July 2023 Tasmanian Skilled Employment Pathway – 

 All occupations eligible for subclass 190 nomination.  

• All occupations on the Department of Home Affairs subclass 190 skilled occupations list are now eligible for subclass 190 nomination.  
•  Candidates who have a skills assessment for an occupation listed on the Tasmanian Onshore Skilled Occupation List (TOSOL) are eligible for subclass 190 nomination after six months employment in a closely related role.  
• Candidates with a skills assessment for an occu pation not on the TOSOL are eligible for subclass 190 nomination after 15 months employment in a closely related role.  
• Massage therapists: Employees and business operators not restricted to hospital, aged/disability care or an allied health setting.  
• To be eligible for consideration in Skilled Employment and Established Resident pathways, and to be considered for priority attributes in others massage therapists must have a massage therapy skills assessment and their own verifiable health fund provider number.
• Subclass 190 Tasmanian Established Resident pathway business income requirement adjusted according to TSMIT changes.  
• The candidate must have operated a business for at least the last two years with taxable earnings for the last 12 months equivalent to the Temporary Skilled Migration Income Threshold (currently $70,000.  
• Subclass 491 Tasmanian Business Operator pathway. The minimum personal taxable income from the business must be at least $59,500 (85% of TSMIT).  
• Subclass 491 Tasmanian Skilled Employment Pathway ANZSCO 4-5 employment must be of at least 12 months duration. 

10.  Changes to the Tasmanian Onshore Skilled Occupation List (TOSOL)  

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• Changes have been made to the TOSOL for 2023-24 to reflect changes to Jobs and Skills Australia Skills Priority List for Tasmania.  
• The 2023-24 TOSOL will be used to determine eligibility for subclass 190 nomination the Tasmanian Skilled Employment – TOSOL Option nomination pathway, and to prioritise registrations of interest in the Migration Tasmania Gateway.  
• It is based upon the Skills Priority List for Tasmania compiled by Jobs and Skills Australia. Occupations on TOSOL are eligible for subclass 190 nomination in the Tasmanian Skilled Employment pathway after six months of closely related employment in Tasmania.  
• Occupations that are not listed are eligible for subclass 190 nomination in the Tasmanian Skilled Employment pathway after 15 months of closely related employment in Tasmania.  

The following occupation groups have been added to the TOSOL for the 2023-24 program year: 

• 1325 Research and Development Managers
• 2336 Mining Engineers 
• 2339 Other Engineering Professionals  
• 3113 Primary Products Assurance and Inspection Officers 
• 3234 Toolmakers and Engineering Patternmakers  
• 3613 Veterinary Nurses 3623 Sports Turf Managers and Trades Workers  
• 3624 Nurserypersons 
•  3627 Landscape Gardeners and Irrigation Technicians  
• 3921 Print Finishers and Screen Printers  
• 4113 Diversional Therapists  
• 4117 Welfare Support Workers 
•  4523 Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials 
•  5991 Conveyancers and Legal Executives  

The following occupation groups have been removed from the TOSOL for the 2023-24 program year (candidates with employment of 6 months duration with a related skills assessment from these groups will remain eligible for subclass 190 nomination if employment commenced before 1 July 2023):  

• 1211 Aquaculture Farmers  
• 1311 Advertising, Public Relations and Sales Managers  
• 1321 Corporate Services Managers  
• 1351 ICT Managers 
•  2231 Human Resource Professionals  
• 2326 Urban and Regional Planners  
• 2345 Life Scientists  
• 2346 Medical Scientists 
•  2513 Occupational and Environmental Health Professionals  
• 3112 Medical Technicians (eg pathology collector)  
• 3123 Electrical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians  
• 2421 University Lecturers and Tutors Changes to priority attributes  

These will only apply to ROIs submitted from 1 July 2023. Family Removing “passive” family-related attributes (spouse in Tasmania more than 6 months, other family members in Tasmania). Keeping other “active” attributes (employment, Tas AQF6+ study) Pay and Salary (including business income) Updating income thresholds – TSMIT, Australian median earnings, Australian average earnings. Before 1 July 2023 Post 1 July 2023 $53 900 per year or 27.64 per hour (TSMIT) $65,000 / $33.33 per hour (median earnings) $62 000 per year or $31.79 per hour (median earnings) $70,000 / $35.90 per hour (TSMIT) $90 617 per year or $42.62 per hour (average earnings) $94,000 / $48.21 per hour (average earnings)  

• Earnings of $94,000 / $48.21 per hour is a Green attribute for all Tasmanian Skilled Employment, Tasmanian Skilled Graduate, Tasmanian Established Resident, Tasmanian Business Operator pathways • Other income thresholds remain Orange attributes Tasmanian Skilled Graduate Additional Green attributes 
•  “You have completed 2 years of your PhD in Tasmania, or 1 year after completing your undergraduate study in Tasmania.”  
• Graduate program offer – extension of qualifying period to within 12 months of graduation “You have an offer for, but have not yet commenced in, a graduate employment program. (Must be full-time, received prior to or within twelve months of graduation, related to your skills assessment and be from a medium or large* Tasmanian business that has been operating in Tasmania for more than 5 years. *A medium to large business is one with at least 20 employees. Tasmanian Established Resident – subclass 491 Additional Green attributes  
• employed in Tasmania for last 2 years in a skilled role (ANZSCO 1-3) directly related to your skills assessment.  
• employed in an ANZSCO 1-3 role in Tasmania for at least the last 3 months directly related to your skills assessment or Tasmanian study. Additional Orange attributes  
• You have been employed in Tasmania for at least the past 3 months in an ANZSCO 1-3 role in the same industry as your skills assessment. 
•  You have completed an AQF 6 or higher qualification with a Tasmanian education provider in Tasmania. Tasmanian Established Resident – subclass 190 Additional Green attribute • employed in an ANZSCO 1-3 role in Tasmania for at least the last 3 months directly related to your skills assessment or Tasmanian study.  

