The aged Care Industry Labour Agreement can be used to:

• Sponsor overseas workers for the Temporary Skill Shortage (subclass 482) visa in direct care occupations such as:
  • Nursing Support Worker
  • Personal Care Assistant
  • Aged or Disabled Carer

It is a must that recent and genuine attempts to recruit workers from the domestic workforce pool should have been made.

• Sponsor overseas workers for permanent residence under the Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186) visa program. Workers must have at least two years of full-time work experience in Australia in a relevant direct care occupation. The two years of work experience is not tied to a particular employer or visa subclass.

To access the Aged Care Industry Labour Agreement, aged care providers must first enter into an MoU with the relevant unions(s):

• Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation
• Health Services Union or
• United Workers Union.

Once the MoU is established, aged care providers can submit the labour agreement request to the Department of Home Affairs. Online labour agreement request forms are available in ImmiAccount.

• • two-year pathway to permanent residence through the Employer Nomination Scheme
  • streamlined visa nomination and priority visa application processing
  • no post-qualification work experience requirement
  • English language concessions for workers with relevant community language skills
  • annual salary of at least $51,222 AUD or the Australian Market Salary Rate, whichever is higher.
• Key visa application requirements:
  • hold a relevant AQF Certificate III or equivalent, or higher qualification. You can also have 12 months of relevant work experience or part time equivalence.
  • obtain a positive skills assessment from the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council or the Australian Community Workers Association if you obtained your qualifications overseas. This also applies if you claim work experience in lieu of the formal qualifications.
  • have an English language proficiency level of at least IELTS 5.0 or equivalent. Workers with target community language skills employed by culturally and linguistically diverse aged care providers need at least IELTS 4.5 or equivalent.

Labour market testing requirements would be considered satisfied once aged care providers have entered into an MoU with the relevant union(s).

Skill and qualification requirements will differ from those stipulated in ANZSCO. These will be specified under the terms of each Labour Agreement.

If you are looking to explore the aged care PR pathway we can assist you. Get in touch with our Registered Migration Agents. Call + 61 415 419 414 or visit www.betterlifemigration.com.au