Beancounters with short arms and long pockets
In days gone by, organisations would put resources and funds into training people. These days it is a simply a rush to import someone who has already been trained elsewhere, rather than investing in personnel training. Aviation is one of the worst industries in this regard. There are plenty of junior pilots and pilot aspirants who would dearly like to be trained, but the beancounters with short arms and long pockets rule the day and insist on self-funded training. It is time that those organisations that rely on 457 visas to get cheap overseas employees actually change their philosophy and invest in training Aussies, rather than bleating about government policy.
Seabreeze