Temporary Residents (Economic) Annual Report 2007-2008

Objectives

This component aims to:

• develop and administer temporary visa arrangements that further Australia’s economic relations in
the context of an increasingly global workforce

• assist business to meet key and emerging skill gaps, particularly in regional Australia

• ensure a balance of benefits to Australia by assisting business to meet their skill needs and protecting
Australian employment and training opportunities.

Department of Immigration and Citizenship’s (Annual Report 2007-2008)

Department of Immigration and Citizenship’s Annual Report 2007–08

Table 1: Snapshot of activity in 2007–08

Student Visa Annual Report 2007-2008

Objective

This component aims to develop and administer visa arrangements that will assist growth of the education and tourism industries through the entry to Australia of genuine full-time students.

Excellent Quality of Life

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Australia offers a welcoming attitude and an excellent quality of life. Australians are well known for their open and friendly nature. Welcoming foreign investment is simply an extension of that character.

RP Professionals Third Largest 457-Visa Work Force in Australia

Report by Gloria Jane Baylon

About 10,000 Filipinos are staying in Australia under a scheme known as the 457 temporary work visa scheme, composing nine percent of Down Under’s 110,570 professional, highly-skilled foreign workers.

At nine percent ratio, Filipinos placed third to nationals of the United Kingdom and India — which are both Commonwealth countries like Australia - in foreign employment under the 457-visa scheme.

Skills Shortage not over despite Economic Outlook

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At this weeks Travel Industry Careers Association (TICA) website launch, the industry was urged to continue to support TICA and its objectives, despite the current drop in consumer confidence.

Mandy Scotney, TICA Chair and Executive General Manager retail for House of Travel, stated that the demographic factors fuelling the skills shortage have not and cannot change for many years.

Aussie Program recognizes Pinoy Professional Qualifications

Report from Roy Nicomedes, ABS CBN News Australia News Bureau, Perth

It’s a challenge for Filipino professionals to have their qualifications recognized in Australia, but the 457 visa program makes it possible.

Like most Filipinos, Paolo Beringuel came to Australia to find a better job and pursue his career.

Record intake Good for Nation: Evans

© Connie Levett Immigration Reporter www.smh.com.au

THE Immigration Minister, Chris Evans, defended the Government’s record high immigration intake yesterday, saying migrants often have better job outcomes than Australians, buy property and have a positive impact on the economy.

Migration not helping Skills Shortage

© Guy Healy www.theaustralian.news.com.au

THE Immigration Department has admitted tertiary enrolments are failing to meet state and territory demands for graduates in mining, construction and nursing, despite an overhaul of the skilled migration system to meet the labour shortage.