Additional Orange attribute  

• You have completed an AQF 6 or higher qualification with a Tasmanian education provider in Tasmania. Additional policy guidance 
•  The following guidance has been added to the “Additional Information, Exclusions and Definitions” Employment  
• All employment must be with a well-established business to meet both minimum eligibility requirements and priority attributes, including pay and salary attributes.  
• It must also be consistent with any other policy guidance in the Additional Information, Exclusions and Definitions section.  
• Employment that does not meet these requirements cannot be claimed in a ROI. Excluded Employment • Retail supervisor and management positions in supermarkets and supervisory or management employment in limited-service restaurants accepted for Tasmanian Skilled Graduate and Established Resident pathways. 
•  Duties must be consistent with at least ANZSCO Skill Level 4 (eg, Retail Supervisor). ANZSCO 4 or 5 roles  
• If using ANZSCO Skill Level 4 or 5 employment you must have the relevant qualifications or experience as defined in ANZSCO. (For this program qualifications must be a minimum Certificate III, or at least 12 months experience).  
• Where ANZSCO does not list a qualification or experience for an occupation (ANZSCO Skill Level 5 roles) you must have a related AQF Certificate III qualification or one year of relevant experience.  
• Where a priority attribute or Gateway question / response specifically refers to a qualification, experience cannot be used as a substitute. Migration industry related employment (clarification) Will be considered for pay / salary attributes, but cannot be claimed for other employment questions Pay and salary attribute question  
• Can claim salary from business income  
• Can only claim payment from eligible employment/business. If on the list of excluded employment / businesses, or employment is under 20 hours per week (9 hours for the Tasmanian Skilled Graduate pathway during study periods) you should choose “not applicable” in the Application Gateway. Supporting information for pay and salary attributes  
• If invited to apply for nomination you must provide evidence that you earned the stated amount over at least the previous 4 weeks (i.e. Australian Tax Office Notice of Assessments, pay slips, payment summaries). • Income from business operations  
• Must be drawing that income directly from the business. This must be actual personal income and not total sales or turnover prior to expenses. 
•  Applicants must provide supporting evidence, such as Australian Tax Office Notice of Assessments, pay slips, payment summaries or a personal bank statement showing personal income.
• If your evidence does not sufficiently support this claim, your application may be declined. Self-employment
• A sole business owner can’t claim to be employed by the business (even if they have a contract and pay wages).  
• Sole owners can only claim business related priority attributes. Subcontracting • Subcontracting arrangements (where providing services to another contracted business) can only be claimed as employment, not business ownership. 
• Must have a related skilled assessment, or at least two years prior experience (in Tasmania or elsewhere in Australia) as either an employee or sub-contractor.  
• (For TSE there must be a related skills assessment and 12 months employment) Full-time study • Is at least 75 per cent of a 100 per cent full-time study load in each semester. It does not include online or distance education.
• VET courses must involve at least 15 scheduled contact hours per week unless otherwise specified by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA). 
•   Can include small group tutorials. Study related to business operation or skills assessment – priority attribute  
• Must be substantial crossover between the units studied and or duties outlined for the skills-assessed occupation on ANZSCO, or the area of business operation and activities being undertaken in running that business. 
• For example, a skills assessment of Accountant, or Master of Professional Accounting is not sufficiently linked to operating a retail shoe sales outlet.  
• But, a skills assessment as Marketing Specialist or graduation from a marketing course could be linked to a business focused primarily on marketing.  

Business Operators (Tasmanian Skilled Graduates)

• Operating a business is recognised as a priority attribute in the Tasmanian Skilled Graduate Pathway if operated for at least 12 months (increased from six months).  
• Businesses must meet all other requirements in the Tasmanian Business Operator Pathway along with all other conditions and exclusions listed for Business Operators.  
• The business must be capable of delivering an income of at least 85 per cent of the TSMIT (now $59,500).  
• Must provide evidence that clearly demonstrates this level of income being earned from the business, such as Australian Tax Office Notice of Assessments, pay slips, payment summaries or a personal bank statement showing personal income. Business Operators (Tasmanian Skilled Graduates, Tasmanian Established Residents and Tasmanian Business Operators)

Addition to excluded businesses

• Subcontracting businesses that do not meet the employment definition (i.e. where the candidate does not have a related skills assessment or at least two years prior experience.) 
• If the role is lower skilled (ANZSCO 4-5 equivalent, such as disability support worker) subcontracting will be recognised as employment where the skills assessment is related to the industry in which the role is performed. 
•  Must be solely owned in all pathways and for priority attributes  
• Tasmanian Business Operator and Established Resident Pathway businesses must have one owner/shareholder, unless co-owned with a spouse.  
• This also applies to Tasmanian Skilled Graduate candidates seeking to claim business operation for priority attributes.  
• Candidates who co-own or hold shares in a business with another person other than their spouse will need to have an employment relationship with the business and seek nomination under the Employment, Resident or Graduate Pathways.