Making immigration compliance matter in your workplace

Fragomen’s Workforce Migration Training courses have been designed specifically to raise workforce awareness about the importance of immigration compliance to your business and to help ensure all staff, including visa holding staff, act within the rules. WMT’s face to face and on-line courses have been developed by the expert lawyers at Fragomen, Australia’s leading immigration law firm and are delivered by CENTIEM, Fragomen’s dedicated training centre. All courses can be customised to your organisation’s requirements and policies.

1. WA Skilled Migration Strategy to be released in June
   16 April 2010
   Western Australia's Minister for Training & Workforce Development, Peter Collier, has announced that the WA State Government, WA Chamber of Commerce and WA Chamber of Minerals will partner to develop a strategy to attract appropriate skilled migrants to fill skills gaps in the WA workforce. Please click here to read the Minister's media release and here for related articles. 
2. Peoplebank predicts IT skills shortage by middle of the year
   13 April 2010
   IT recruiters have warned that large-scale projects such as the national broadband network and major projects in the finance and utilities sector will be severely delayed if Australian businesses are unable to quickly access specialist IT workers from overseas. Click here to read more - 'Recruiters press for visa flexibility as skills shortage looms' The Australian, April 13, 2010. 
3. Business says no to migration cuts
   08 April 2010
   The population debate promises to be a hot election topic as the Australian Business Council weighs in on proposals to reduce migrant intakes. Click here to read more and for related articles.
   Govt urged to slash migrant intake ABC Broadcast, Hamish Fitzsimmons, Lateline.
   If We Want More People We Have To Plan Better by Graham Bradley, President, Business Council of Australia.
   'New minister pressured to cut migrant numbers' By Yuko Narushima and Metthew Moore. The Sydney Morning Herald. 
4. Skills Australia tackles Australian skill shortages 
   05 March 2010
   In its Workforce Development Strategy report, Skills Australia recommends a ‘fundamental overhaul in the way the nation approaches and supports workforce development - at a national, industry and enterprise level'. Read more  
5. Business to decide who migrates to Australia? 
   15 February 2010
   The permanent Skilled Migration program has experienced considerable upheaval over the past 12 months. Following cuts to the skilled migration intake in 2009, migrants applying under the points tested General Skilled Migration category continue to face extensive processing times and fears that further occupations will be removed from the program. This latest review is a continuation of the Minister for Immigration’s commitment to shift the GSM program from a ‘supply’ to a ‘demand’ driven system and push applicants to pursue employer sponsored pathways. Read more

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