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

- This is not current policy -

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

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

Qualifications� 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

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