| The Department of Home Affairs in South | | | | manufacturing industries the Department of |
| Africa that issues work permits, business | | | | Home Affairs requires quotas for occupations |
| permits, life partner and spousal permits, | | | | such as Manufacturing Technicians, Mechanical |
| retired permits and relatives permits has | | | | Draughtsperson and Technicians, Hydraulics |
| recently announced a new permit allocation. | | | | and Pneumatics Technicians, Mechanical |
| This is designed in consideration of the | | | | Engineers, Quality Engineers and Inspectors, |
| skills shortages that may be offered by | | | | Pipeline Engineers and Refrigeration |
| immigrants hoping to move to South Africa. | | | | Engineers. In the aviation industry |
| Business permit allocation South Africa has | | | | immigrants with backgrounds such as |
| long realised the obligation to secure | | | | Aeronautical Engineers, Avionics Engineers |
| industry and merchants have a connection to | | | | and Aircraft Maintenance Engineers are |
| the correct skills, more than ever with the | | | | invited to consider the quota work permit. In |
| enormous expenditure occurring for the 2010 | | | | the electronics sector, South Africa is |
| world cup. South Africa has a first class | | | | looking for engineers that are qualified as |
| education system and reliable labor force, it | | | | Mechatronics Technicians, Electronic |
| is observed that in a few avocations there is | | | | Engineers, Electronics Technicians, |
| a talent shortage. To assist the immigration | | | | Autotronics and Electromechanical |
| development in the business permit sector the | | | | Technicians. Recently the Department, also |
| Department of Home Affairs regularly reviews | | | | requested some skilled laborers that can |
| what qualifications are required and issues a | | | | apply for immigration such as precision metal |
| quota work permit requirements document. This | | | | workers, fitters and turners, toolmakers, |
| quota list allows immigrants to apply for a | | | | boilermakers, coded welders and millwrights. |
| quota work permit which means the potential | | | | In other disciplines the Department has |
| immigrant can consider a work permit before | | | | recognised the need for BPO for economic |
| receiving an offer of employment, in essence | | | | stability and has included Call Centre and |
| simplifying the overall immigration | | | | Contact Centre Managers in the quota system. |
| application process. What trade are required? | | | | In the organisation and information |
| After lengthy consideration between the | | | | professionals notably positions for |
| Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and | | | | economists, statisticians, actuaries and risk |
| feedback from the major South African | | | | assessors are obtainable for quota |
| companies, Home Affairs published the latest | | | | professions. The mining industry is of equal |
| list of scarce occupations this year. | | | | importance to the South African economy. This |
| Prospective immigrants looking for employment | | | | is reflected by the fact that Home Affairs |
| in these areas may apply for permits allowing | | | | offers immigrants in the professions |
| them to reside and work in South Africa. | | | | Geologists, Geophysicists, Mining Engineering |
| Reflecting the reality of economic growth in | | | | and Earth Science Technicians the ability to |
| South Africa the Department of Home Affairs | | | | get work and residence permits. Other |
| focuses very much on technical and | | | | industry skills covered are agriculture and |
| engineering professions. In fact any | | | | forestry, the chemical industry, |
| Industrial engineer qualifies automatically, | | | | pharmacology, biotechnology, astronomy and |
| but it remains well worth a look at the | | | | food technology. South Africa appears to be |
| employees in demand in detail. Because | | | | suffering from a skills shortage among |
| private and public investments in | | | | Science Teachers and Maths and Jewellery |
| infrastructure projects immigrants with | | | | Makers. It is important to note that Home |
| experience in the construction industry are | | | | Affairs will check if the future immigrant |
| most sought after. Included in the quota jobs | | | | has the desired skills and experience as well |
| are CAD technicians, Draftsperson, Structural | | | | as five years of work experience before |
| Engineers, Civil Engineers, Civil engineering | | | | granting the quota work permit. |
| technicians and technologists. In the | | | | |