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Airservices Australia Psychometric Testing

Old 18th Apr 2017, 08:07
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Skilled occupations lists
List of removed occupations

Occupations entirely removed from the list of eligible skilled occupation on 19 April 2017 are listed below.

Occupation ANZSCO Code
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker 411511
Actor 211111
Actors, Dancers and Other Entertainers NEC 211199
Aeroplane Pilot 231111
Air Traffic Controller 231112
etc etc
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Old 18th Apr 2017, 11:28
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Here's the link....Pity, hope it doesn't bite down the road...
Were quite of few of us here at DXB waiting for this year's applications to open
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Old 18th Apr 2017, 14:18
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Wow, that came close for me!

I declined their offer a year ago, main reason was not having many chances to get a PR visa necessary to apply for a permanent contract with AsA (+50 years when the offer was made).

With this change, I think my chances would have been nil at the end of the 4 year contract. Having teen age children, and jobless over 50, and having to relocate once more, bad combination ...

Good luck to those that made it there, all the best!

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Old 18th Apr 2017, 14:33
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Not the only change:

"On 18 April 2017, the Government announced that the Temporary Work (Skilled) visa (subclass 457 visa) will be abolished and replaced with the completely new Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa in March 2018."

Link.

I recommend a deep research based on personal circumstances before applying.

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Old 18th Apr 2017, 16:30
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Yes, just saw that.
Something was smelling very bad... there we go.
there'll be a couple of tricky situations I guess...
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Old 3rd May 2017, 10:18
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the very latest.

Sydney trainees have been / are being told that Airservices is unable to secure an exemption and their 407 can't be renewed nor can a 457 be applied for on completion of training.
Going from bad to worse..
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Old 3rd May 2017, 10:50
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Originally Posted by sunnySA
the very latest.



Going from bad to worse..
I turned down an offer from Airservices as well, due personal reasons, have been regretting it ever since. Until now...
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Old 4th May 2017, 09:22
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Originally Posted by sunnySA
the very latest.

"Sydney trainees have been / are being told that Airservices is unable to secure an exemption and their 407 can't be renewed nor can a 457 be applied for on completion of training."

Going from bad to worse..
To add on

Trainees currently on position at various other stations are being told their visas will not be extended and to expect to return home.

Other people in the queue to leave their respective countries and move to ASA, have had their signed offers cancelled at the 11th hour.
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Old 22nd May 2017, 10:25
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On a side note, I've noticed their paid Trainee Technical Officer pathway has quietly slid into the abyss at some point - all references to it in the Careers section have vanished completely.
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Old 26th May 2017, 02:19
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Hi, I've been reading this thread extensively over the past 18 months while completing my diploma in Aviation Theory. In that time I've only seen one application opening for ATC trainees. I've given my email address to Airservices to be notified of any openings but it's been a long time since I've seen anything. Does anyone have any information about when ASA will be accepting new applications? I also plan on contacting them directly
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Old 28th May 2017, 05:54
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Hi Cirrus. In a similar position to you. I emailed Airservices last month regarding the fact that there has not been an application intake in quite a while. They replied saying that they hadn't been advised (at the time) as to when the next intake will be. Just told me to keep an eye on the website.
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Old 28th May 2017, 17:24
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Unfortunately the rate of training has been cut right back, along with a stack of other stuff. There are still courses being run but considerably fewer of them and there are more than enough people already in the pipeline to fill the reduced number of course placements. Sorry I don't have any specific information for you either.
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Old 28th May 2017, 23:30
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Thanks for that le Pingouin. I assumed that might have been the case. Still needing 80 new recruits a year according to the workforce plan however, but that'd probably put a lot of strain on the training centre.
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Old 29th May 2017, 11:27
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I thought that might be the case. Thank you to you both for your replies
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Old 30th May 2017, 08:02
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Airservices Australia boss: 457 visa change won’t affect air safety | The Australian
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Old 30th May 2017, 10:05
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From the article:

Airservices Australia boss Jason Harfield has insisted the Turnbull government’s scrapping of the 457 visa would have no impact on the safety of the air traffic control system.

During this week’s Senate estimates hearings, Mr Harfield said the changes would impact “just under 40, I think it’s 38” of about 1100 air traffic controllers and the figures included trainees who were not yet fully qualified.

“Some of them were originally on 457 visas but have converted across to a different type of visa,” Mr Harfield said.

“We are just working through them individually, but I can guarantee that there will be no impact to the safety or operations of the air traffic control system,” he said.

The comments came after Senator Nick Xenophon said concerns had been put to him that the changes created “serious implications for air traffic control in this country and that a number of experienced recruits had been told they would not be able to stay as air traffic controllers”.

Under the government’s visa shake-up, announced last month, dumped 457 visas will be replaced by a new type of temporary skill shortage visa.

Air traffic controllers are on the list of skilled occupations that were removed because of the changes.

Pressed by Senator Xenophon, Mr Harfield said there was “capacity in the rosters and we’ve done that assessment that we are able to continue to maintain service provision during that time as we work through all of this”.

The comments are likely to fuel debate about how the aviation sector will be affected by the 457 visa changes, which take effect from March next year.

Regional Express has claimed the changes to the visa program will lead to a reduction in air services as it cuts pilots and aircraft maintenance engineers from the list.

But Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop said she had told Rex deputy chairman John Sharp there could be a review in the event of genuine shortages.




Best wishes for those 38/40 colleagues that took the leap, hope all ends up well for them and their families.

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Old 18th Jun 2017, 23:15
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Hi all,
Has anyone heard any update or been invited to attend the next round
of Assessment Centres for 2017? And if so what month?
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Old 30th Jun 2017, 01:01
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Hi all,
Is anyone on the Sep tower course?
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Old 1st Jul 2017, 03:25
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Hi Shep - have PM'd you.
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Old 4th Jul 2017, 14:48
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Sent a message to Airservices. They just told me they were reviewing operational needs of course. Might end up just going through Air Force as an ATC and transfer eventually to a civilian ATC.
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