The following changes to SkillSelect will be effective from 1 March 2014:

• There will be a minimum ceiling of 1000 invitations for each occupational group.
• There will be no occupational ceilings for State and Territory nominated visas

An occupation ceiling is a limit on the number of invitations that can be issued through SkillSelect each year.

Each state and territory is allocated nominations for each programme year.

Due to  high levels of interest from prospective skilled migrants in the following occupations, pro rata arrangements for this occupational group will apply. These arrangements are subject to change throughout the programme years:

• Chemical and Materials Engineers
• Electronics Engineers
• Other Engineering Professionals
• ICT Business and Systems Analysts
• Software and Applications Programmers
• Telecommunications Engineering Professionals