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NEWSLETTER
[Volume 55 No.27,
Feb 2012 Delivered to over 50,000 subscribers]
Canada
Great opportunity for working in Canada
POSITION # 1
Our associates in Canada, on behalf of their Client, are seeking a Senior Manager responsible for their Client’s established IBM Maximo Enterprise Asset Management System.
The selected candidate will be responsible for managing on-going systems development, developing reports and key performance indices and maintaining a diverse user base.
Applicants must possess a Bachelors degree in a related technical discipline, together with demonstrated experience in managing a Maximo program, including Maximo 7, Maximo-Primavera and Enterprise Adapters and Schedulers.
The position offers a competitive compensation and rewards package as well as an attractive benefit program.
Should you feel you may be eligible for this wonderful opportunity, please send us your resume immediately on info@worldwideimmigration.com or hiral@nallaseth.com
POSITION # 2
Three Project Engineers required urgently
Project Engineers develop and evaluate plans and criteria for a variety of projects and activities that are to be carried out by others. They require to assess the feasibility and soundness of proposed project details when necessary data are insufficient.
This position is held by an incumbent who has extensive background in project management (10ys+). Incumbent should possess a thorough knowledge of general principles and theories in a professional field and should contribute significantly to the solution of applied problems.
Representative Activities:
- Participates in establishing design constraints.
- Prepares detailed engineering criteria for projects.
- Helps management set technical objectives.
- Co-ordinates efforts at all levels with other units of the company, including engineering, manufacturing, marketing, etc.
- May develop new or modified components, products, manufacturing processes, materials and equipment.
Should you feel your profile matches the above requirement, please send us your resume immediately on info@worldwideimmigration.com or hiral@nallaseth.com
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Australia
Sponsorship of Former PhD Graduates
The Victorian Skilled and Business Migration Program is offering state sponsorship to a limited number of international graduates who have completed a PhD within a Victorian university. Former PhD graduates who qualify as one of the occupations on the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) - Schedule 1 and 2 are eligible for sponsorship either through the 176 or 886 visa streams. This means that PhD graduates who have left Australia can also apply for state sponsorship. These sponsorships are unique to Victoria. This is a streamlined pathway to permanent residency for those who have completed their PhD in the last five years.
Call us if you think you are eligible!
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Canada
Applications received toward the overall cap: 529 of 10,000 as of July 29, 2011
Applications received per eligible occupation:
Eligible Occupation
(by National Occupational Classification [NOC] code) |
Number of Complete Applications Received* |
0631 Restaurant and Food Service Managers |
21 |
0811 Primary Production Managers (except Agriculture) |
5 |
1122 Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management |
259 |
1233 Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners |
6 |
2121 Biologists and Related Scientists |
17 |
2151 Architects |
11 |
3111 Specialist Physicians |
7 |
3112 General Practitioners and Family Physicians |
3 |
3113 Dentists |
10 |
3131 Pharmacists |
18 |
3142 Physiotherapists |
3 |
3152 Registered Nurses |
94 |
3215 Medical Radiation Technologists |
4 |
3222 Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists |
1 |
3233 Licensed Practical Nurses |
4 |
4151 Psychologists |
1 |
4152 Social Workers |
16 |
6241 Chefs |
6 |
6242 Cooks |
6 |
7215 Contractors and Supervisors, Carpentry Trades |
8 |
7216 Contractors and Supervisors, Mechanic Trades |
9 |
7241 Electricians (except Industrial and Power System) |
2 |
7242 Industrial Electricians |
4 |
7251 Plumbers |
1 |
7265 Welders and Related Machine Operators |
1 |
7312 Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics |
5 |
7371 Crane Operators |
0 |
7372 Drillers and Blasters – Surface Mining, Quarrying and Construction |
1 |
8222 Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Service |
6 |
*The number of complete Federal Skilled Worker applications received as of July 29, 2011 is approximate.
