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Long Term Skill Shortage List PDF
Long Term Skill Shortage List PDF
This is the revised Long Term Skill Shortage List, effective from 11 April 2016.
This list is part of Government immigration instructions as described in section 22 of the Immigration Act 2009 (see WR3.10.1) and
Government residence instructions as described in sections 22 and 23 of the Immigration Act 2009 (see RW4).
Occupational Occupation Long Term Skill Shortage List Bonus point requirements
Group Occupations are Requirements In order to claim bonus points for
listed by ANZSCO Qualifications must be comparable to the qualifications in an area of absolute skill
(Australian and standard of the New Zealand qualification shortage under the Skilled Migrant Category,
New Zealand listed. Also see Note 1 at the end of this list. applicants must meet the following
Standard specifications.
Classification of
Occupations) code.
Agriculture and Forest Scientist One of the following qualifications: One of the following qualifications:
Forestry (234113) - Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
(Forest Engineering) (NZQF Level 8) (Forest Engineering) (NZQF Level 8)
- Bachelor of Forestry Science (NZQF Level - Bachelor of Forestry Science (NZQF Level
7) 7)
- Bachelor of Forestry Science with - Bachelor of Forestry Science with
Honours (NZQF Level 8) Honours (NZQF Level 8)
Construction Project Builder One of the following qualifications: One of the following qualifications:
(including Building - Bachelor of Construction (Construction - Bachelor of Construction (Construction
Project Manager Management) (NZQF Level 7) Management) (NZQF Level 7)
and Site Foreman) - Bachelor of Construction (Construction - Bachelor of Construction (Construction
(133112) Economics) (NZQF Level 7) Economics) (NZQF Level 7)
- Bachelor of Applied Technology - Building - Bachelor of Applied Technology - Building
(NZQF Level 7) (NZQF Level 7)
- Graduate Diploma in Construction - Graduate Diploma in Construction
Project Management (NZQF Level 7) Project Management (NZQF Level 7)
- National Diploma in Construction - National Diploma in Construction
Management (NZQF Level 6) Management (NZQF Level 6)
- New Zealand Diploma in Construction - New Zealand Diploma in Construction
(NZQF Level 6) (Relevant strand is (NZQF Level 6) (Relevant strand is
Construction Management) Construction Management)
AND AND
a minimum of three years relevant post- a minimum of three years relevant post-
qualification work experience qualification work experience
Finance / Procurement One of the following, awarded by the One of the following, awarded by the
Business Manager (133612) United Kingdom Chartered Institute of United Kingdom Chartered Institute of
Purchasing & Supply (CIPS): Purchasing & Supply (CIPS):
- CIPS Level 6 Graduate Diploma in - CIPS Level 6 Graduate Diploma in
Purchasing and Supply (Professional Stage) Purchasing and Supply (Professional Stage)
- CIPS Level 6 Graduate Diploma in - CIPS Level 6 Graduate Diploma in
Purchasing and Supply Purchasing and Supply
- CIPS Level 6 Professional Diploma in - CIPS Level 6 Professional Diploma in
Procurement and Supply Procurement and Supply
AND AND
a minimum of five years' relevant work a minimum of five years' relevant work
experience experience
Health and Diagnostic and NZ registration within a relevant NZ registration within a relevant
Social Services Interventional provisional vocational or vocational scope provisional vocational or vocational scope
Radiologist of practice with the Medical Council of of practice with the Medical Council of
(253917) New Zealand New Zealand
Health and Registered Nurse NZ registration in the scope of practice as NZ registration in the scope of practice as
Social Services (Critical Care and a Registered Nurse with the Nursing a Registered Nurse with the Nursing
Emergency) Council of New Zealand Council of New Zealand
(254415) AND AND
five years experience working as a five years experience working as a
Registered Nurse in Critical/Emergency Registered Nurse in Critical/Emergency
nursing nursing
Health and Registered Nurse NZ registration in the scope of practice as NZ registration in the scope of practice as
Social Services (Perioperative) a Registered Nurse with the Nursing a Registered Nurse with the Nursing
(254423) Council of New Zealand Council of New Zealand
AND AND
five years experience working as a five years experience working as a
Registered Nurse in Perioperative nursing Registered Nurse in Perioperative nursing
Health and Renal Medicine NZ registration within a relevant NZ registration within a relevant
Social Services Specialist (253322) provisional vocational or vocational scope provisional vocational or vocational scope
of practice with the Medical Council of of practice with the Medical Council of
New Zealand New Zealand
Health and Specialist Physician NZ registration within a relevant NZ registration within a relevant
Social Services in Palliative provisional vocational or vocational scope provisional vocational or vocational scope
Medicine (253399) of practice with the Medical Council of of practice with the Medical Council of
New Zealand New Zealand
Health and Surgeon (General) NZ registration within a relevant NZ registration within a relevant
Social Services (253511) provisional vocational or vocational scope provisional vocational or vocational scope
of practice with the Medical Council of of practice with the Medical Council of
New Zealand New Zealand
Science Environmental One of the following qualifications: One of the following qualifications:
