Skilled Migrant Professionals February 2015

Migration My two boys are settled in their school life and enjoy playing soccer and cricket. They love watching Australian Rules Football and support the Fremantle Dockers story sure you have the requisite English language skills for reading, writing and speaking the country’s official language. You need a score of at least five in all the four modules of reading, writing, listening and speaking in the International English Language Testing System (ielts.org) to qualify for a temporary employer-sponsored, skilled work visa. A score of at least six in all four modules will give you zero points, a score of at least seven will give you 10 points and a score of at least eight will give you the highest 20 points for English towards skilled migration. For those interested in skilled migration to Australia, I suggest you go through Fact Sheet 24 – Overview of Skilled Migration to Australia which can be found on the immi.gov.au website. You will need internationally-recognised skills that will meet the Australian skills assessment to be eligible for skills migration to Australia. For details of eligible occupations and the skills assessment bodies please see the government’s immigration website: immi.gov.au. You could consider studying in world-class vocational and tertiary education institutions in Australia. According to studyinaustralia.gov. au, Australia has the third highest number of international students studying in its universities and vocational education institutions in the world. I would suggest students considering further studies options in Australia should base it on progressing their career pathway and not occupations on the skilled occupations lists. This is because the Department of Immigration and Border Protection add and remove occupations from the skilled occupation lists based on the skill shortages in the Australian economy. The Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency flags occupations which may be removed from the skilled occupation list. Thi ́

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