Australia - is there still a shortage of skilled workers?

[12 inch legend]

Havent really heard anyone talk about this lately, are they full up now?

[V8mate]

I still see plenty of ads.

Laing O'Rourke ran one just this week.

[swamp]

Expect the door has or is about to slam shut.

[spikeyhead]

It's been recently shut to those in the building trades.

Edited by spikeyhead on Sunday 5th April 11:03

[Brian_M]

An IT technician at work was refused for IT, but got in on his Scuba Diving Intructors' qualification!

[109 Bob]

Don't know about skilled workers but they certainly don't have a shortage of bugs & creepy crawley things which is good enough reason for me never wanting to go.

[Colonial]

Depends on what industry. There's a list on the immigration website I believe

But yeah, cutting down that's for sure.

[Jasandjules]

Colonial said:

Depends on what industry. There's a list on the immigration website I believe

Exactly. It changes depending on what they need at the time.

[Nolar Dog]

spikeyhead said:

It's been recently shut to those in the building trades.

Correct.

My cousins have recently been refused visas/permission to go to Perth.

He's a plasterer.
She's a miwife.

I'm led to believe the rules regarding pensioners retiring to Oz have just be tightened again too.

[gingerpaul]

They've recently elected a Labour government though haven't they? I'd expect to see people coming back in a few years time I think. Perhaps not to the UK but maybe to Europe.

[Pommygranite]

I work in corporate services, specifically employee benefits and super advice and the hiring market has pretty much ground to a halt. Highly educated AND experienced are sought after but it certainly isn't the job goldmine it was. Lots have stopped recruiting and also not using consultants.

[JRM]

Everything has slowed down, as it has here really. I think they are tightening the visa rules again as they just don't need as many people, especially in the financial/IT areas.

Fortunately my visa was processed 2 years ago

Still not made my way over yet though

[ewenm]

Last I heard NZ were still looking for skilled migrants. Not sure about Oz.

[Pommygranite]

JRM said:

Everything has slowed down, as it has here really. I think they are tightening the visa rules again as they just don't need as many people, especially in the financial/IT areas.

Fortunately my visa was processed 2 years ago

Still not made my way over yet though

Havent you got to enter validate your visa by entering oz within 12 months of getting it? Not move, just enter oz.

[scruffy]

Did I hear they've dropped the maximum age for a work visa from 45 to 30?

Or did I make that up?

[JRM]

Pommygranite said:

JRM said:

Everything has slowed down, as it has here really. I think they are tightening the visa rules again as they just don't need as many people, especially in the financial/IT areas.

Fortunately my visa was processed 2 years ago

Still not made my way over yet though

Havent you got to enter validate your visa by entering oz within 12 months of getting it? Not move, just enter oz.

Yes, we did that just after receiving them, so I'm stampedup and ready to enter, just got to get a job out there before 2012 - and then pop back for the Olympics!

[ajg31]

The total nuber of visa's for 08-09 still stands at 178,000 or thereabouts. Perth still seems to be the most bouyant in my fiend (fitter), but ALOT of competition mw with so many miners out of work. The wages are creeping down as oversupply of people for the amount of jobs.
Eastern states have been hit harder for longer, WA was sheilded for a long time. Seems funny to think in all the papers 6 months ago, this mining BOOM was gonna last another 10 years. global economy is a fickle thing indeed

[smack]

Unemployment rises in Australia to 5.7%

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7991504.stm

[tm2636]

Recent changes found on immigration website.

http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-mig...

Looks like most trades off the list.

[Simpo Two]

JRM said:

Everything has slowed down, as it has here really. I think they are tightening the visa rules again as they just don't need as many people

Neither do we, but hey-ho, too late now.