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Long Term Skill Shortage List (04/04/2005)

See Long Term Skill Shortage List Effective 26/11/2007
See Long Term Skill Shortage List Effective 30/07/2007
See Long Term Skill Shortage List Effective 23/01/2007
See Long Term Skill Shortage List Effective 04/12/2006
See Long Term Skill Shortage List Effective 24/07/2006
See Long Term Skill Shortage List Effective 28/11/2005
See Long Term Skill Shortage List Effective 04/07/2005
See Priority Occupations List Effective 28/06/2004
See Priority Occupations List Effective 15/12/2003
See Priority Occupations List Effective 30/06/2003
See Priority Occupations List Effective 09/12/2002
See Priority Occupations List Effective 29/04/2002

This Appendix is part of Government immigration policy as described in Section 13A of the Immigration Act 1987 (see WR3.10.1) and Government residence policy as described in section 13B of the Immigration Act 1987 (see RW4).

Occupational Groups

Occupation

Long Term Skill Shortage List Requirements

Qualifications must be comparable to the standard of the New Zealand qualification listed

Qualificationsı required for the Purposes of the Job Search Policy for General Skills Category applicants & for the purposes of claiming bonus points for qualifications in an area of absolute shortage under the Skilled Migrant Category

Qualifications must be comparable to the standard of the New Zealand qualification listed. Also see Note at the end of this list

Professional Occupations

 

 

 

 

Food Technologists (21461)

Bachelor of Science (Food Science) or Bachelor of Technology (Food Science) or Bachelor of Engineering (Food Engineering) and minimum of 3 years work experience in the industry.

Bachelor of Science (Food Science) or Bachelor of Technology (Food Science) or Bachelor of Engineering (Food Engineering)

 

Early Childhood Education Teacher (23321)

An early childhood education teacher qualification at a minimum of level 7 which is approved by the New Zealand Teachers Council and New Zealand registration

An early childhood education teacher qualification at a minimum of level 7 which is approved by the New Zealand Teachers Council

 

Secondary teacher (23211)

Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary) or Bachelor of Education - Teaching (Secondary) and New Zealand registration

Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary) or Bachelor of Education - Teaching (Secondary)

 

University Lecturer (23111)

Masters Degree/PhD

Masters Degree/PhD

 

Veterinarian
(22231)

Bachelor of Veterinary Science or equivalent and NZ registration and minimum of 2 years post qualification experience

Bachelor of Veterinary Science or equivalent

 

Community Social Workers
(33411)

Bachelor of Social Work or Graduate Diploma of Social Work

Bachelor of Social Work or Graduate Diploma of Social Work

 

Professional Engineer (including Roading, Design, Structural, Mechanical, Geotechnical, Electronic, Project, Transport/Traffic, Fire, Civil, and Environmental))
(21426)

Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) or equivalent

Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) or equivalent

Health Groups

Medical specialists in the following specialities:

 

 

 

Anaesthetist
(22217)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and registered within a provisional vocational or vocational scope of practice with the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and Fellowship of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists

 

General Surgeon
(22213)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and registered within a provisional vocational or vocational scope of practice with MCNZ

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and Fellowship of the Royal Australiasian College of Surgeons

 

Intensivists (ICU specialists)
(22213)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and registered within a provisional vocational or vocational scope of practice with MCNZ

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery with the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)

 

Pathologist
(22123)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and registered within a provisional vocational or vocational scope of practice with MCNZ

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia

 

Psychiatrist
(22214)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and registered within a provisional vocational or vocational scope of practice with MCNZ

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists

 

Radiation Oncologist
(22216)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and registered within a provisional vocational or vocational scope of practice with MCNZ

MBChB and Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists

 

Radiologist
(22216)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and registered within a provisional vocational or vocational scope of practice with MCNZ)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists

 

Renal Physician
(22214)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and registered within a provisional vocational or vocational scope of practice with MCNZ

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Physicians

 

Other Medical positions:

 

 

 

General Practitioner (Rural Areas only)
(22211)

('Rural area' according to the Rural Ranking Scale classification)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and registered within a provisional vocational or vocational scope of practice with MCNZ

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and Fellowship of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners

 

Obstetric and Gynaecological Registrar
(22211)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and registered within a provisional general or general cope of practice with MCNZ

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

 

Other Health Positions:

 

 

 

Anaesthetics Technician
(31332)

Certificate in Anaesthetic Technology

Certificate in Anaesthetic Technology

 

Audiologist
(32261)

Master of Audiology

Master of Audiology

 

Dietician
(22251)

Bachelor of Science (Human Nutrition) or Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics and NZ registration

Bachelor of Science (Human Nutrition) or Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics

 

Medical Laboratory Scientists - including cytotechnologists (cytoscientists)
(32112)

Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science and NZ registration

Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science and NZ registration

 

Medical Radiation Technologists, Radiographers and Therapeutic Radiographers
(31331)

