The South African Home Affairs Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, gazetted a new list of Critical Skills for South Africa on 2nd February 2022.
This critical skills list aims to address skilled labour shortages in various sectors including finance, technology, engineering and medicine. The goal is to stimulating economic growth and help jump-start the economy by filling these critical shortages.
According to a recent article in Biznews, the 101 jobs listed in the critical skills list that are so critical in South Africa that foreigners should in theory be allowed to do them. However foreigners with critical skills must still show a "solid offer of employment" when applying for a work visa in south Africa.
The List of 101 Critical Skills is as follows:
- Directors
- Policy Planning Managers
- Corporate General Managers
- Programme or Project Managers
- Quality Systems Managers
- Customer Services Managers
- Research and Development Managers
- Manufacturing Operations Managers
- Engineering Managers
- Supply and Distribution Managers
- Chief Information Officers
- Data Management Managers
- Environmental Managers
- Call or Contact Centre Managers
- Physicists
- Climate Change Scientists
- Chemists
- Geologists
- Geophysicists
- Materials Scientists
- Mineralogists
- Hydrologists
- Oceanographers
- Actuary's
- General Biologists
- Biotechnologists
- Microbiologists
- Zoologists
- Agricultural Scientists
- Food and Beverage Scientists
- Conservation Scientists
- Environmental Scientists
- Industrial Engineers
- Industrial Engineering Technologists
- Civil Engineers
- Civil Engineering Technologists
- Mechanical Engineers
- Mechanical Engineering Technologists
- Aeronautical Engineers
- Aeronautical Engineering Technologists
- Naval Architects
- Chemical Engineers
- Chemical Engineering Technologists
- Mining Engineers
- Metallurgists
- Biomedical Engineers
- Quantity Surveyors
- Agricultural Engineers
- Agricultural Engineering Technologists
- Electrical Engineering Technologists
- Energy Engineers
- Energy Engineering Technologists
- Electronics Engineers
- Architects
- Urban and Regional Planners
- Multimedia Designers
- Nurse Educators
- University Lecturers ( See Gazette for Specifics )
- FET STEM School Teachers
- Senior Phase STEM Teachers
- Tax Professionals
- External Auditors
- Forensic Accountants
- Investment Analysts
- Investment Managers
- Investment Advisors
- Business Development Officers
- Policy Analysts
- Corporate Treasurers
- Organisational Risk Managers
- Internal Auditors
- Occupational Instructors ( Air Traffic Space )
- Market Research Analysts
- ICT Systems Analysts
- Data Scientists
- Software Developers
- Programmer Analysts
- Developer Programmers
- Multimedia Specialists
- Applications Programmers
- Computer Quality Assurance Analysts
- Computer Network and Systems Engineers
- Network Analysts
- ICT Security Specialists
- Economists
- Chemistry Technicians
- Town Planning Technicians
- Electronic Engineering Technicians
- Mechanical Engineering Technicians
- Draughtspersons
- Air Traffic Controllers
- Inbound Contact Centre Consultants
- Outbound Contact Centre Consultants
- Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Mechanics
- Metal Machinists
- Millwrights
- Mechatronics Technician
- Lift Mechanics
- Electrical Equipment Mechanics
- Transportation Electrician
- Instrument Mechanicians
You can download the Gazetted Document here
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