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Are you a Cook or Chef, qualified and living and working in Victoria – and would love PR? Well, there’s a fabulous opportunity for you to do so!
You have an additional Pathway to Victorian State Nomination
As we discussed recently, the 2021-22 program has a number of requirements that must be met to be eligible for selection for Victorian State Nomination (read our previous Blog Post here).
There is another pathway – The Workforce Skills Pathway
Candidates applying under a Workforce Skills Pathway do not need to meet all the requirements we discussed in our previous Blog Post.
They must meet generic requirements including living and working in Victoria (and regional Victoria for the Subclass 491 visa), and be eligible for a “Workforce Skills Pathway” to nomination.
A recent email from “Live in Melbourne” (the Victoria State Nomination team), stated,
The SkillSelect points score is a primary determinant in the candidates we invite. We also take other factors into consideration to ensure we are selecting the best possible candidates.
The establishment of a Workforce Skills Pathway for cooks and chefs demonstrates the importance we are placing on these particular occupations.
The Workforce Skills Pathway (WSP) is a way to address:
- Skills gaps that are created by the introduction of a new Victorian Government policy or strategy where alternative pathways are not readily available or effective and other workforce development solutions are not effective or do not exist; or
- Skills gaps that exist in specific industries where alternative migration pathways and other workforce development solutions are not effective or do not exist.
A Workforce Skills Pathway addresses a state-wide or region-wide skill gap and may have its own unique selection criteria. Any targeted occupations will be highly skilled.
If you are eligible to apply or have been asked to apply under a Workforce Skills Pathway, you do not need to be working in a target sector to be selected to apply for visa nomination.
Current Workforce Skills Pathways
Hospitality
To assist industry address labour shortages caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Victorian Government has established the Hospitality pathway for highly skilled cooks and chefs.
Eligibility
You must be eligible under either the subclass 190 or subclass 491 Victorian visa nomination criteria, and be living and working in Victoria as a Cook or Chef.
How do I apply under a Workforce Skills Pathway?
- Ensure you are eligible under the Workforce Skills Pathway.
- When submitting your Registration of Interest, respond yes to ‘Are you applying under a Workforce Skills Pathway?’
- Select the appropriate pathway.
- Complete the rest of your Registration of Interest and submit.
- If selected to apply for Victorian visa nomination, complete the relevant nomination application.
