City of Greater Shepparton

City of Greater Shepparton

URL: http://www.greatershepparton.com.au/business/regionalmigration/

Home » Business

Regional Migration

The Goulburn Murray Skilled Migration program runs as a joint initiative between the Greater Shepparton, Moira and Campaspe councils under the State Government’s Global Skills for Provincial Victoria program.

The program aims to fulfill skill shortages in the region that cannot be satisfied by the existing workforce, which will in turn allow local business to expand and develop.

The program complements existing economic development services by:

• Identifying skills shortages in the region
• Establishing sustainable relationships between businesses and skilled migrants to enable the fulfillment of skill shortages
• Providing information and advice to employers and business in relation to the employment of skilled migrants
• Providing links between newly arrived skilled migrants and support services to help ease migrants and their families into our local community.

How can we help employers?

The services that can be offered to employers are:

• Referrals to Department of Immigration and Citizenship Regional Outreach Officers to assist with the immigration process
• Referrals to the Overseas Qualifications Unit or Trades Recognition Australia for qualifications assessment
• Cultural awareness training for your workplace
• Support in post arrival services for newly employed skilled migrants

How we can help migrants?

The assistance that can be provided to newly arrived migrants is:

• Welcome settlement resources containing information such as accomodation, health and education
• Links to ethnic communities
• Links to migrant support initiatives 
• Assistance for spouses of skilled migrants also looking for work in our region 
• Job readiness training