The ISSL identifies those occupations that have an immediate shortage of skilled workers in New Zealand. It is designed to facilitate the approval of temporary work visa and permit applications. If an applicant produces an offer of employment in an occupation that is included on the current ISSL, visa and immigration officers accept that no suitably qualified New Zealand citizens or residents are available.
The ISSL is reviewed biannually by the Department of Labour and this year’s review includes the following changes:
- the first column of the ISSL (the occupational group) has been re-formatted for clarity
- two occupations have been added
- thirteen occupations have been removed
- four occupations have been removed as they are covered by the LTSSL
- four occupations have moved from the ISSL to the LTSSL
- other changes have been made to some occupation requirements.
Formatting change
The first column of the ISSL (the occupational group) has been changed to more accurately reflect the occupational groupings that the occupations fall in. The order of occupations on the ISSL has also changed to bring all the occupations under the same occupational group together on the list.
Addition of occupations
The following occupations will be added to the ISSL:
- Automotive Technician (Motor Mechanic)
- Scaffolder (Advanced)
Removal of occupations
The removal of the occupations from the list is the result of extensive consultation with industry groups, other stakeholders and relevant government agencies.
Employers can still recruit migrants in occupations that have been removed from the list. The employer will need to demonstrate genuine attempts to recruit suitable New Zealand citizens or residents. Immigration New Zealand will conduct a Labour Market Check (LMC) and if the outcome of the LMC is that there are no suitable New Zealand citizens or residents available in that location then temporary work visas or permits may still be granted.
The occupations removed from the ISSL with effect from Wednesday, 8 September 2010 are:
- Architectural Designer
- Architectural Draughtsperson (Civil CAD Designer)
- Architectural Draughtsperson
- Graphic Artist
- Fire Alarm Technician
- Florist (Senior)
- Gas Fitter
- Vehicle Body Builder (Bus or Coach only)
- Horse Trainer (Stallion Master)
- Horse Trainer (Stud Groom)
- Jockey
- Trackwork Rider
- Telecommunications Technician
- Marine Designer*
- Systems Analyst*
- Software Engineer*
- ICT Support and Test Engineer*
* The last four items on the list have been deleted from the ISSL because they are already covered by the LTSSL.
Occupations moved from the ISSL to the LTSSL
The following occupations will be moved from the ISSL to the LTSSL:
- Conductor (Conductive Education Practitioner)
- Construction Project Manager (Chip Sealing, Asphalt or other Technical Manager)
- Construction Project Manager (Roading and Infrastructure)
- Ship’s Engineer
Technical changes
Other changes to the ISSL have been made to clarify certain qualification and work experience requirements for occupations on the ISSL, as well as to clarify ANZSCO coding and naming conventions. A summary of these amendments is outlined in the table below.
| Occupation | Current entry | New entry |
| Post-Doctoral Fellows (242111) | Post-Doctoral Fellows (242111) | University Lecturer (Post-Doctoral Fellows) (242111) |
| Skydive Instructor (452317) | Skydive Instructor (452317) | Other Sports Coach or Instructor (Skydive Instructor) (452317) |
| Skydive Tandem Master (452317) | Skydive Tandem Master (452317) | Other Sports Coach or Instructor (Skydive Tandem Master) (452317) |
| Programme or Project Administrator (Building Control Officials (Inspectors)) (511112) | National Certificate or Diploma in Building, Architecture, Carpentry or Construction Management AND two years’ relevant experience Auckland/Upper North Island, Waikato/Bay of Plenty, Central North Island | National Diploma in Building Control Surveying, Building, Construction Management or Architectural Design/Technology OR Bachelor Degree in Building Surveying or Building Science
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| Truck Driver (General) (733111) | NZ recognised Full Class 5 Driver Licence OR National Qualification Framework Level 4 Unit Standard 17577 AND three years' relevant experience. | NZ recognised Full Class 5 Driver Licence and three years experience driving heavy combination vehicles with a gross combined weight of more than 25,000kg. |
| Beef and Dairy Cattle Farmer (Assistant Herd Manager) (121312, 121313) | National Certificate Level 2 or above AND/OR two or more years’ relevant experience | National Certificate in Agriculture (Level 2) or above AND/OR two or more years’ relevant experience |
| Beef or Dairy Cattle Farmer (Herd Manager) (121312 or 121313) | National Certificate Level 2 or above AND two years’ relevant experience | National Certificate in Agriculture (Level 2) or above AND two or more years’ relevant experience |
| Civil, Electrical, Electronic and Mechanic Engineering Draughtsperson (312211, 312311, 312411, 312511) | National Diploma in Engineering OR equivalent | National Diploma in Engineering Level 6 OR equivalent |
| Dairy Cattle Farmer (Assistant Farm Manager) (121313) | National Certificate in Agriculture Level 2 AND/OR three years’ relevant experience | National Certificate in Agriculture Level 3 AND three years’ relevant experience |
| Electrical Engineer (Instrumentation Engineer) (233311) | Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical | Bachelors degree (Level 7) (Electrical) or (Electrical and Electronic) |
| Electrical Engineer (Power Systems Engineer) (233311) | Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical | Bachelors degree (Level 7) (Electrical) or (Electrical and Electronic) OR National Certificate Electricity Supply (Power Technician) Level 5 OR National Diploma Electricity Supply (Level 5) |
| Instrument Control Technician (233999) | Instrument Control Technician (233999) | Engineering Professionals nec (Instrument Control Technician) (342315) |
| Snowsport Instructor (452314) | The National Certificate in Snowsport (Snowschool) Level 5 OR PSIA (USA) OR CSIA (Canada) Level 1 OR NZISA (Stage I) OR equivalent internationally recognised qualification | The National Certificate in Snowsport (Snowschool) Level 5 OR PSIA (USA) OR CSIA (Canada) Level 1 OR NZISA (Stage I) OR equivalent internationally recognised qualification AND Two years’ relevant experience |
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