infrastructure projects, these additions to PMSOL have been added following consultation with the industry and will support the delivery of the pipeline of current and prospective projects.
A total of 22 new occupations were added to the PMSOL, including electrical engineer, structural engineer, geotechnical engineer and transport engineer.
The 22 new occupations are:
- Accountant (General)
- Accountant (Taxation)
- Accountant (Management)
- External Auditor
- Internal Auditor
- Electrical Engineer
- Civil Engineer
- Structural Engineer
- Geotechnical Engineer
- Transport Engineer
- Mining Engineer
- Petroleum Engineer
- Surveyor
- Cartographer
- Other Spatial Scientist
- Medical Laboratory Scientist
- Orthotist / Prosthetist
- Multimedia Specialist
- Analyst Programmer
- Software and Applications Programmers
- ICT Security Specialist
- Chef