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Supply of qualified offshore Skilled Worker candidates continues to tighten

Higher levels of English competency now required for 457 visa’s applicant is starting to impact on the numbers of Skilled Workers able to meet the standard required to qualify for the 457 visa from selected countries such as the Philippines. Many workers with sound trade skills acquired on the job in deployments to the Middle East, Japan and Korea have functional English but struggle to achieve the now required level of vocation English.

Heron Assist facilitates assistance to workers in selected countries requiring revision and tuition to meet the necessary standard. This can been done in block realise or weekend study depending on candidate availability