How Australia Skill Select addresses the issue of skill shortage?

13 May 2016

Australia’s skills select is the online application management tool used by the Australia Immigration department to pick the resourceful candidates to the Australian Industries. Skill Select is the online tool where the applicant under the skilled category will submit an expression of interest.

The Qualified professionals applying for the skilled visas must submit an EOI after the skills assessment and educational assessment along with other documents. This is the unique system that is integrated with the Australia’s Skill Select addresses the issue of Skill shortage in the Australian employer’s firms. The business category visas are also must be applied through the Skill Select.

Skill Select will not decide the number of immigrants who are supposed to enter Australia. But, the Australian Government decides the number of applicants. The basic requirements such as personal data, English Skills, nominated occupation, skill assessment details, work experience, business experience and investment.

Australia Skill Select resolved the problem of skill shortages in the under developed areas of Australia. Australia Immigration attracts good number of skilled professionals every year through the streamlined procedures. Australia has effective system of immigration, to meet the local labor market needs and it maintains the balance in the immigration trends.

The following visas can be applied only through the skill select program of Australia:

•         Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa (subclass 187)
•         Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) visa (subclass 188) Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189)
•         Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457)
•         Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186)
•         Skilled – Nominated visa (subclass 190)
•         Business Talent (Permanent) visa (subclass 132)
•         Skilled – Nominated or Sponsored (Provisional) visa (subclass 489).