通常情况下，维州的技能缺口通过当地培训和招聘来解决，但是在某些情况下，行业可能需要移民来迅速填补劳动力缺口。针对这种情况，维州特推出了劳动力技能途径（Workforce Skills Pathway)。
劳动力技能途径是解决以下问题的一种方式：
- 因引入新的政策或战略而造成的技能缺口，在替代途径不易获得或无效且其他劳动力发展解决方案无效或不存在的情况下；或者
- 特定行业中存在的技能缺口，在替代移民途径和其他劳动力发展解决方案无效或不存在的情况下。
劳动力技能途径必须支持州或行业的广阔发展，并符合公共利益。
劳动力技能途径旨在解决全州或地区范围的技能缺口，并且可能有单独的选择标准。任何目标职业都将是高技能的。
如果您有资格申请或被要求根据劳动力技能途径来申请，您无需在维州规定的紧缺领域工作即可被选中申请维州州担保。
当前的劳动力技能途径
酒店业Hospitality
为协助酒店业解决由疫情引起的劳动力短缺问题，维州政府为高技能厨师和主厨建立了酒店业途径。
申请要求
申请人必须符合维州190或491州担保的申请要求，并且当前在维州生活和工作，职业是厨师或主厨。
劳动力技能途径申请流程
- 确保您符合劳动力技能途径的申请要求；
- 提交ROI时，“Are you applying under a Workforce Skills Pathway?您是否在劳动力技能途径下申请？”这个问题回答是；
- 选择合适的途径；
- 完成ROI的其他信息填写并提交；
- 如果被选中申请维州州担保，请提交州担保申请。
Workforce Skills Pathways
Skill gaps in Victoria are addressed through local training and recruitment. In certain instances, industries may require migration to quickly supplement the number of skilled professionals available.
The Workforce Skills Pathway (WSP) is a way to address:
- Skills gaps that are created by the introduction of a new Victorian Government policy or strategy where alternative pathways are not readily available or effective and other workforce development solutions are not effective or do not exist; or
- Skills gaps that exist in specific industries where alternative migration pathways and other workforce development solutions are not effective or do not exist.
The WSP must support state or industry wide development and be in the public interest.
A Workforce Skills Pathway addresses a state-wide or region-wide skill gap and may have its own unique selection criteria. Any targeted occupations will be highly skilled.
If you are eligible to apply or have been asked to apply under a Workforce Skills Pathway, you do not need to be working in a target sector to be selected to apply for visa nomination.
Current Workforce Skills Pathways
Hospitality
To assist industry address labour shortages caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Victorian Government has established the Hospitality pathway for highly skilled cooks and chefs.
Eligibility
You must be eligible under either the subclass 190 or subclass 491 Victorian visa nomination criteria, and be living and working in Victoria as a cook or chef.
How do I apply under a Workforce Skills Pathway?
- Ensure you are eligible under the Workforce Skills Pathway.
- When submitting your Registration of Interest, respond yes to ‘Are you applying under a Workforce Skills Pathway?’
- Select the appropriate pathway.
- Complete the rest of your Registration of Interest and submit.
- If selected to apply for Victorian visa nomination, complete the relevant nomination application.
