AHISA SUBMISSION

National Skills Commission

2023 Skills Priority List Stakeholder Survey

18 November 2022

AHISA presented evidence from its 2020 and 2022 Staff Recruitment & Retention Surveys on school-based occupations for which AHISA members’ schools were experiencing the most recruitment difficulty in 2019 and 2021.

The submission noted she Australian Government’s prioritisation of teacher occupations for visa processing under temporary skilled and permanent migration programs. AHISA advocates that, if it is to have any significant impact on Australia’s teacher workforce, this initiative must be supported by inclusion of all school-sector related occupations on the Medium to Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL), including the occupations Middle School Teacher (241311), Primary School Teacher (241213) and Student Counsellor (272115), which currently remain on the Short-term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL).

2023 Skills Priority List Stakeholder Survey – Full Submission