Post pandemic, golden period for skilled professionals moving overseas
Canada, Germany, Australia, and many more have been facing an acute shortage of labour due to an ageing population and a low birth rate. Looking beyond borders, these countries are streamlining their immigration systems at the federal, state and regional levels to attract the best talents from fields like IT, healthcare, STEM, education, etc.
A significant uptick in global demand for skilled professionals has been noted as countries recognise the importance of attracting talent to support their economic growth and development.Shortages are most pronounced abroad for skilled individuals, especially in the healthcare, IT, legal, hospitality and financial sectors. Germany currently needs 630,000 skilled professionals immediately, in addition to 80,000 teachers by 2030, according to a Cologne Institute study.
According to the government's 'Make it in Germany' website, the professions in demand include nursing professionals, physicians, engineers, IT specialists, scientists. To meet the demand, recently made changes to their laws to allow skilled workers enter the country with ease.
Most of the other developed countries have been scouting for talent in the same sectors, in addition to hotels and restaurants, industry, construction, and logistics. Last month, Canada announced that it would be focusing on Express Entry candidates who have work experience in healthcare, STEM professions, trades (carpenters, plumbers and contractors), transport and agriculture.
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