We live in a global economy where countries often need to source skills from outside to fill gaps in the economy.

As South Africans, we live in a country where a lot of people seem determined to leave the country and take their chances starting over elsewhere.

The rise in people looking to move to Australia is a prime example of this.

So is the number of people getting swindled by scammers who promise to get them entry into Canada.

People looking to leave might be surprised to find out that South Africans are actually more than welcome in many industries worldwide, reports BusinessTech.

South Africans have a reputation for being some of the hardest workers in the world, with research in 2018 showing that our skilled workers are used to putting in 43-hour plus work weeks on the regular.

This makes South African workers some of the most sought-after by companies, and shoe-ins for the many skill visas on offer from countries like Australia, New Zealand and the UK.

The UK is a net beneficiary of South African skills, adding approximately  7 300 South Africans at last reporting in 2017.

To combat a so-called ‘Brexodus’ – the departure of talented professionals or companies leaving the UK due to Brexit – the UK’s Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has updated its recommended shortage occupation list (SOL) – adding new occupations to the list and expanding current jobs to include all roles within that occupation.

Here’s a list of the jobs most likely to get you entry to the UK:

• Civil engineers;
• Mechanical engineers;
• IT business analysts, architects and systems designers;
• Medical practitioners;
• Nurses;
• Teachers;
• Graphic designers;
• Web design and development professionals;
• Programmers and software development professionals;
• Dancers and choreographers;
• Chefs.

It’s nice to see the arts and humanities represented on that list.

If you want to change continents, the ‘skill stream’ might just be the way to go.

[source:businesstech]