30/07/2024
Tasmanian Skilled Migration State Nomination Program Update - 30 July 2024
2024-25 Skilled Migration State Nomination Program opens for Registrations of Interest
The 2024-25 Skilled Migration State Nomination Program will open for Registrations of Interest from 12pm, 1 August 2024. Updated eligibility requirements, policy guidance and service fees will apply.
Features of the 2024-25 Skilled Migration State Nomination Program
The 2024-25 program includes:
Changes to priority attributes, including a reduction in green attributes and a new “orange-plus” attribute category.
All occupations listed on the Australian Government’s subclass 190 and 491 list remain eligible for nomination in at least one program pathway.
18 new occupation groups, comprising 78 individual occupations, have been added to the Tasmanian Onshore Skilled Occupation List for the subclass 190 Tasmanian Skilled Employment pathway. Candidates with a skills assessment and directly related employment qualify for permanent visa nomination after six months of work.
Changes to income thresholds in minimum eligibility requirement and priority attributes based on updates to Australian median and average earnings and the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold.
An updated critical roles list (for gold priority in the Tasmania Skilled Employment, Skilled Graduate and Established Resident pathways).
More detailed policy guidance in the Additional Information, Exclusions and Definitions section of the Migration Tasmania website.
An increased service fee to apply for nomination to $360 (plus $36 GST). There is no charge to submit a Registration of Interest.
Change to priority attributes
Green priority attributes have been reduced for the Tasmanian Skilled Employment, Skilled Graduate Established Resident and Business Owner pathways. Some previously green attributes have been moved to a new “orange-plus” category. This will provide greater certainty, allowing all green pass holders to receive an invitation to apply for nomination within eight weeks of submitting a registration of interest.
Candidates with at least one orange-plus attribute will be a high priority and highly likely to receive an invitation to apply for nomination within six months. The higher the orange-plus attributes a candidate attains, the sooner an invitation will be issued.
All subclass candidates with at least one orange-plus attribute will be invited to apply for nomination this program year.
Employment must be skilled (ANZSCO Skill Levels 1-3) to claim orange-plus attributes.
Additions to the Tasmanian Onshore Skilled Occupation List (TOSOL)
The TOSOL is used to determine eligibility for subclass 190 nomination in the Tasmanian Skilled Employment – TOSOL option nomination Pathway. It lists skilled occupation groups for which employers are currently experiencing significant recruitment difficulty. It also aims to attract new skilled migrants by providing a fast and simple pathway to permanent residency.
Candidates may have a migration skills assessment and an employment role within the same four-digit group to be considered for subclass 190 nomination in the Tasmanian Skilled Employment Pathway. Where an occupation is not on the Home Affairs skilled occupation lists, and a skills assessment is not available for that role, candidates may have a skills assessment for any one of the occupations listed in that group.
For example, an applicant who holds a skills assessment for “232212 Surveyor” could be working in any of the roles listed in the “2322 Surveyors and Spatial Scientists” group to meet the subclass 190 nomination requirement.
The following 19 occupation groups have been added to the TOSOL.
1311 Advertising, Public Relations and Sales Managers
1322 Finance Managers
1342 Health and Welfare Services Managers
1351 ICT Managers
2223 Financial Investment Advisers and Managers
2231 Human Resource Professionals
2242 Archivists, Curators and Records Managers
2321 Architects and Landscape Architects
2325 Interior Designers
2326 Urban and Regional Planners
2343 Environmental Scientists
2713 Solicitors
3112 Medical Technicians
3114 Science Technicians
3129 Other Building and Engineering Technicians
3611 Animal Attendants and Trainers
3991 Boat Builders and Shipwrights
4111 Ambulance Officers and Paramedics
5996 Insurance Investigators, Loss Adjusters and Risk Surveyors
Critical Roles list
The critical roles list is used to prioritise invitations to apply for nomination based on employment in highly skilled roles.
Thirty-seven occupations have been added to the critical roles list and 30 have been removed. The impact of removal is minor, as all candidates working in their skills assessment area are of high priority for nomination.
All the occupations slated for removal remain high priority and are included in the updated TOSOL.
Added
135111 Chief Information Officer
135112 ICT Project Manager
135199 ICT Managers nec
224211 Archivist
224212 Gallery or Museum Curator
224213 Health Information Manager
224214 Records Manager
233311 Electrical Engineer
233411 Electronics Engineer
233911 Aeronautical Engineer
233912 Agricultural Engineer
233913 Biomedical Engineer
233914 Engineering Technologist
233915 Environmental Engineer
233916 Naval Architect / Marine Designer
233999 Engineering Professionals nec
234211 Chemist
234212 Food Technologist
234213 Wine Maker
261111 ICT Business Analyst
261112 Systems Analyst
261113 User Experience Designer (ICT)
261211 Multimedia Specialist
261212 Web Developer
263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer
263112 Network Administrator
263113 Network Analyst
263211 ICT Quality Assurance Engineer
263212 ICT Support Engineer
263213 ICT Systems Test Engineer
263299 ICT Support and Test Engineers nec
411211 Dental Hygienist
411212 Dental Prosthetist
411213 Dental Technician
411214 Dental Therapist
411311 Diversional Therapist
411411 Enrolled Nurse
Removed
133111 Construction Project Manager
133112 Project Builder
133211 Engineering Manager
232212 Surveyor
232213 Cartographer
232214 Other Spatial Scientist
232411 Graphic Designer
232412 Illustrator
232413 Multimedia Designer
232414 Web Designer
233211 Civil Engineer
233212 Geotechnical Engineer
233213 Quantity Surveyor
233214 Structural Engineer
233215 Transport Engineer
234111 Agricultural Consultant
234113 Forester / Forest Scientist
234711 Veterinarian
252111 Chiropractor
252112 Osteopath
311112 Agricultural and Agritech Technician
312111 Architectural Draftsperson
312113 Building Inspector
312114 Construction Estimator
312116 Surveying or Spatial Science Technician
312199 Architectural, Building and Surveying Technicians nec
312211 Civil Engineering Draftsperson
312212 Civil Engineering Technician
312511 Mechanical Engineering Draftsperson
312512 Mechanical Engineering Technician
Policy Guidance (Additional Information, Exclusions and Definitions)
Changes to the Additional Information, Exclusions and Definitions section of the Migration Tasmania website:
Income thresholds updated to reflect latest Australian average and median earnings and the new Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold.
