Australia is set to attract more skilled overseas workers to the nation to bolster the labor market. The government has mounted the skill stream by 12,000 quotas in the immigration planning level of 2010-2011. This year the planning level has been mounted to a total of 125,850 places. It was announced by the government as a part of the Budget 2011 an increase in the skilled visa program accompanied by several new initiatives.

The Australian government is implementing many policy initiatives to assist the homeland employers and businesses, especially in regional areas to better address their skill needs. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship will start skilled immigration forums with cooperation of the WA Department of Training and Workforce Development all across the Perth city. The skill migration forum is directed to educate employers in regional areas with information on the migration programs present to immigrate overseas skilled workers to fulfill their labor demand.

Employers will get a general idea of the labor planning by DTWD at the forum. It is to tackle future skill requirements in the nation and the employers will be acknowledged of visa options available for skilled migration for those willing to sponsor overseas workers across an array of industries and sectors.

The core information focused under the skill migration forum will be sponsoring overseas labors through 457 visa, permanent skilled immigration programs like the regional sponsored migration scheme and employer nomination scheme, checking worker’s labor rights, existing and future visa programs for semi skilled workers through labor and regional agreements.

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