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Changes to the National Shortage Occupation List for Work Permits
From: Home Offce -> Border & Immigration Agency->Working in the UK.
16 April 2007
Customers may wish to be aware of the following changes to the National Shortage Occupation list.
[b][u]New Occupations Added to the List [/u][/b]
[b]Teachers[/b]: with immediate effect, all posts in Scotland covering compulsory schooling will be added to the list.
As a result of this change work permit applications for Teachers in Scotland will no longer be subject to a full resident labour test. Please refer to the Business and Commercial guidance for full details.
This change to the shortage occupation list has been the result of consultation with the Scottish Executive and the General Teaching Council for Scotland .
[b][u]Occupations Removed from the List [/u][/b]
With effect from 29 May 2007, the following occupations will be removed from the National Shortage List:
[b]Senior Physiotherapists
Salaried General Dental Practitioners
Salaried Assistant Dentists
Salaried Vocational Dental Practitioners [/b]
All work permit applications received by the Border and Immigration Agency on or after 29 May 2007 for these posts will now need to be subject to a full resident labour test. Employers will be required to submit evidence that posts have been advertised, with full details of those who applied and were interviewed, and why resident nationals were not considered suitable. Only when the resident labour test has been satisfied will consideration be given to issuing a work permit.
This change has been the result of consultation with the Department of Health and sector stakeholders.