DILI, 15 january 2025 (TATOLI) – The Secretary of State for Vocational Training and Employment (SEFOPE) held the first interview for the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme.
The Australian company, Sunray Farming Queensland Pty Ltd interviewed 130 shortlisted workers on January 14, and only 71 candidates passed the interview test.
These 71 workers will be officially recruited as the first group of the PALM Scheme to work for Sunray Farming Queensland Pty Ltd in Australia.
The PALM scheme would provide these Timorese youths an opportunity to access a range of short-term and long-term jobs in Australia.
Timor-Leste has a strong track record of participation in labor mobility schemes in Australia, with workers placed in the agriculture, fisheries, horticulture, hospitality, and meat processing industries, as well as a range of other sectors, according to PALM.
Timorese workers have a positive reputation for being hard working, willing to learn, friendly and respectful.
PALM scheme employers can recruit workers from Timor-Leste through the work-ready pool of the National Directorate of Foreign Employment, which is part of the Secretariat of State for Vocational Training & Employment (known as SEFOPE).
The recruitment process for the PALM scheme includes the following stages:
- Application: Employers submit a recruitment application to the labor sending unit (LSU) in the worker’s country
- Feedback: The LSU provides a shortlist of workers for the employer to interview
- Interview: The employer interviews the shortlisted workers
- Selection: The employer selects workers to hire
- Contract: The employer sends a contract to the worker to sign offshore
- Pre-departure briefing: The LSU provides the worker with a pre-departure briefing
- Police and health check: The worker undergoes police and health checks to meet visa requirements
- Visa application: The visa application is submitted to Australia’s Department of Home Affairs
Eligibility criteria:
- Be over 21 years of age
- Have a valid passport
- Be physically fit and healthy
- Have no criminal record
- Have the required qualifications and work experience
- Have a positive attitude to work
- Have an intention to return to their home country
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