SOL

This information page can be used by potential applicants seeking to nominate skilled occupations which are acceptable for permanent and temporary skilled migration to Australia under two separate programs:

• General Skilled Migration
• Employer Nominated Scheme.

 
General Skilled Migration Skilled Occupation List (SOL)

Applicants must have a nominated occupation which is on the SOL applicable to their circumstances at the time they apply:

• The current SOL (Schedule 1) - Applies to all new GSM applications, including applicants eligible for transitional arrangements if they prefer to use it.
  See: Skilled Occupation List (SOL) - Schedule 1
   
• The State And Territory SOL (Schedule 1 and 2) - Relevant only for GSM applicants who are nominated by a State or Territory government agency under a State Migration Plan.
  See: Skilled Occupation List (SOL) - Schedule 1 and 2

Further information is available on the department's website.

See: Workers
 

Employer Nomination Scheme Occupation List (ENSOL)

If applicants are applying under the Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS), they must have been nominated by an Australian employer to fill a position in an occupation that appears in the ENSOL.

See: Employer Nomination Scheme - Occupations, Locations, Salaries and Relevant Assessing Authorities - June 2011

Note: Applicants must obtain this skill assessment before they lodge their visa application and they must provide it to the department at the time they lodge their visa application.

See: Employer Nomination Scheme (Subclass 121/856)
 

Assessing Authorities for Skilled Occupations

Applicants must contact a relevant assessing authority directly to obtain a skills assessment. The assessing authority will provide all necessary applications forms and associated information relating to the assessment. There will be a charge for the assessment.

See: Assessing Authorities