Australia’s Department of Home Affairs has added 3 more occupations to the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List, with the aim of “supporting Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout through skilled migration”.
As per an official Media Release [dated July 27, 2021], Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs Alex Hawke “announced the inclusion of pharmacists on the Priority Migration Skilled Occupation List (PMSOL)”.
| Occupations added to Australia’s PMSOL [on July 27, 2021] | |
| ANZCSO Code | Occupation |
| ANZSCO 251511 | Hospital Pharmacist |
| ANZSCO 251513 | Retail Pharmacist |
| ANZSCO 251512 | Industrial Pharmacist |
Note. ANZSCO: Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations.
Earlier, 22 occupations had been added to the PMSOL on June 22, 2021.
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With the latest addition of 3 occupations, the total number of occupations on the PMSOL comes to 44. Priority visa processing will be given to occupations on the PMSOL.
Jointly developed by 3 organizations — the Department of Education and Training, Statistics New Zealand, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) — the ANZSCO is a skill-based classification used to classify all occupations available in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets.
| The ANZSCO Code is taken into consideration for the purposes of Australia skilled visa programs.
The ANZSCO is the standard against which a visa applicant’s skills for undertaking a specific nominated skilled occupation in Australia are assessed. |
According to Minister Hawke, “the Morrison Government will support pharmacies across Australia, including through skilled migration, as supply of COVID-19 vaccine doses increases over the coming weeks”.
| As per the Media Release, “Existing skilled migration occupation lists remain active, and all skilled migrants are subject to quarantine arrangements at their own expense.” |
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