THE Abbott government has denied reports that accounting has been cut from the Department of Immigration’s list of skilled occupations for 2015.
International accounting students were panicked today by incorrect reports the profession had been dropped from the immigration skilled occupation list, fearing they would be locked out of migrating and obtaining jobs in Australia once they had qualified.
However, a spokesman for Assistant Immigration Minister Michaelia Cash said the Department of Industries was not due to make a recommendation on the composition of the skilled occupations list until early next year. Senator Cash will make a final decision on the skilled occupations list after she receives that advice. Peak accounting bodies Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and CPA Australia have been keen to retain accounting on the skilled occupations list.
University of Technology, Sydney accounting lecturer Amanda White said any decision to drop accounting would hit international student numbers, who were a large component of accounting courses. She said while some international students chose to study in Australia so they could take their skills back home, many did so with the hope of eventually migrating to Australia and finding jobs in the country. Dr White said while the peak accounting bodies had argued there was a shortage of skilled accountants in Australia, anecdotally, students had been reporting that it was tougher to find jobs.
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and CPA Australia have called for changes to the skilled migration program arguing it is inflexible, too narrowly focused and does not allow certainty for business. In a submission to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s review of skilled migration, the groups argue that instead of moving occupations on and off the list as eligible to apply for migration, a sliding scale reflecting the undersupply or oversupply of skills should be implemented.
A spokesman for Senator Cash said: “The report this morning that the occupation of accountant is to be removed from the Skilled Occupation List is incorrect.
“There are no plans to remove accounting from the Skilled Occupation List for the 2015 program year.
“There are processes in place to remove or add occupations to or from the SOL and these procedures will be followed as per the usual practice.”
첫댓글 내년 초반에 결정날것같습니다. 짐 회계 전공으로 들어가시는 것은 위험한것같아요
정말 영주권 받을려고 부족 직업군 택해서 공부하신 분들은 황당하겠네요.
아직 결정난건 없으니 힘내세요^^;;
뺄수없어요 어쩔수없이 놓은거라, 안그러면 호주대학교들 망해요 ㅋㅋ
전에 IT 직업군이 빠져서 공부 하던분들 낭패봤던 적이 있었던것 같은데 피해 보시는 분들 없으면 좋겠네요. 최소한 호주내에서 공부를 현재 하고 있는 분들은 뭔가 피해 보지않게 정부에서 해주면 좋으련만....
어카운팅 졸업하고 놀고있는 수많은 분들을 보면 이제 부족직업이 아닌것 만큼은 확실한것 같애요. 후배 한명 어카운팅으로 올해 영주권받았는데 큰일날뻔 했네요.
미래 직종으로 어카운팅을 생각하고 있었는데...요즘 많은 어카운팅 졸업생들이 일자리를 못구하고 있다면.. 다른 직업을 생각해봐야뎄네요.ㅡㅡ.
@will 어카운팅 졸업하고 무급자리도 못구해서 식당에서 일하는 사람들 천지삐깔입니다. 회계사동생이 얘기해준거예요. 글쎄 이제 웬만한 직종은 다 꽉찬것 같애요. 그나마 차일드케어하고 에이지드 케어는 일자리는 있습니다만 적성에 안맞으면 굉장히 힘든것 같애요.