Australia is set to introduce modifications to its temporary skilled visa program this week. The Australian Government has announced that the Temporary Skill Shortage visa is being replaced by the New Core Skills Occupation List that will apply to the Core Skills stream of the new Skills in Demand visa.
Employers and foreigners looking for work in Australia will need to have a close look at the new list. The new CSOL may have led to the removal of certain occupations thus impacting employers and foreign workers looking to migrate to Australia.
The new Core Skills Occupation List to target the skills Australia needs has been released on December 3, 2024.
The CSOL is a single consolidated list, informed by labour market analysis and stakeholder consultations by Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) that provides access to temporary skilled migration for 456 occupations.
The CSOL will apply to the Core Skills stream of the new Skills in Demand visa, which will replace the Temporary Skill Shortage (subclass 482) visa on 7 December 2024. The CSOL will also apply to the Direct Entry stream of the permanent Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186) visa.
The new CSOL fulfils the Government’s commitment to replace complex, out-of-date and inflexible occupation lists in our temporary skilled visa program.
Key features of the new four-year temporary Skills in Demand visa, which is intended for implementation in late 2024, will include increased worker mobility across employers, clear pathways to permanent residence, a Specialist Skills Pathway to recognise highly skilled migrants who contribute significant economic benefit and a Core Skills Pathway to meet targeted workforce needs.