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NEW WEBSITE FOR SKILLED MATCHMAKING on the Internet has reached another level, with skilled migrants only a mouse click away from being ready to work for an Australian employer.Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Amanda Vanstone, has launched a new internet tool that provides vital information for skilled migrants who want to move in to the Australian workforce. "The Australian Skills Recognition Information (ASRI) website will provide detailed information for skilled migrants about what processes they need go through," Senator Vanstone said. "The level of assessments and qualifications varies from occupation to occupation. The website guides a skilled migrant through the necessary steps he or she needs to take to ensure they're registered to work in Australia." The majority of skilled migrants applying to enter Australia under the Skill Stream of our Migration Programme need to get their skill and qualifications assessed by the relevant assessing authority before they can qualify for a visa and this website will help them through the process. "It outlines who skilled migrants need to contact and what to provide from home to complete a skills assessment and secure a visa to travel," Senator Vanstone said. "As well it advises skilled migrants, who will be employed in certain occupations, of what state and territory licensing and registration requirements need to be cleared after arrival." Skills assessment, licensing and registration authorities for almost 500 skilled occupations are listed on the website. There is also information about additional training, industry and professional associations, language requirements and fees. Senator Vanstone said the website would also help other people in Australia with overseas-gained qualifications, such as family or humanitarian migrants, students and temporary workers. "This website will help people better understand skills recognition processes, smoothing the path and speeding up the process of getting much-needed skilled migrants into the Australian workforce," Senator Vanstone said. Initiatives are already underway to streamline the overseas skills assessment process. The Council of Australian Governments has agreed to improve the process for six priority trades - electricians, plumbers, motor mechanics, refrigeration and air-conditioning mechanics, carpenters and joiners, and bricklayers - by July 2007. This is will require agreement on a single national standard for these trades. The Australian Skills Recognition Information website has been developed in cooperation with state and territory governments, the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations and the Department of Education, Science and Training. * For more information go to: www.immi.gov.au/asri |
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