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Ski!ed overseas workers on 457 visas are not taking away resources sector job #om Australians, a university study has found. Researchers at Perth's Edith Cowan University School of Management say there is a public perception that temporary migrant workers are reducing opportunities for skilled locals, but preliminary findings of a pilot study show this is not the case. They say 457 visas, the program Australian employers most commonly use to sponsor specialised skilled workers from overseas temporarily, play an essential role in the resources sector by filling highly-skilled positions that cannot be met locally.
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800,000 workers in five years THE nation must find 800,000 new workers over the next five years to ensure economic growth as a surge in service industries eclipses the resources boom, forcing employers to redouble efforts to find skilled staff. The Gillard government has been warned of a coming structural shift in the jobs market as demand grows for professional skills, offsetting the expected loss of another 85,000 manufacturing positions. Sourced from DAVID CROWE, NATIONAL AFFAIRS EDITOR
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“Some of the skills required are so specialised and only taught in one or two institutions globally, that the skill-set required is simply not available,� research leader Susanne Bahn said. She gave the example of helicopter engineers needed to maintain equipment for oil and gas projects, who require up to six specialised licences that are only taught in the United Kingdom and France. Migrant workers played a significant role in helping major resource projects get off the ground, the study found.
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