Information for Skilled Migrants
The Geelong region demands a high level of skill from its workforce. To deliver sustainable services effectively employers are seeking highly qualified and experienced staff with good English language capacity. Employment opportunities are being offered in a wide range of areas.
Areas of Skill Shortage
Research carried out by the City of Greater Geelong in April 2008 shows the following skills to be in shortage in Geelong and Colac.
Geelong Region:
The greatest level of skill shortages were in the following occupations:
Engineers:
Trade: Boilermakers, Steel Fabricators, Fitters and Turners, Welders, Panel Beaters
Tertiary: Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Structural, Chemical
Building trades:
Builders, Electricians, Plumbers, Roofing Plumbers, Tilers, Plasterers, Painters
Specialist Nurses:
Aged Care, Midwives, Theatre Nurses
There was also a high degree of difficulty filling positions for:
Accountants, Chefs, Mechanics (Diesel and General), Truck Drivers (specialist licence and articulated vehicle) and Draftspeople.
Other occupations reported to be experiencing skill shortages include:
Armature Winders, Bakers, Bookkeepers, Draftspeople and Hospitality Staff.
Colac Region:
The greatest level of skill shortages were in the following occupations:
Building trades:
Electricians, Plumbers, Roofing Plumbers, Tilers, Plasterers
Chefs
Engineers:
Trade: Boilermakers, Steel Fabricators, Fitters and Turners, Welders, Panel Beaters
Agricultural workers / Farm hands
There was also difficulty filling positions for:
Mechanical (Diesel and General), Hospitality Staff and Truck Drivers (specialist licence and articulated vehicle).
Major Industry
Geelong has major competitive strenghts in a number of industry sectors including:
Knowledge, Innovation and Research:
Deakin University, Gordon Institute of TAFE, CSIRO Animal Health and CSIRO Textile and Fibre Technology and Chemgenex Pharmaceuticals
Advanced Manufacturing:
Aerospace Activities at Avalon, Ford Design and Product Development, Godfrey Hirst, Shell, Alcoa and Incitec Pivot
Health:
Barwon Health (Geelong Hospital and Grace Mckellar Centre), Geelong Private Hospital and St. John of God
Tourism:
Sheraton Hotel, Mercure Hotel and Jetstar
Food and Horticulture:
Bartter Enterprises (Steggles), MC Herd, CFR Colac, Scotchmans Hill Winery and Austrimi Seafoods
A range of services are being continually developed to assist skilled migrants arriving to the region. These include:
