Skills Matching Database
Australian Skilled Migration»Skills Matching Database
The Skills Matching Database is a free web-based tool used by employers and state/territory governments to address skill shortages.
You should consider this category if you are not certain or it is unlikely you will pass the points test.
Applicants eligible to include their details on the database are those who have lodged a valid application for one of the following visa categories:
Skilled - Independent
Skilled - Sponsored
Employers can nominate applicants listed on the Skills Matching Database in three ways:
The Employer Nomination Scheme enables Australian employers to nominate highly skilled overseas workers to fill positions that cannot be filled from within the Australian labour market or through the employer's own training programs
The Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme allows employers not located in the metropolitan areas of Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne and Perth to sponsor overseas workers to fill vacancies when they have not been able to utilise the local labour market
A Labour Agreement is a formal arrangement negotiated between the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations and an employer or industrial association. Labour agreements enable Australian employers to recruit a specified number of workers from overseas in response to an identified or emerging skill need in the Australian labour market
Your details will be placed in database and remain there for up to two years. If you are not nominated within two years, your details will be removed from the database.
Employers and state/territory governments can view the educational qualifications and the current occupation and duties of visa applicants and may request a full resume, if interested.
The database is updated monthly and distributed to all State/Territory governments and to a network of regional development authorities.
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