On December 3 the Federal Government released its new targeted Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL), which includes 15 of the 29 prominent trade pathways involved in HVIA’s membership.
The CSOL, which is available here, comprises more than 450 occupations which have been deemed “in demand” for visa streams and is based on labour market analysis conducted by Jobs and Skills Australia.
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 December 7, 2024. The CSOL will also apply to the direct entry stream of the permanent Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186) Visa.
Of the 29 prominent trade pathways involved in HVIA’s membership, several occupations have made the list, including:
> Automotive Electrician (323 321111)
> Motor Mechanic [General] (324 321211)
> Diesel Motor Mechanic (325 321212)
> Motorcycle Mechanic (326 321213)
> Sheetmetal Worker (331 322211)
> Metal Fabricator (332 322311)
> Welder [First Class] (334 322313)
> Fitter [General] (338 323211)
> Fitter and Turner (339 323212)
> Fitter-Welder (340 323213
> Metal Machinist [First Class] (341 323214)
> Panelbeater (348 324111)
> Vehicle Body Builder (349 324211)
> Vehicle Trimmer (350 324212)
> Vehicle Painter (351 324311)
HVIA’s industry focus remains on creating a local, sustainable pipeline of talent, through the hiring of HVIA’s new Manager – Skills, Training and Workforce Development, Michael Rose, the establishment of our new Learning and Development Working Group, and our announced partnership with the Industry School on a pilot Automotive Academy.
However, HVIA CEO Todd Hacking says the association is not naive to the important role of temporary skilled migration in plugging the skills gap.
“What this CSOL shows is that there is still an irrefutable shortage of labour for the heavy vehicle and automotive industries and we are determined to work with our members, the training stakeholders and governments to do all that we can to fix it,” he adds.
HVIA will report back to members on the detail of the new Skills in Demand Visa as it becomes available.