The new direction refers to Schedule 3 of the Skilled Occupation list (SOL) what do these schedules refer to?
The Skilled Occupation List (SOL) is a list of occupations that are accepted for general skilled migration. Applicants must have a nominated occupation which is on the SOL that applies to them at the time they apply. The recent changes to skilled migration have included generous transitional arrangements for some people. These arrangements require that the previous version of the SOL be kept available for those people so they can access their transitional arrangements. The changes also included a change in the way occupations are classified, from ASCO to ANZSCO. This change required that the previous version of the SOL be provided in both the ASCO and ANZSCO coding. The different SOLs are distinguished by different schedules, as follows: • the SOL in existence prior to 1 July 2010 in ASCO code (schedule 1) — applies only to GSM applicants who lodged their application prior to 1 July 2010. • the SOL in existence prior to 1 July 2010 in ANZSCO code (schedule 2) — applies to GSM applicant
