Submissions welcomed in response to the Migration Occupations in Demand List (MODL) Review second Issues Paper
The second issues paper as part of the MODL Review to assess the central skills targeting mechanism for the General Skilled Migration (GSM) program is now available.
Responses to the second issues paper are due by 18 September 2009.
See: Issues Paper – No.2 ( 87KB PDF file)
Building upon the principles established in the first issues paper, this paper examines how those objectives might best be met in practice.
See: Issues Paper – No.1 (136KB PDF file)
The MODL Review
The MODL was introduced to target the GSM program, to applicants who had skills in occupations and specialisations in short supply in Australia.
The Review, lead jointly by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and the Department of Immigration and Citizenship will examine and report on the following:
* The role and purpose of the MODL in targeting skill needs in relation to the GSM program, to complement the supply of tertiary qualified Australians.
* A proposal for a new methodology and structure for the MODL to meet its intended purpose, taking account of:
o the long term needs of the Australian labour market
o skill supply through domestic tertiary education.
* The implications for policy and administration of any proposed changes to the MODL arrangements.
* The implementation of the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) for migration purposes and the implications and timing of its application to MODL and the Critical Skills List.
The changes to the MODL will not affect the ability of Australian industry to meet its skill needs through the Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) and Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS).
Other arrangements currently in place, including the Critical Skills List (and the priority processing arrangements), will continue until the outcomes of the MODL review are finalised.
See: Frequently Asked Questions – Review of the Migration Occupations in Demand List (MODL)
