As part of Australia’s Migration Strategy for 2024, the government assigned Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) to engage in consultation with different stakeholders (e.g., businesses, state and territory governments, unions, skills assessing and licensing authorities, foreign workers, among others) and conduct a market analysis to put together a draft list of in-demand occupations to be used under the Core Skills stream of the proposed Skills in Demand Visa. In line with this, JSA released a draft Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) and is currently seeking feedback from stakeholders.
In the proposed draft, CSOL has been categorized into three groups:
(1) Skilled occupations the JSA Migration Model is confident should be on the CSOL;
(2) Skilled occupations the JSA Migration Model suggests should not be on the CSOL and targeted for consultation; and
(3) Skilled occupations the JSA Migration Model suggests should be targeted for stakeholder
Jobs & Skills Australia announce Draft new Core Skills List
All employers, peak industry bodies, recruitment agencies, jobseekers/workers, or any other stakeholders to make submissions as part of the consultation process.
It's important to note that “the draft CSOL is released for consultation purposes only. It does not represent the final advice that Jobs and Skills Australia will provide to Government, nor is it a decision of Government”.
In my opinion, there are many surprises in there for consultation, and don’t make any sense with reality, and in fact contradict their own skill shortage forecasts!!
THE PROCESS:
Stage 1
End of March 2024, Draft CSOL released by Jobs & Skills Australia (JSA). Done.
Stage 2
Survey and stakeholder submission period opens (includes separate surveys for businesses and workers/jobseekers). The submission period is from March to 31 May 2024.
Stage 3
Stakeholder consultation process opens (includes bilateral meetings, focus groups and in-depth interviews including with Australian and migrant workers and job seekers).
Stage 4
The submission period closes. For the 2024 CSOL. Submissions should have an evidence base and not refer to Jobs and Skills Australia or National Skills Commission research and analysis (which is already available as input to CSOL).
Stage 5
JSA will analyse survey results and submissions received, including data and evidence provided, to inform its advice to Government. JSA will also refresh the Jobs and Skills Australia Migration Model to reflect recently released datasets and preliminary 2024 SPL analysis.
Stage 6
The JSA Commissioner provides advice on the composition of the CSOL to the Government, including the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, the Minister for Skills and Training, the Minister for Home Affairs and the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs.
Stage 7
JSA will release on its website the labour market analysis and tripartite engagement feedback that informed its advice to Government on the composition of the CSOL.
Stage 8
The Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs releases the final CSOL with legislative instruments on the Federal Register of Legislation. The Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs is the decision maker on the CSOL and may release reasons for variations to the advice from JSA.