Research Scientist - PhD (NZQF Level 10) with evidence of - PhD (NZQF Level 10) with evidence of
(234313) study in water quality science study in water quality science
- Bachelor of Science (NZQF Level 7) - Bachelor of Science (NZQF Level 7)
specialising in Environmental Science/s or specialising in Environmental Science/s or
Environmental Studies, or with an Environmental Studies, or with an
endorsement in Environmental Science endorsement in Environmental Science
- Bachelor of Science (Technology) (NZQF - Bachelor of Science (Technology) (NZQF
Level 7) specialising in Environmental Level 7) specialising in Environmental
Sciences Sciences
- Bachelor of Applied Science - Bachelor of Applied Science
(Environmental Management) (NZQF Level (Environmental Management) (NZQF Level
7) 7)
- Bachelor of Environmental Management - Bachelor of Environmental Management
(NZQF Level 7) (NZQF Level 7)
- Bachelor of Technology (Environmental - Bachelor of Technology (Environmental
Technology endorsement) (NZQF Level 7) Technology endorsement) (NZQF Level 7)
AND AND
a minimum of one years relevant post- a minimum of one years relevant post-
qualification work experience qualification work experience
Science Food Technologist One of the following qualifications: One of the following qualifications:
(234212) - Bachelor of Food Technology with - Bachelor of Food Technology with
Honours (Food Product Technology) or Honours (Food Product Technology) or
(Food Process Engineering) (NZQF Level 8) (Food Process Engineering) (NZQF Level 8)
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Human - Bachelor of Applied Science (Human
Nutrition) (NZQF Level 7) Nutrition) (NZQF Level 7)
- Bachelor of Science (Food Science) (NZQF - Bachelor of Science (Food Science) (NZQF
Level 7) Level 7)
- Bachelor of Science (Human Nutrition) - Bachelor of Science (Human Nutrition)
(NZQF Level 7) (NZQF Level 7)
- Bachelor of Science (Nutrition) (NZQF - Bachelor of Science (Nutrition) (NZQF
Level 7) Level 7)
AND AND
a minimum of three years relevant post- a minimum of three years relevant post-
qualification work experience in the qualification work experience in the
industry industry
Trades Automotive One of the following qualifications: One of the following qualifications:
Electrician - National Certificate in Motor Industry - National Certificate in Motor Industry
(321111) (Automotive Engineering) (NZQF Level 4) (Automotive Engineering) (NZQF Level 4)
- National Certificate in Motor Industry - National Certificate in Motor Industry
(Automotive Electrical Engineering) (NZQF (Automotive Electrical Engineering) (NZQF
Level 4) Level 4)
- National Certificate in Motor Industry - National Certificate in Motor Industry
(Automotive Electrical and Mechanical (Automotive Electrical and Mechanical
Engineering) (NZQF Level 4) (relevant Engineering) (NZQF Level 4) (relevant
strand is Electrical and Electronics) strand is Electrical and Electronics)
Transport Ship's Engineer Marine Engineer Class 3 (Officer in Charge No bonus points available via this column
(231212) of an Engineering Watch on ships of 750
kilowatts or more) Certificate of
Competency (issued in accordance with
Regulation III/1 of the International
Convention on Standards of Training
Certification and Watchkeeping for
Seafarers (STCW78 as amended) and
subject to recognition by Maritime New
Zealand)
AND
a minimum three years relevant post-
certification work experience
Note 1: Qualifications listed (unless an exception is stated) are New Zealand awarded qualifications on the New Zealand
Qualifications Framework (NZQF). Overseas qualifications must be comparable to the standard of the New Zealand qualification
listed or a qualification listed in the New Zealand Standard Classification of Education. An International Qualification Assessment
(IQA) from the New Zealand Qualifications Authority will state the comparable NZQF qualification.
Note 2: Where post-qualification work experience is included as a requirement it applies to all qualifications listed for the
occupation (unless otherwise indicated).
Note 3: Where a Washington Accord accredited undergraduate engineering degree is a requirement, the engineering degree has
to be awarded from or after the date the country became a signatory, and must be on the list of accredited programmes of the
signatory country. To determine if an engineering degree awarded is Washington Accord accredited, please refer to the links from
the International Engineering Alliance on their website: http://www.ieagreements.org/Washington-Accord/Accredited.cfm.
Where a Sydney Accord accredited undergraduate engineering degree is a requirement, the engineering technology degree has to
be awarded from or after the date the country became a signatory, and must be on the list of accredited programmes of the
signatory country. To determine if an engineering technology degree awarded is Sydney Accord accredited, please refer to the
links from the International Engineering Alliance on their website: http://www.ieagreements.org/Sydney/signatories.cfm.
Note 4: Qualifications held by applicants claiming points based on this list under the Skilled Migrant Category must be recognised
under the Skilled Migrant Category.
Note 5: Where New Zealand registration is specified as a requirement and states a qualification(s) in this area of absolute skill
shortage is/are, a person only needs to hold the particular New Zealand registration and to have undertaken any necessary work
experience in order to meet the requirements of the List. In these cases, qualifications are listed only for the purposes of people
applying for work visas under WF4.1.