**Once the cap has been reached, we can only accept applications for this occupation from people with an existing offer of arranged employment.
NOTE: Because application intake fluctuates, these figures are meant as a guide only. There is no guarantee that an application sent in now will fall within the cap.
Source: Cic.gc.ca
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Australia
Perth will be labeled a country town by the Federal Government to attract needed workers and to assist Perth businesses to alleviate skills shortages in the resources sector.
Immigration Minister Chris Bowen has announced in the media on 19 July 2011 that Perth will be reclassified under the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS), giving the city’s employers access to a national potential pool of 16,000 visas places for foreign workers.
In the Migration Conference of the Australian Minerals and Metals Association (AMMA), Mr. Bowen announced a record of A$380 billion in mining investment and was projected to lead to a shortage of 36,000 trades people by 2015.
The Chamber of Minerals and Energy put an announcement on 20 July 2011, saying that the Federal Government’s plan to increase skilled migration is only one component in preparing for WA’s looming skills shortage. The chamber believes that 33,000 workers will be needed in WA over the next few years.
Workers that are coming to Perth under the RSMS program will be able to apply for their permanent residency. Businesses applying for those visas will be given priority in the processing of their applications.
This will lower the benchmark of English language requirement, while the demands on employers regarding salary thresholds may be lower than under other forms of skilled working visas.
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United Kingdom
UK Government sets out proposals for breaking the link between temporary and permanent migration
09 June 2011
The UK welcomes the brightest and the best migrants coming to work in the UK but believes that net migration needs to be sustainable. The UK Government today (9 June 2011) launched a consultation on proposals to break the link between temporary employment-related migration and settlement, as well as reforms to Tier 5, and overseas domestic worker routes.
Launching the consultation, the UK Immigration Minister Damian Green set out proposals to re-classify visas as either ‘temporary’ or ‘permanent’ and introduce stricter criteria for those who want to stay.
Immigration Minister Damian Green said:
“The proposals I am making today are aimed at breaking the link between temporary and permanent migration.
“Settlement has become almost automatic for those who choose to stay. This needs to change. The immigration system has got to be made to work properly.
“We want the brightest and best workers to come to the UK, make a strong contribution to our economy while they are here, and then return home.”
The UK Government has already implemented new settlement requirements for skilled workers entering under Tiers 1 and 2 of the points-based system, which require applicants to demonstrate English-language proficiency, continue to meet the salary requirements and to pass a new criminality test.
The consultation will also look at the overseas domestic workers routes. The UK Government believes that it is not right that low-skilled workers have a route to settlement when it is looking to remove that right from more skilled workers.
Key proposals under consideration in the 12 week consultation are as follows:
- Re-branding Tier 2 (the skilled worker route) as temporary, ending the assumption that settlement will be available for those who enter on this route.
- Allowing certain categories of Tier 2 migrant, for example those earning over £150,000 or occupations of a specific economic or social value to the UK, to retain an automatic route to settlement.
- Creating a new category into which, after three years in the UK, the most exceptional Tier 2 migrants may switch and go on to apply for settlement.
- Allowing Tier 2 migrants who do not switch into a settlement route to stay for a maximum of five years with the expectation that they and any dependants will leave at the end of that time.
- Introducing an English language requirement for adult dependants of Tier 2 migrants applying to switch into a route to settlement.
- Restricting the maximum period of leave for Tier 5 Temporary Workers to 12 months.
- Closing or reforming routes for overseas domestic workers.
Damian Green added:
“A small number of exceptional migrants will be able to stay permanently but for the majority coming to the UK to work will not lead automatically to settlement.”
The UK Government has committed to reforming all routes of entry to the UK in order to bring immigration levels under control. The settlement reforms will work alongside the annual limit, the new student visa reforms and changes to the family route planned for later this year.
To see the consultation document and details on how to respond, please visit our main UK Border Agency website.
Source:ukvisas.gov.uk |
