Long Term Skill Shortage List (04/07/2005)

- This is not current policy -

Long Term Skill Shortage List (04/07/2005)

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

In order to claim bonus points for qualifications in an area of absolute shortage under the Skilled Migrant Category OR for the purposes of the Job Search Policy for General Skills Category, applicants must have the following qualifications.

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


Food Technologist (21461)	Bachelor of Science (Food Science) or Bachelor of Technology (Food Science) or Bachelor of Engineering (Food Engineering) AND a minimum of three years' relevant 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)	A qualification in Early Childhood Education at a minimum of Level 7, which is approved by the New Zealand Teachers Council AND New Zealand registration	A qualification in Early Childhood Education at a minimum of level 7, which is approved by the New Zealand Teachers Council
Secondary teacher (23211)	Bachelors degree (or equivalent) with a major in a NZ teaching subject AND a secondary teaching qualification recognised for registration purposes by the New Zealand Teachers Council OR a four year Bachelor of Education/Teaching (Secondary) with a major in a NZ teaching subject	Bachelors degree (or equivalent) with a major in a NZ teaching subject AND a secondary teaching qualification recognised for registration purposes by the New Zealand Teachers Council OR a four year Bachelor of Education/Teaching (Secondary) with a major in a NZ teaching subject.
University Lecturer (23111)	Masters Degree or PhD	Masters Degree or PhD
Veterinarian (22231)	Bachelor of Veterinary Science or equivalent approved by the Veterinary Council of New Zealand	Bachelor of Veterinary Science or equivalent, approved by the Veterinary Council of New Zealand
Social Worker (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)	Assessment by the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ) as a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) or equivalent	Assessment by the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ) as a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) or equivalent

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 Australasian College of Surgeons
Intensivist (ICU specialist) (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
Specialist Physician in Palliative Medicine (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 Australasian Chapter of Palliative Medicine or Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Palliative Medicine)

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 general, general, 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
(22215)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and registered within a provisional general or general scope 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 Graduate Diploma in Dietetics AND NZ registration	Bachelor of Science (Human Nutrition) or Graduate Diploma in Dietetics
Medical Laboratory Scientist - including cytotechnologist (cytoscientist) (32112)	Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science AND NZ registration	Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science
Medical Radiation Technologist, Radiographer and Therapeutic Radiographer (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
Midwife (22317)	Bachelor of Midwifery AND NZ registration	Bachelor of Midwifery
Nurse (including psychiatric nurse) (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 Therapist (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, AND/OR Masters of Speech and Language Therapy	Bachelor of Speech and Language Therapy, AND/OR Masters of Speech and Language Therapy


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, OR National Certificate in Engineering, Machining and Toolmaking Level 4	National Certificate in Maintenance & Diagnostics in Mechanical Engineering Level 4, OR National Certificate in Engineering, Machining and Toolmaking Level 4
Fitter Welder (72124)	National Certificate in Maintenance and Diagnostics in Mechanical Engineering Level 4, OR National Certificate in Engineering, Heavy Level 4, OR National Certificate in Engineering Fabrication - Welding Level 4	National Certificate in Maintenance and Diagnostics in Mechanical Engineering Level 4, OR National Certificate in Engineering, Heavy Level 4, OR National Certificate in Engineering Fabrication - Welding Level 4
Cabinet Maker (74211)	National Certificate in Furniture Making Level 4	National Certificate in Furniture Making Level 4
Boatbuilder (71123)	National Certificate in Boat Building Level 4	National Certificate in Boat Building Level 4
Carpenter/Joiner (71121)	National Certificate in Carpentry Level 4	National Certificate in Carpentry Level 4
Plumber (71231)	National Certificate in Plumbing and Gas fitting Level 4 AND New Zealand registration	National Certificate in Plumbing and Gas fitting Level 4


Grower Manager (22134)	At least a Bachelors degree in Horticulture or a related field AND minimum of five years' managerial experience	At least a Bachelors degree in Horticulture or a related field
Crop Production / Agronomist Manager (22134)	Bachelor in Horticulture OR National Certificate in Horticulture Production (endorsed in Fruit or Vegetables) Level 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 OR Diploma in Horticulture AND three or more years' experience
Orchard Manager (22134)	Bachelor in Horticulture OR National Certificate in Horticulture Production (endorsed in Fruit or Vegetables) Level 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 OR Diploma in Horticulture AND three or more years' experience



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 Analyst (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
Programmer (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 Oracle 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


Engineer (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 Technician (31143)	NZCE OR National Diploma in Engineering OR relevant degree-level qualification (for example, BTech in Electronics, BSc or BE) AND 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 qualification (for example, 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 04/07/2005