Bachelor in Health Science specialising in Medical Radiation Therapy or specialising in Medical imaging and NZ registration

Bachelor in Health Science specialising in Medical Radiation Therapy or specialising in Medical Imaging and NZ registration

 

Medical Social Workers
(33411)

Bachelor of Social Work or Graduate Diploma in Social Work and two years relevant work experience

Bachelor of Social Work or Graduate Diploma in Social Work

 

Midwives
(22317)

Bachelor of Midwifery and NZ registration

Bachelor of Midwifery

 

Nurses (including psychiatric nurses)

(22311, 22312, 22313, 22314, 22315, 22316)

Bachelor of Nursing or Diploma in Comprehensive Nursing, diploma or hospital based certificate and NZ registration

Bachelor of Nursing or Diploma in Comprehensive Nursing, diploma or hospital based certificate

 

Occupational Therapists
(32232)

Bachelor of Occupational Therapy or Bachelor of Health Science (Occupational Therapy strand) and NZ registration

Bachelor of Occupational Therapy or Bachelor of Health Science (Occupational Therapy strand)

 

Pharmacist
(22241, 22242)

Bachelor of Pharmacy and NZ registration

Bachelor of Pharmacy

 

Physiotherapist
(32231)

Bachelor of Physiotherapy and NZ registration

Bachelor of Physiotherapy

 

Psychologist
(24441)

Master of Psychology or Two year Graduate Diploma in Psychology and NZ registration

Master of Psychology or Two Year Graduate Diploma in Psychology

 

Sonographer
(31333)

Graduate Diploma in Medical Ultra Sonography

Graduate Diploma in Medical Ultra Sonography

 

Speech Language Therapist
(23412)

Bachelor of Speech and Language Therapy, Masters of Speech and Language Therapy

Bachelor of Speech and Language Therapy, Masters of Speech and Language Therapy

Trades Occupations

 

 

 

 

Electrician
(71311)

National Certificate in Electrical Engineering, Level 4 and NZ registration

National Certificate in Electrical Engineering, Level 4

 

Automotive Electrician
(71312)

Certificate in Automotive Engineering or National Certificate in Motor Industry (Automotive Electrical Engineering) Level 4

Certificate in Automotive Engineering or National Certificate in Motor Industry (Automotive Electrical Engineering) Level 4

 

Diesel Mechanic
(72312)

National Certificate in Motor Industry (Automotive Heavy Engineering) Level 4

National Certificate in Motor Industry (Automotive Heavy Engineering) Level 4

 

Motor Mechanic
(72312)

National Certificate in Motor Industry (Automotive Engineering) Level 4

National Certificate in Motor Industry (Automotive Engineering), Level 4

 

Fitter & Turner
(72231)

National Certificate in Maintenance & Diagnostics in Mechanical Engineering Level 4,
National Certificate in Engineering, Machining and Toolmaking Level 4

National Certificate in Maintenance & Diagnostics in Mechanical Engineering Level 4,
National Certificate in Engineering, Machining and Toolmaking Level 4

 

Fitter Welder

National Certificate in Maintenance & Diagnostics in Mechanical Engineering Level 4,
National Certificate in Engineering, Heavy Level 4,
National Certificate in Engineering Fabrication - Welding Level 4

National Certificate in Maintenance & Diagnostics in Mechanical Engineering Level 4,
National Certificate in Engineering, Heavy Level 4, National Certificate in Engineering Fabrication - Welding Level 4

 

Cabinet Maker
(74211)

National Certificate in Furniture Making Level 3

National Certificate in Furniture Making Level 3

 

Boatbuilder
(71123)

National Certificate in Boat Building Level 4

National Certificate in Boat Building Level 4

 

Carpenter/Joiner

National Certificate in Carpentry Level 3

National Certificate in Carpentry Level 3

 

Plumber
(71231)

National Certificate in Plumbing and Gas fitting Level 4 and New Zealand registration

National Certificate in Plumbing and Gas fitting Level 4

Horticultural Occupations

 

 

 

 

Grower Managers
(22134)

Bachelor in Horticulture or equivalent and at least five years managerial experience

Bachelor in Horticulture or equivalent

 

Crop Production / Agronomist Managers
(22134)

Bachelor in Horticulture or National Certificate in Horticulture Production (endorsed in Fruit or Vegetables) Level 4 (could have additional National Certificate in First Line Management at Level 3 or 4) or Diploma in Horticulture AND three or more years experience

Bachelor in Horticulture or National Certificate in Horticulture Production (endorsed in Fruit or Vegetables) Level 4 (could have additional National Certificate in First Line Management at Level 3 or 4) or Diploma in Horticulture

 

Orchard Managers
(22134)

Bachelor in Horticulture or National Certificate in Horticulture Production (endorsed in Fruit or Vegetables) Level 4 (could have additional National Certificate in First Line Management at Level 3 or 4) or Diploma in Horticulture AND three or more years experience

