Interim nomination allocation received
Tasmania has received an interim skilled visa allocation of nomination places from the Australian Government for the 2022-23 program year. The Department of Home Affairs has advised that this allocation will be revisited after the first quarter of 2022-23 and should not be taken as an indication of the full year’s quota. Tasmania’s interim allocation includes: Skilled Nominated (subclass 190) visa: 2000 places Skilled Work Regional (subclass 491) visa: 1350 places
2022-23 program opening
The Tasmanian Skilled Migration State Nomination Program will open progressively in phases over the coming weeks. The initial phase will include successful candidates ‘held over’ from the 2021-22 year as well as the selection, invitation and nomination of candidates in the Overseas Skilled Occupation Profiles pathway. Candidates currently residing overseas who are interested in Tasmanian nomination should ensure their Skillselect EOIs are up-to-date and reflect the profiles published on the Migration Tasmania website. The second phase will open the program to high-priority ‘Gold Pass’ and ‘Green Pass’ applicants. The final phase will open the program to registrations of interest from all eligible candidates. Further details regarding each phase of the reopening of the Tasmanian Skilled Migration State Nomination Program will be provided in future updates.
Subclass 491 Tasmanian Skilled Employment pathway
An error was detected in the Priority Attributes for the subclass 491 Tasmanian Skilled Employment pathway. This has been updated for that pathway only. Minor language changes have been made to some other attributes in all pathways to clarify meaning.
Painting Trades Workers - Tasmanian Onshore Skilled Occupation List
The caveat related to Painting Trades Workers has been updated:
Employer must have operated in Tasmania for at least three years or candidate must have been employed in Tasmania for 12 months
Additional information, exclusions and definitions
In response to feedback and questions received by Migration Tasmanian, the following information has been added to the Additional information, exclusions and definitions document, and will posted on the Migration Tasmania website shortly.
In-course work placements completed as part of a course of study are not recognised in relation to this requirement. Work placements of over 400 hours are recognised for an Orange priority attribute in the Tasmanian Skilled Graduate pathway.
Gold priority attribute – employment and skills assessment related to critical role
Where a Gold priority attribute states “Skills assessment and related employment included in Critical Roles list”, that employment must have been for at least the immediate 3 months prior to registering interest, and must be ongoing at the time the candidate applies for nomination.
*Retail supervisor and management positions will be considered and weighted in the Established Resident pathway where the duties are consistent with at least ANZSCO Skill Level 4 Retail Supervisor
Multiple courses of study can be combined to meet the 92-week requirement in the Tasmanian Skilled Graduate category only where those courses are combined or result in the award of one overall qualifications. For example, a combined Certificate III/IV Commercial Cookery that lasts 92 weeks is acceptable.
Enrolment in all courses must have occurred at the same time and Confirmations of Enrolment issued together. There must be no break between courses other than standard term breaks. There must also be a genuine progression between all courses in the package.
An example may be a Graduate Certificate in Public Policy followed by a Graduate Diploma in Public Policy.
It would not meet the requirement where a graduate completed and graduated from a Diploma of Leadership and Management, then separately enrolled in and completed an Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management.
Note that graduates who have lived in Tasmania for 3 years may be eligible for subclass 190 nomination in the Tasmanian Established Resident Pathway.
Where a contract has not been entered into (eg, casuals who do not have a formal contract), applicants will need to provide evidence of the job offer and that all pay and conditions are consistent with the National Employment Standards (NES) and any awards, enterprise agreements or other registered agreements that may apply.