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The skilled migration stream is the major component of Australia's migration program. The philosophy behind the skilled migration stream is that highly skilled or wealthy immigrants are a benefit to Australia's economy as they bring new expertise and capital into Australia. Skilled migration is one way of improving the Australian workforce and developing new areas of expertise
There is a skilled occupation list where each occupation is defined by 6-digits ASCO (Australian Standard Classification of Occupations) code number. Each occupation is awarded either 40, 50 or 60 points on the skilled migration points test.
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