Jobs & Skills Australia announce Draft new Core Skills List

Employers and Peak Industry bodies need to act to get their occupations on the new Core Skilled Occupation List (CSOL). If you don’t, you risk your occupations in demand being removed from the skilled employer sponsorship list of the new Skills In Demand Visa.

Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) have provided a list of occupations for the upcoming new migration list as part of the migration system review. At this stage the implementation is earmarked towards the end of the 2024 calendar year.
 

The draft list is split into 3 parts:

1. Likely occupations on the list – Green.

2. Likely occupations off the list – Red.

3. Occupations for consultation inviting submissions to be included in the list – Orange.
 

All employers, peak industry bodies, recruitment agencies, jobseekers/workers, or any other stakeholders to make submissions as part of the consultation process. Refer to the JSA link for more details: Draft Core Skills Occupations List (CSOL) for Consultation | Jobs and Skills Australia

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!!

I recommend all relevant employers and peak industry bodies consider submitting a submission. The email is on the link.

Please feel free to contact me to discuss or if you require assistance with submissions.

You can download a copy of the proposed list here.

Fred Molloy,
MARN 0853698
fred@konnecting.com
P: 02-8252 2525
M: 0407 260433

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.

Below is a list of the draft CSOL and we have separated per a traffic light system.

Date Published: April 10,2024