新西兰Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment完成了一年一度对LTSSL长期紧缺职业列表和ISSL即时紧缺职业列表的审核，确保列表上的职业符合劳动力市场的需求，保证新西兰人的就业机会。新的职业列表将于2017年2月27日生效。
以下职业将从LTSSL长期紧缺职业列表中删除：
- Registered Nurse (Aged Care) (this has been added to the ISSL for all regions of New Zealand)
- Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)
- Registered Nurse (Medical)
- Registered Nurse (Perioperative)
- Ship's Engineer
- Ship's Master
- Ship's Officer
以下职业被加到ISSL即使紧缺职业列表中：
Bricklayer (a)
Cabler (Data and Telecommunications) (c)
Composite Technician (c)
Floor Finisher (b)
Stonemason(a)
Telecommunications Cable Jointer (c)
Telecommunications Technician (c)
有两个职业从ISSL即时紧缺职业列表删除：
- Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
- Upholsterer
Essential Skills in Demand List review 2016
Thursday, 9 February 2017
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has completed its annual review of two of the Essential Skills in Demand (ESID) Lists – the Long Term Skill Shortage List (LTSSL) and the Immediate Skill Shortage List (ISSL). The Ministry regularly reviews the ESID lists to ensure that they meet the changing needs of the labour market, and to ensure opportunities for New Zealanders first.
Long Term Skill Shortage List
The LTSSL identifies occupations that have an absolute (sustained and ongoing) shortage of skilled workers both globally and throughout New Zealand. Migrants who gain employment in one of these occupations may be granted a work visa under the LTSSL Work to Residence or Essential Skills instructions. Migrants applying for residence under the Skilled Migrant Category may gain bonus points towards their application if they have an offer of employment, work experience or qualifications in an area of absolute skill shortage identified on the LTSSL.
The outcomes of the review of the LTSSL are to:
- remove the following occupations for which there is no longer a shortage:
- Registered Nurse (Aged Care) (this has been added to the ISSL for all regions of New Zealand)
- Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)
- Registered Nurse (Medical)
- Registered Nurse (Perioperative)
- Ship's Engineer
- Ship's Master
- Ship's Officer
- retain Chef on the LTSSL.
Immediate Skill Shortage List
The ISSL identifies occupations that have an immediate shortage of skilled workers either throughout New Zealand or in certain regions. Migrants wishing to work in occupations on the ISSL may be granted work visas under Essential Skills instructions if they meet the specified qualifications and/or experience requirements.
The outcomes of the review of the ISSL are to:
- add the following 7 occupations:
- Bricklayer (a)
- Cabler (Data and Telecommunications) (c)
- Composite Technician (c)
- Floor Finisher (b)
- Stonemason(a)
- Telecommunications Cable Jointer (c)
- Telecommunications Technician (c)
(a) only for the Auckland/Upper North Island region.
(b) only for the Auckland/Upper North Island and Waikato/Bay of Plenty regions.
(c) for all regions of New Zealand
- remove the following 2 occupations for which there is no longer a shortage:
- Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
- Upholsterer
Submissions to move Apiarist from ISSL to the LTSSL have been declined.
Timing of changes
The ESID changes will take effect on 27 February 2017. Further work is currently being carried out to review the requirements which migrants need to satisfy to apply for a work visa or a residence visa using the skill shortage lists. This includes a review of qualifications in association with the New Zealand Qualifications Authority, and some other changes to ensure that the requirements for using the lists are appropriate for the shortages.
