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18 July 2024 update

Western Australia had an invitation round last week, the 2nd among all states after Canberra for the 2024-25. Western Australia will run a monthly invitation rounds from hereon. There's a further modification made on the Western Australian state and regional sponsor eligibility criteria. 600 invitations were issued last month, with a 50-50 split between subclass 190 and subclass 491.

Download occupation wise invitation round and lowest cut-off points for invitation:

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30 June 2024 update
Western Australian government has boosted the region and have announced additional incentive for aspiring skilled migrants. 
There's an exemption now to the work experience requirement for subclass 190 for the building and construction industry sector applicants. There's invitation issued to Western Australia, overseas as well as other state applicants.

 

The WA premier Roger Cook and Albanese Labor Governments have signed a deal for 10,000 skilled migration places for 2024-25, creating more opportunities for the State's economy and residential construction industries. The Western Australian premier Roger Cook and Albanese Labor Governments signed deal for 10,000 skilled migration places to ease labour shortages and build more homes. We are predicting that WA will have the 3rd highest visa allocations after VIC and NSW. With comparatively lesser immigrants and less visa applications, you may consider Western Australia as your next destination. WA also is looking for skilled migrants in multiple different fields with employers being recently also being incentivised to hire workers. Skilled Migration Job Connect and Construction Visa subsidy are among many of the perks for which migrants can be optimistic about  getting a job in Western Australia.

Learn more about Migration and Study options in Western Australia:

https://www.racc.net.au/western-australia-migration-and-study-pathway

Highlights

  1. Waiving the requirement to provide a 6-month contract of employment for specific occupations

  2. Prioritising invitations for  building and construction, health and medical, teaching, tourism and hospitality occupations.

Boosting WA's building and construction industry through skilled migration

The State Government will deliver a $47.6 million boost to Western Australia’s building and construction workforce in the current State Budget.

This includes a range of new initiatives to ramp up local training and attraction of skilled workers from overseas.

The additional funding is targeted to further grow the State’s residential construction workforce and accelerate delivery of the current pipeline of homes, as well as expand industry capacity to deliver new housing supply to keep pace with population growth in WA.

The new initiatives include the following.

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Construction Visa Subsidy Program

The new Construction Visa Subsidy Program (CVSP) will offer $11 million for targeted visa subsidies to attract skilled workers to WA's in-demand construction industry, to accelerate construction of homes and build capacity to keep up with population growth.

CVSP will provide around 1,100 visa subsidies of up to $10,000 each to attract skilled migrants to the residential and commercial construction sector in 2023—24, to offset the costs of supporting overseas workers to start their employment in WA’s building and construction industry.

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Skilled Migration Job Connect

  • A $4.25 million Skilled Migration Job Connect (Job Connect) Program has been established to remove barriers and connect migrants to employment in WA.

  • The new program includes financial support of up to $7,500 for skilled migrants to undertake skills assessments, gap training and meet occupational licensing requirements; assisting newly arrived skilled migrants to gain employment in occupations commensurate with their formal overseas qualifications, skills, and experience.

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Skilled Migrant Employment Register

The Skilled Migrant Employment Register (SMER) is helping to connect skilled migrants with WA jobs, and will be further improved to make it easier for employers looking for workers to seamlessly connect with skilled migrants.

With more than 4,600 migrants and more than 140 employers already registered; the SMER will be promoted through a digital advertising campaign, roadshow, and relevant government events. 

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Other new measures in the 2023—24 State Budget includes:

  • $2.4 million to promote skilled migration to WA and visa advisory services;

  • an expansion of the existing Group Training Organisation Wage Subsidy Program

  • $26.9 million to increase the Base Employer Grant for all third and fourth-year apprentices by 20%

  • $4.6 million for a one-off $2,000 completion payment to encourage more apprentices to finish their training in the building industry and for school students to learn about the diverse career options in construction; and

  • a $2.7 million boost in resources to expedite approvals of occupational licensing.

These latest measures build on an extensive range of initiatives previously rolled out to support a locally skilled WA workforce.

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Overview of Western Australia Stream

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Relaxed employment criteria for specific sector

The State Government is already supporting priority industries to access skilled workers from interstate and overseas through the State Nominated Migration Program (SNMP) and the addition of 34 in-demand construction occupations to WA’s Skilled Migration Occupation List. To boost skilled migration opportunities for WA's building and construction industry, 

  1. Waiving the requirement to provide a 6-month contract of employment (Only for visa subclass 190 applicants for Building and Construction trade occupations); AND

  2. Prioritising invitations for industries with critical demand for skilled workers; including building and construction, health and medical, teaching, tourism and hospitality occupations.

Why RACC?

  • RACC Education & Migration Services

  • 15 years of experience

  • We can help you with applying for all Visa and Courses

  • No service charge for student visa application*

  • 4.8 out of 5 customer satisfaction (Google Rating)

  • Our Team speak multiple languages

English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Indonesia, Malay, Tagalog etc.​

​Book Consultation with RACC Australia - Education and Migration Services
www.racc.net.au/migration-agent-education-agent

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