The only shortage that exists in Australia's ICT landscape is insufficient assistance for jobless workers, said leading technology recruitment agency VTR Consulting.
The Olympics may be over but backflips and all forms of manoeuvring are still in abundance. This time, it's the Australian Computer Society on the main podium.
A day after the Federal Minister for Immigration Phillip Ruddock was busily lapping up the kudos for the arrival of Australia's six-millionth migrant, Skills International held its inaugural IT skills showcase in Sydney.
ZDNet Australia investigates why Australia is missing out on the talents of a myriad of IT migrants, many of whom are forced into work significantly below their field of expertise in order to survive.
The IT sector accounts for one-third of immigrants allowed into Australia under a government scheme to satisfy employment demands, according to a government source.
The only shortage that exists in Australia's ICT landscape is insufficient assistance for jobless workers, said leading technology recruitment agency VTR Consulting.
Claims that Australia suffers from an ICT skills shortage is simply unfounded but the lack of support from the government and industry associations to counter these assertions has left workers in the lurch.
The Olympics may be over but backflips and all forms of manoeuvring are still in abundance. This time, it's the Australian Computer Society on the main podium.
ZDNet Australia investigates why Australia is missing out on the talents of a myriad of IT migrants, many of whom are forced into work significantly below their field of expertise in order to survive.
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