The Australian Automotive Dealer Association (AADA) welcomes the opportunity to submit to the review of targeted occupations on the 2025 CSOL.
The AADA supports the continuance of arrangements that allow skilled migration in the occupations identified in the Core Skills Occupations List (CSOL) published in 2024. Since then, the labour market in the automotive industry has continued to be tight, making recruitment of trade-qualified automotive staff difficult. The rationale and decisions for inclusion of automotive occupations on the CSOL remain relevant, and retention in the 2025 CSOL is supported by AADA.