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Skilled migration and Australia’s 21st century primary health care system.
Prominent among Australia’s many skilled shortfalls, is the urgent need for more doctors, nurses and diverse other health professionals. This is a resource rich, prosperous country with a remarkably bright future rolling out in front of it for many years to come. By the middle of the century, the population is likely to be be bigger than it is now by around 50% … a total in the vicinity of 35 million people. Thus, a huge amount of effort is now going into training trades people and professionals, as well as recruiting appropriately qualified and experienced people from other countries, under a variety of skilled immigration visas.
Conference in paradise shows Australia may become employment heaven.
Anybody thinking about taking their skills to Australia and establishing a new life and a superior lifestyle (well, who leaves a homeland they’re really happy in?) would be interested in a conference that’s been considering that country’s future on Hamilton Island, a stunning resort off the coast of Queensland. In a way, Hamilton Island symbolises the promise of Australia. One of the Whitsunday islands, Hamilton caters for the elite, but also anybody else who wants to save up and go there for a honeymoon, a bit of a break, or whatever. So it’s a very pleasant place for a very interesting conference.
Young, skilled and flocking to Oz.
There’s no secret the Irish people are doing it tough as a result of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Irish jobs are being exported to cheaper places like Eastern Europe and the rampant Celtic Tiger of recent times has had its teeth filed down. Prospects are grim and the mood is gloomy, which probably accounts for the number of young Irish people packing up and taking their skills to work in Australia. This exodus of Irish youngsters has increased by 33% in the past year.
Skilled migrant opportunities as Australian IT market continues boom.
Australia has a big name around the world for its resources industry, which continues to boom despite the challenges thrown up to most developed economies by the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). In Australia, existing and new minerals, oil and gas projects create thousands of new jobs on a regular basis. However, owing to the country’s persisting skills shortage, it’s fairly certain a big share of those will be taken up by skilled immigrants. At first glance, it would seem obvious that these jobs will be for engineers and skilled trades people. While these pros will definitely have plenty of opportunity, it’s also clear that jobs for IT professionals will open up, not just in the resource industry area itself, but also in support and service industries.
FttH developments ramping up in Australia.
Australia is well-known around the world for its resources industry, which continues to boom, despite serious impediments thrown up to other developed economies by the Global Financial Crisis (GFC). Existing and new minerals, oil and gas projects continue to create thousands of new jobs, a major proportion of which may need to be filled by skilled immigrants. A first assumption will be that these jobs will be for engineers and skilled trades people. However, Australia is also crying out for professionals in IT and FttH. Such jobs would be of interest to professionals in countries like Ireland, the UK and even Canada and the USA, where unemployment, especially in some regions, is reaching high levels.
Skilled Irish lose jobs, find alternative downunder.
Apartments in Ireland’s tallest building, the 150-million euro, 17-story tower Elysian, cost 1.8 million euros ($US2.56 million). For that, you could get a three-bedroom duplex penthouse with a black-lacquer kitchen, Porsche taps and a panoramic view of Cork. Very nice. But because of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) 80% of the Elysian’s 211 apartments were unsold in late April. About half the office and store units in the project also stand empty.
What recession, mate? Australia looks even better to potential immigrants.
It’s no secret that many developed countries still are experiencing financial difficulty. Some countries are actually in dire straits and are unlikely to find friendlier straits anytime soon. In Australia, it’s not quite like that. Even overseas commentators laud this distant land’s situation and predict it will emerge from this global crisis stronger than ever.
Don’t give up on taking your skills to Australia!
Yes, certainly, owing to the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), skilled migration numbers will be slashed in Australia’s budget year of 2009/2010. The government says this measure has been taken make sure that Australian workers get preference for jobs in a period that threatens higher unemployment. Paradoxically, recent figures indicate that Aussie unemployment has actually diminished. Still, most gurus are still predicting up to 8% unemployment during the next twelve months.
Australia’s workin’ on the railroad.
One remarkable indicator of the scale of Australian infrastructure projects is the number of new and upgraded railway developments being undertaken or planned around the country. While Australia is weathering the Global Financial Crisis very well, and is tipped by the OECD and the IMF to emerge from this period with economy relatively intact and way ahead of other comparable countries, the explosion of development is not without its own problems.
A golden future in the Golden West.
The huge state of Western Australia, commonly referred to as WA, is already a rich source of minerals courted by industrial giants from Europe to China, a situation that triggered on an ongoing boom that just won’t stop, Global Financial Crisis or no Global Financial Crisis. For decades now, WA has lured skilled workers from other states and from around the world. And it seems this spring of skilled jobs isn’t about to dry up any time soon. Famed worldwide for its iron ore, uranium and other metals, new exploration is leading to the opening up of mining projects that include, among other things, gold and magnetite.