**New CSL from March 2010

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DIAC have released a new CSL (see below).
The only change relates to the new list identifying IT specialities.

Critical Skills List
as at March 2010

The following is a list of occupations which are in critical shortage and are eligible for priority processing for General Skilled Migration (GSM).

ASCO Number OCCUPATION SHORTAGES - PROFESSIONAL
2312-11 Anaesthetist
2381-11 Dentist
4315-11 Electronic Equipment Trades
2312-15 Emergency Medicine Specialist
2129-17 Engineer - Chemical
2124-11 Engineer - Civil
2125-11 Engineer - Electrical
2125-13 Engineer - Electronics
2126-11 Engineer - Mechanical
2127-11 Engineer - Mining
2126-13 Engineer - Production or Plant Engineer
4114-15 Aircraft Maintenance Engineer - Avionics
4114-11 Aircraft Maintenance Engineer - Mechanical
4431-13 Gasfitter
2311-11 General Medical Practitioner
2391-11 Medical Diagnostic Radiographer
2312-17 Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
2383-11 Occupational Therapist
2382-11 Pharmacist (Hospital)
2382-15 Pharmacist (Retail)
2385-11 Physiotherapist
2388-11 Podiatrist
2312-27 Psychiatrist
2122-11 Quantity Surveyor
2325-11 Registered Mental Health Nurse
2324-11 Registered Midwife
2323-11 Registered Nurse
2413-11 Secondary School Teacher
2312-79 Specialist Medical Practitioners NEC
2312-25 Specialist Physician
2312-31 Surgeon
2123-13 Surveyor
2523-11 Urban & Regional Planner
4416-11 Wall and Floor Tiler
2386-11 Speech Pathologist
2391-17 Sonographer
2312-19 Ophthalmologist
2312-21 Paediatrician
2312-23 Pathologist
2312-29 Radiologist
2211-11 Accountant -- where the applicant has achieved a score of at least IELTS 7 in each of the four competencies, and/or has completed The Professional Year – Skilled Migration Internship Program Accounting (SMIPA)
2231-79 Computing Professional – specialising in CISSP*
2231-79 Computing Professional – specialising in C++/C#/C*
2231-79 Computing Professional – specialising in Data Warehousing
2231-79 Computing Professional – specialising in Java*
2231-79 Computing Professional – specialising in J2EE*
2231-79 Computing Professional – Linux
2231-79 Computing Professional – .Net technologies*
2231-79 Computing Professional – specialising in Network Security/Firewall/Internet Security*
2231-79 Computing Professional – specialising in Oracle*
2231-79 Computing Professional – specialising in PeopleSoft*
2231-79 Computing Professional – specialising in SAP*
2231-79 Computing Professional – specialising in SIEBEL* (especially Siebel Analytic)
2231-79 Computing Professional – Solaris*
2231-79 Computing Professional – Unix*

*Important: If you nominate one of the above specialist computing occupations, you will only receive priority processing if your skills assessment from the relevant Australian assessing body – the Australian Computer Society (ACS) states you have met the criteria to be recognised in one of the above specialisations.
Skills assessments provided to successful applicants will state:
the ASCO Code for Computer Professional not elsewhere classified (nec) with the specialisation stated in brackets – for example, 2231-79(SAP)

Note: If you have a skills assessment which only states the ASCO Code for ‘Computer professional nec 2231-79’, you are not eligible to receive priority processing.


MH