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Survey highlights More Skills Shortages
Posted: 02 Nov 2010 02:09 AM PDT
A survey by a global business consultancy firm says that the ongoing boom in Australia has resulted in low unemployment and a demand for overseas skilled workers to fill gaps in the labor market — a trend that is likely to increase in the future.
According to the report by KPMG entitled Skilled Migration Survey 2010, employers are being forced to increase their skilled migration intake to meet the demand for skilled workers.
The report found that some Australian States such as Queensland and South Australia are experiencing skills shortages; It has been said that to overcome this problem they should apply to employ skilled workers under Australia’s 457 temporary employer-sponsored visa scheme.
Western Australia uses these immigration programs more and has already benefited by bringing in skilled workers under Australian skilled migration programs.
Analysis conducted on the main skills being brought into Australia on 457 Visas indicates that engineers are by far the most sought after of all skilled migrants. Shortages in tradespeople, manufacturing/operations and construction also paint a picture of true labour shortages and are more likely the result of the ongoing resources boon and government investments in the development of infrastructure.
Analysis of the main skills being brought into Australia on 457 Visas
The survey found that 85 percent of employers polled said that the global financial crisis has had no impact on their business, and that 50 percent of businesses are suffering from skills shortages.
In addition, 60 percent of employers surveyed said that they have maintained their skilled migration intake with only 14 percent polled saying that they have reduced their intake of skilled migrants in the work force.
The survey also found that 80 percent of employers are concerned about Australia’s aging work force and that they expect the problem to affect their business in the next five years. 66 percent feel that the Australian government should improve its skilled immigration program and so help boost the working age population.
Lets just hope that someone within the Australian Immigartion Department picks up on some of these key findings before it’s too late!
You can view the full Survey and results at KPMG’s website here
Getting Down under
Survey highlights More Skills Shortages
Posted: 02 Nov 2010 02:09 AM PDT
A survey by a global business consultancy firm says that the ongoing boom in Australia has resulted in low unemployment and a demand for overseas skilled workers to fill gaps in the labor market — a trend that is likely to increase in the future.
According to the report by KPMG entitled Skilled Migration Survey 2010, employers are being forced to increase their skilled migration intake to meet the demand for skilled workers.
The report found that some Australian States such as Queensland and South Australia are experiencing skills shortages; It has been said that to overcome this problem they should apply to employ skilled workers under Australia’s 457 temporary employer-sponsored visa scheme.
Western Australia uses these immigration programs more and has already benefited by bringing in skilled workers under Australian skilled migration programs.
Analysis conducted on the main skills being brought into Australia on 457 Visas indicates that engineers are by far the most sought after of all skilled migrants. Shortages in tradespeople, manufacturing/operations and construction also paint a picture of true labour shortages and are more likely the result of the ongoing resources boon and government investments in the development of infrastructure.
Analysis of the main skills being brought into Australia on 457 Visas
The survey found that 85 percent of employers polled said that the global financial crisis has had no impact on their business, and that 50 percent of businesses are suffering from skills shortages.
In addition, 60 percent of employers surveyed said that they have maintained their skilled migration intake with only 14 percent polled saying that they have reduced their intake of skilled migrants in the work force.
The survey also found that 80 percent of employers are concerned about Australia’s aging work force and that they expect the problem to affect their business in the next five years. 66 percent feel that the Australian government should improve its skilled immigration program and so help boost the working age population.
Lets just hope that someone within the Australian Immigartion Department picks up on some of these key findings before it’s too late!
You can view the full Survey and results at KPMG’s website here