Underuse of Migrants’ Skills Is Costing Us Billions. Discrimination Often Starts at the Job Interview

Underuse of migrants’ skills is costing us billions. Discrimination often starts at the job interview

David Gray/AFP via Getty ImagesPathways to resolving Australia’s skills shortage were a key discussion point at the government’s recent economic reform roundtable. One of those discussions specifically focused on the need to streamline skills recognition for qualified migrants. The Productivity Commission has highlighted the continuing mismatch for many migrants between their skills and qualifications and their level of employment over the past …

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Underuse of migrants’ skills is costing Australia billions

Reading Time: 4 minutes  Pathways to resolving Australia’s skills shortage were a key discussion point at the government’s recent economic reform roundtable. One of those discussions specifically focused on the need to streamline skills recognition for qualified migrants. The Productivity Commission has highlighted the continuing mismatch for many migrants between their skills and qualifications and their level of employment over the past decade…