Bachelor in Horticulture or National Certificate in Horticulture Production (endorsed in Fruit or Vegetables) Level 4 (could have additional National Certificate in First Line Management at Level 3 or 4) or Diploma in Horticulture

Information Communications Technology (ICT) Information Technology (IT) Professionals

 

 

 

 

Systems Analyst
(21311)

Computer application Engineer
(21312)

Systems Manager
(21312)

Management & Project Management staff
(12222)

Policy planning & Research staff
(21311)

Systems Development staff
(21311)

Technical advice and Consultancy staff
(31213)

 

Degree level qualification majoring in computer or information science plus three years work experience with at least 12 months relevant work experience in the past 18 months in at least one of the IT specialisations listed below

Degree level qualification majoring in computer or information science

 

Senior Test Analysts
(21312)

Degree-level tertiary qualification (e.g. BTech in Electronics, BSc or BE) plus three years work experience with at least 12 months relevant work experience in the past 18 months

Degree level qualification majoring in computer or information science, electronics, or engineering

 

Programmers
(21311)

Degree level qualification majoring in computer or information science plus three years work experience with at least 12 months relevant work experience in the past 18 months in at least one of the IT specialisations listed below

Degree level qualification majoring in computer or information science

 

Solutions Architect
(21313)

Degree level qualification majoring in computer or information science plus three years work experience with at least 12 months relevant work experience in the past 18 months in at least one of the IT specialisations listed below

Degree level qualification majoring in computer or information science

 

 

IT Specialisations

 

 

 

Databases (DBMS)

  • Data Warehousing
  • MS SQL Server
  • Orace
  • Sybase SQL Server

 

 

 

Application Development

  • C
  • C#
  • C#.net
  • C++
  • Embedded C
  • Java
  • Oracle Forms
  • .net
  • OO.net
  • Visual Basic
  • Visual Basic.net
  • Visual C++
  • XML

 

 

 

Web Development

  • JSP
  • Vignette

 

 

 

Application Design

  • UML
  • Rational Rose

 

 

 

Networking Technologies

  • CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Admin)
  • CCNE (Cisco Certified Network Engineer)
  • CGI
  • Cisco Firewall / Internet Security
  • IPX
  • Network Design
  • Novell Netware

 

 

 

Office / Email / Groupware

  • Microsoft Exchange

 

 

 

OS

  • HP/UX
  • SUN OS
  • Sun Solaris
  • Unix

 

 

 

Telecoms

  • Broadband CDMA

 

 

 

Component Technologies

  • EJB (Enterprise Java Beans)
  • J2EE
  • OLE (Object Linking and Embedding)

 

 

 

Process and Systems Management

  • BPR
  • Knowledge Management
  • Project Management
  • Systems Analysis

 

 

 

E-Commerce and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)

  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • Oracle Financials
  • PeopleSoft

 

 

 

System Security

  • CISSP*
  • E-commerce security
  • Network security

 

 

 

OLAP / Reporting / Datamining / (Online Analytical Processing)

  • Crystal Reports
  • SAS

 

 

 

Networking Technology

  • Master CNE
  • Wireless Engineers

 

 

 

Systems Management / Infrastructure

  • Citrix
  • SMS Server

 

 

 

Other

  • Broad Commercial Business Understanding

 

Creative Industries

 

 

 

 

Film Animator
(33631)

Specialist experience in Maya, Soft Image/ XSI, 3D Studio Max, Combustion, After Effects, Unix, Linux, C, C++, Perl, GUI, CGI

Degree level qualification in one of the following:

  • Fine Arts
  • Graphic Design
  • Computer Science
  • Software Engineering or Film, specialising in multimedia, computer graphics, digital design, computer programming or software development

Electronics

 

 

 

 

Design Engineers - Electronics / Product
(21441)

Degree level qualification majoring in electronics, computer science, or telecommunications plus three years work experience with at least 12 months relevant work experience in the past 18 months

Degree level qualification majoring in electronics, computer science, or telecommunications

 

Management & Project Management staff
(21441)

Degree level qualification majoring in electronics, computer science, or telecommunications plus three years work experience with at least 12 months relevant work experience in the past 18 months

Degree level qualification majoring in electronics, computer science, or telecommunications

 

Electronics Technicians
(21441)

NZCE or National Diploma in Engineering. Or relevant degree-level tertiary qualification (such as BTech in Electronics, BSc or BE) plus three years work experience with at least 12 months relevant work experience in the past 18 months

NZCE or National Diploma in Engineering. Or relevant degree-level tertiary qualification (such as BTech in Electronics, BSc or BE)

Note: Qualifications held by applicants under the Job Search Policy must qualify for 10 points under the General Skills Category. Qualifications held by applicants claiming bonus points under the Skilled Migrant Category policy must be recognised under Skilled Migrant Category policy.

Effective 04/04/2005