Unskilled work visa sponsorship jobs in Australia 2023

Are you looking for unskilled work visa sponsorship jobs in Australia 2023? Well, the algorithms brought you to the right place.

The easiest way to immigrate to Australia as an unskilled immigrant is through the designated area migration agreements (DAMAs).

The DAMA is a skilled migration program that is tailored to the needs of a regional, state or territory authority in Australia.

DAMA head agreements are between the Australian Government and a Designated Area Representative (usually regional bodies such as Chambers of Commerce, Regional Development Australia offices, or Shire Councils). ​

They contain a range of occupations as well as agreed terms and concessions to skilled visa eligibility criteria, as negotiated between parties.

Once a DAMA head agreement is established, businesses in the region may seek individual DAMA labour agreements under the head agreement terms and concessions.

The DAMA differ in many ways from standard skilled migration pathways, providing more flexibility and certainty for both employers and workers. The key differences are*:

1. An DAMA Occupation & Concessions List is designed for each region, with a greater range of occupations not linked to standard occupation lists, and with no caveats;
2. The ability to have occupations added (or removed) as local demands determine;
3. Semi-skilled as well as skilled occupations (Skill Levels 1-5 instead of Skill Levels 1-3);
4. The facility to design and include unique local occupations not in ANZSCO (the standard classification of occupations);
5. Access to well-defined permanent visa pathways for all occupations in Skill Levels 1-5;
6. Access to age concessions of 55 or 50 (depending on occupation) rather than the general age limit of 45 applying to standard skilled migration pathways;
7. Multiple visa options – TSS 482, ENS 186, or SESR 494 (that leads to PESR 191);
8. Concessions to experience requirements, compared to those in standard skilled migration pathways;
9. Salary concessions for lower skilled occupations that reflect FNQ market rates, ensuring that worker terms and conditions of employment are not eroded;
10. English language concessions for numerous occupations;
11. More lenient Labour Market Testing requirements than standard requirements;
12. Priority processing times.

The DAMAs operates under a Labour Agreement framework.

This means that employers can seek one occupation/position or multiple occupations and positions in a single agreement.

It also means that prospective workers do not necessarily need to have been identified at time of applying, allowing for future planning.

• An employer does not need to have identified the prospective worker/s to access an EK DAMA labour agreement:
  • The employer can nominate (‘sponsor’) overseas workers already in their employ; or
  • Attract suitably skilled and experienced overseas workers by having occupations and positions pre-approved, with concessions.

Individuals can then be nominated against the occupations and numbers of positions in the Labour Agreement.

A Labour Agreement is generally valid for five years and can be varied during its lifetime (such as adding further occupations/positions).

As with all skilled migration, the priority is employment for Australians first.

Among other things, employers must demonstrate a genuine attempt to recruit Australians prior to getting access to a DAMA labour agreement.

However, a DAMA provides a tailored and accessible option for employers seeking to fill one or multiple occupations and positions where they are genuinely unable to fill positions from the Australian labour market.

ndividual DAMA labour agreements are between the Australian Government and endorsed employers/businesses operating within the relevant designated region.

They:

• are generally in effect for five years, and
• use the subclass 482 Temporary Skills Shortage (TSS), subclass 494 Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional), and subclass 186 Employer Nominated Scheme (ENS) visa programs.

There are currently 12 DAMAs in place. Below is a list of those DAMAs with links to the respective Designated Area Representative* websites that contain information on how to access each DAMA as well as which regions/locations/shires are covered:

• Adelaide City Technology and Innovation Advancement, SA: Skilled & Business Migration
• East Kimberley, WA: East Kimberley Chamber of Commerce and Industry​
• Far North Queensland, QLD: Cairns Chamber of Commerce, 
• Goulburn Valley, VIC: Goulburn Valley​
• Great South Coast, VIC: Warrnambool City Council​
• Northern Territory, NT: Northern Territory Designated Area Migration Agreement
• Orana, NSW: Regional Development Australia – Orana, NSW
• Pilbara, WA: RDA Pilb​ara​
• South Australia Regional, SA: Skilled & Business Migration
• South West, WA: Shire of Dardanup
• The Goldfields, WA: City of Kalgoorlie Boulder​​​​​
• Townsville, QLD: Townsville Enterprise Limited​

How to apply for the unskilled work visa sponsorship jobs in Australia 2023

The easiest way therefore to apply for these visa sponsored unskilled work visa sponsorship jobs in Australia 2023 is to first go through the he DAMA Occupations and Concessions List, for the various DAMAs currently in place to confirm where there is demand for the occupation you are interested in.

By clicking on this link you can also visit the industry labor agreements to check which industries and occupation are authorized to participate in the program and for which you can be nominated.

Another link to check out is this page which provides a list of all current labour agreements giving names of approved companies, labor agreement type, as well as the start and end dates.

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