The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has rejected calls from the IT recruitment industry to ditch changes to the 457 visas made by the Howard government.
The Information Technology Contract and Recruitment Association (ITCRA) has expressed its support for a draft bill that it claims will see the protection of independent IT contractors in Australia.
The industry is demanding skills in project management, IT sales, security, .NET development, business process analysis and CRM/ERP, according to a three-month forecast by recruitment agency Hays IT.
The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has announced its backing for a foundation established by the Australian Computer Society (ACS) to attract the best students to the ICT sector.
The Gershon report's recommendation for the Federal Government to reduce its reliance on ICT contractors was based on flawed data, according to ITCRA, an organisation which represents Australian technology recruiters.
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