Recent research has found that many skilled migrants cannot find a job matching their skills as employers do not recognise their qualifications.
The finding comes as businesses in many sectors across Australia are wrestling with labour shortages, and the unemployment rate is at record lows.
Under the current federal migration policies, migrants are selected based on their credentials and skills, which are pegged to education levels and occupations.
However, a joint study by Flinders University and Charles Darwin University indicated that many Australian employers do not accept their qualifications.
“We argue Australia should consider developing a more coherent skilled migration process to better harness the human capital of skilled migrants,” research co-author Andreas Cebulla from Flinders University’s Australian Industrial Transformation Institute said….