Three new occupations to be added to the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) - chefs, tilers and bricklayers

Chefs, tilers and bricklayers will be added the Skilled Occupation List (SOL) on 1 July 2014, Senators Michaelia Cash and Andrew Robb have announced.  The recommendation to add these occupations was provided by the Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency which works independently of the Government to ensure the composition of the SOL responds to Australia’s changing skills needs.

It was also announced that no existing occupations will be removed from the SOL.