Excluded business operations – clarification about including parcel delivery contracting services (eg, Australia Post, Aramex). These are accepted as employment where the applicant has a related skills assessment or at least two years’ prior experience.
Claiming skilled employment related to gold or green attributes - Additional guidance about indicators of skilled employment including:
Roles that match ANZSCO Skill Levels 1,2 or 3
Pay rate above the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold
Pay rate at or around National Minimum Salary is an indicator that employment is not skilled.
Excluded employment – employment with a related skills assessment as Chef, Cook, or Café or Restaurant manager in a fast casual restaurant or café business is now accepted. It is not accepted in relation to limited-service restaurants:
Fast casual restaurants combine elements of fast food and casual dining, blending the speed and convenience of fast food chains and the quality and atmosphere of a casual restaurant. These establishments typically offer freshly prepared dishes, and a more appealing dining environment without the full table service of traditional sit-down restaurants.
Fast casual restaurants and cafes are usually characterised by:
Made-to-order meals emphasising higher quality ingredients
Limited service or self service
Upscale or highly developed décor
All ingredients/meals are prepared on-premises
Off-premise and on-premise dining, but with an emphasis on dining in
Lower average meal price than fine dining
No drive-through.
ANZSCO 4 or 5 roles – Qualifications or experience consistent with ANZSCO - Claiming employment in lieu of qualification specified in ANZSCO for a role – clarification added that for the purposes of Tasmanian nomination only qualification will be accepted:
If using employment in a role equivalent to ANZSCO Skill Level 4 or 5 to meet minimum requirements or priority attributes, you must have the relevant qualifications or experience as defined in ANZSCO (note that for the purposes of this program qualifications must be a minimum Certificate III, or at least 12 months experience).
For example, if working as a Retail Supervisor (ANZSCO 621511 – ANZSCO Skill Level 4), you must have an AQF Certificate III or at least one year of relevant experience.
For some occupations ANZSCO indicates that an amount of time in employment may substitute for the specified qualification. However, for the purposes of Tasmanian nomination you cannot use that work experience concession for ANZSCO 4 or 5 work: you will need the relevant qualification to claim this priority attribute.
Where ANZSCO does not list a qualification or experience for an occupation Migration Tasmania requires you to have a related AQF Certificate III qualification or one year of relevant Australian experience.
Where a priority attribute or Gateway question / response specifically refers to a qualification, experience cannot be used as a substitute.
Employment related to skills assessment or study – additional guidance about how a relationship between employment and Tasmanian study can be shown:
If you are claiming employment in a skilled role directly related to your Tasmanian study, one way this can be shown is by supplying a role description or relevant job advertisement demonstrating that the role requires the qualification you gained.
For example, if you have completed a Bachelor of Social Work or have a skills assessment as a Social Worker, your job advertisement or job description may state:
“A Bachelor of Social Work or a Diploma of Community Welfare Work or other tertiary qualifications at Diploma or above level which includes units of case management/casework practice and supervised practical work placements in relevant fields.”
Migration Tasmania would accept this employment as being directly related to your study.
Job interviews related to skills assessment or Tasmanian study - New guidance clarifying that this can only be claimed if the applicant is not currently in skilled employment.
Genuine employment / business operation - indicators of concern – New item listing indicators of concern regarding employment claims that could prompt an officer to consider deeper checks from an applicant or employing business. All available information will be assessed and a determination made on the balance of information. This may lead to a decision to decline nomination.
Applications lodged or invited and before 12:00pm
Applications for nomination that have been lodged but not decided or have been invited before 1 August 2024 will continue to be processed against the requirements that were in place at the time of invitation.
Registrations of Interest submitted in the 2023-24 program year
Registrations of Interest (ROIs) submitted during before 1 July 2024 will remain valid for the 2024-25 program year up until the six-month expiry date or until an invitation to apply for nomination is issued.
If invited to apply for nomination, the requirements and settings in place at the time of ROI submission will apply.
New priority attributes apply to ROIs submitted from 12pm 1 August 2024. In cases where new requirements are likely to be beneficial, candidates may wish to withdraw their current ROI and submit a new one.
Registered Migration Agent @ AMC Migration and Education
