Filipino News 6 Dec 2017

12 DECEMBER 2017. ISSUE 109 | www.filipinonews.nz | email: filipinonews@xtra.co.nz | Facebook: Filipino Migrant News | www.migrantnews.nz
Building-related occupations
added to skill shortage list
WELLINGTON - It will be
easier for the building industry
to find the workers it needs to
help address New Zealand’s
housing shortfall, with seven
building-related occupations
being added to the Immediate
Skill Shortage List (ISSL),
Immigration Minister Iain Lees-
Galloway announced recently.
“The Government will build
100,000 affordable homes over
the next 10 years and the construction
industry needs skilled
workers to achieve this,” Lees-
Galloway said.
“The Government will
always ensure that where a genuine
skill gap exists our immigration
system will support
employers to get the people that
they need.
“Adding these seven building-related
occupations to the
ISSL will make it easier for
employers to get the people they
require, including migrants, to
deliver the homes that this country
needs.
“Employing skilled migrants
will meet the immediate demand
for people with the skills
required to rapidly increase the
number of houses in New
Zealand. In the near future
KiwiBuild will be a catalyst for
more young New Zealanders to
work in the construction industry.”
Employers whose occupations
are on the ISSL and the
Long Term Skill Shortage List
(LTSSL) do not need to go
through the labour market
process and do not need to prove
that they cannot find a New
Zealander for the job.
A total of 34 occupations
have been reviewed this year. In
addition to the seven buildingrelated
occupations, three motor
industry-related professions are
being added to the ISSL, as well
as midwifery and accountantcy.
Five occupations are being
removed from the ISSL and five
from the LTSSL.
The removal and addition of
occupations is the result of
extensive consultation with
industry groups, other stakeholders
and relevant government
agencies, alongside the
analysis of economics, the
labour market and immigration
data.
“I want to emphasise that
employers wanting to bring in
migrant workers for occupations
not listed on the ISSL or LTSSL
can still do so, as long as they
can show that they’ve genuinely
searched for suitably qualified
and trained New Zealand workers,”
said Mr Lees-Galloway.
“I also want to signal that
New Zealanders will be given
every opportunity to get work
and get better opportunities to
train and learn through our Fees
Free initiative, so future reviews
of the skill shortage lists will be
carried out with a view to reducing
the number of occupations
listed.
“The Government is committed
to matching skilled migrant
workers with the industries and
regions that need them, by
strengthening the labour market
test for work visas and making
the skill shortage lists more
focused on regional needs.
“MBIE officials will be providing
me with further advice on
how to achieve this commitment
ahead of the next review, which
is due to begin in April next
year.”
The latest changes are
detailed on the INZ website. The
revised lists will come into
effect in February 2018.
Be a tidy Kiwinoy ...
WELLINGTON - ACC and the NZ
Transport Agency have launched a
virtual reality (VR) experience to prepare
young drivers for practical tests.
The VR experience is an interactive
drive through real New Zealand
streets to help users spot hazards,
check blind spots and use mirrors - all
from a virtual driver's seat. The free
app is available on iOS and Android.
“This is truly a world first in driver
education,” said ACC Road Injury
Prevention Manager, Simon Gianotti.
The most difficult group of drivers
to reach are males aged 18 and 19 and
they’re also some of the people most
at risk of serious injury.
“We spoke to hundreds of young
Kiwis and we know that many of them
This is the first national campaign
to raise awareness about litter in New
Zealand since the 1980s.
AUCKLAND - Love NZ and Be a
Tidy Kiwi have launched a joint TV
advertising campaign to encourage
New Zealanders to ‘Put Litter in its
Place'.
The TV commercial features Lucy
Lawless and Ian Mune and their message
is: “Let’s Put Litter in its Place.
It’s just how we do things around
here.” https://vimeo.com/235825617
The campaign is linked to a national
behavioural change programme
and an investment in new and upgraded
rubbish/recycling infrastructure
that uses smart technology to minimise
overflow and reduce collection
costs.
The new vibrant bins, which feature
signage in multiple languages, were
introduced in Marlborough,
Queenstown Lakes District, Rotorua,
Tauranga and Wellington recently.
Richard Leckinger, Program
Manager for Be a Tidy Kiwi, says:
“There has been no national campaign
about litter since the 1980s and
this new campaign is intended to
nudge New Zealanders into thinking
before they litter.”
A virtual reality experience for learner drivers
feel daunted by practical driving tests.
We also know that drivers who are
better at spotting hazards are safer
drivers.”
Nothing replaces real life practice,
but the VR experience helps young
people practice their observation skills
from the comfort of their own home.
This gives them more confidence
behind the wheel.
The Drive team worked with
Strategy Creative, Mixt and videographers
Flying Saucer Films on the project.
For a more immersive experience,
the Drive programme is giving away
Google Cardboard VR headsets to
drivers who sign up at drive.govt.nz.