indispc Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 I'm forming a long-term plan to gain PR in Australia. Based on what I've read most office and ICT occupations are highly competitive, while tradie occupations go unfilled. I currently have less than 3 years work experience in a skilled occupation. Thus my tentative plan is to gain 3-5 years work experience in one of these fields (bricklayer or tiler) and get certified. Is this approach wise? With the cut off at 80, 90 pts for office/ICT occupations, I don't believe I'd ever get an invite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausvisitor Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 5 hours ago, indispc said: I'm forming a long-term plan to gain PR in Australia. Based on what I've read most office and ICT occupations are highly competitive, while tradie occupations go unfilled. I currently have less than 3 years work experience in a skilled occupation. Thus my tentative plan is to gain 3-5 years work experience in one of these fields (bricklayer or tiler) and get certified. Is this approach wise? With the cut off at 80, 90 pts for office/ICT occupations, I don't believe I'd ever get an invite. It's certainly possible to still get state sponsored invites for office jobs on 65 points, so it all depends on what your office based career is and how much you mind being tied to a state. The "you won't stand a chance unless you have 80+ points" mantra isn't true, it's certainly much easier the more points you have (and for accountants it probably is true), but ultimately if you don't out your application in you'll never get an invite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 I wouldn't say there is generally any difference as there are only a few occupations which usually need high points such as accountant. On the flip side, in the years I have been on the forum, a number of trades have been removed for periods. For example, bricklayer was not on the lists for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indispc Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share Posted May 20, 2019 Thanks for the advice. I'm following the published stats on invitation rounds here: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/working-in-australia/skillselect/invitation-rounds but there's no data on tradie occupations. Is there somewhere else where they publish more data on this? Also they don't publish how many people are still waiting to get selected. For example, the site says that the occupation ceiling for bricklayer is 1594 with only 11 invites so far this year. Does this mean there were only 11 qualified applicants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 My guess as to why fewer trades may have been invited is the high points currently needed. At the moment no invitations have been given on less than 75 points. Given that to get 75 would often mean having a degree, it might be hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indispc Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 But why set the ceiling at 1594 when they have no intention of bringing in anywhere near that many? I'm left quite confused. I suspect the hype about labor shortage is misleading. Had similar experience when I did WHV 5 years ago. Surplus of backpackers seeking work, very little actual demand for labor. Employers who were supposedly desperate for work were turning people away by the dozen, demanding job bonds, ads asking for Asians only, putting various other unusual conditions on workers. It was more like they just wanted to toy with 'the help' than an actual labor shortage. *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 53 minutes ago, indispc said: But why set the ceiling at 1594 when they have no intention of bringing in anywhere near that many? I'm left quite confused. I suspect the hype about labor shortage is misleading. Had similar experience when I did WHV 5 years ago. Surplus of backpackers seeking work, very little actual demand for labor. Employers who were supposedly desperate for work were turning people away by the dozen, demanding job bonds, ads asking for Asians only, putting various other unusual conditions on workers. It was more like they just wanted to toy with 'the help' than an actual labor shortage. *sigh* If they are openly advertising for "Asians only" they are breaking the law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 51 minutes ago, indispc said: But why set the ceiling at 1594 when they have no intention of bringing in anywhere near that many? I'm left quite confused. I suspect the hype about labor shortage is misleading. Just curious, where are you seeing hype about labour shortages? You certainly don’t see it in Australia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indispc Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 26 minutes ago, Marisawright said: Just curious, where are you seeing hype about labour shortages? You certainly don’t see it in Australia. When it comes to agriculture the cry of labour shortage is almost ubiquitous. Just do google search for "australia farm labor shortage." This was the article I read about a skilled tradie occupation shortage: https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/punjabi/en/article/2018/11/09/no-takers-thousands-australian-permanent-residency-visas But something doesn't quite jive with reality in that article, and I can't figure out what. Is it that there aren't many applicants, or they're just not inviting many? Or, as the article suggests, are tradies just not using SkillSelect because they don't have enough points? 32 minutes ago, Nemesis said: If they are openly advertising for "Asians only" they are breaking the law. Obviously illegal, but it was an online ad so virtually impossible to enforce. I suspect it was an off shore agent which is how most Asians arrange their WHV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 (edited) 23 minutes ago, indispc said: This was the article I read about a skilled tradie occupation shortage: https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/punjabi/en/article/2018/11/09/no-takers-thousands-australian-permanent-residency-visas But something doesn't quite jive with reality in that article, and I can't figure out what. Is it that there aren't many applicants, or they're just not inviting many? Yes, I felt the same. It seemed the writer was looking at the low number of invitations and deducing that there can't have been many applicants - which is flawed logic. I suspect part of the issue is that we have an Immigration Minister who hates immigrants. Edited May 21, 2019 by Marisawright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausvisitor Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 On 21/05/2019 at 03:56, indispc said: But why set the ceiling at 1594 when they have no intention of bringing in anywhere near that many? I'm left quite confused. I suspect the hype about labor shortage is misleading. The issue is that right now they are actually inviting very few 189 applicants regardless of career code. 75+ is the absolute minimum right now to get an invite which you can't do without a degree and beging youthful.ist tradies don't have a degree and have worked a decent while to become skilled so very few have 75+ points. If there was enough people in your trade on 80+ points then all the positions for the year would be filled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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