Target Sectors – Global Talent Visa (GTI)
The following are the Sectors of Employment, which will be targeted for the GTI Program:
1. Resources – This sector includes the following specialisations:
- geology and metallurgy
- resource waste management
- automation, connectivity, industry 4.0 skills
- beneficiation technologies (for example, improving the economic value of ore)
- energy saving technologies for extracting and processing ores:
ore body mapping
geophysical tools and drilling
mineral refinement
automated trucks and robotic equipment
grinding and processing technologies
- ore body mapping
- geophysical tools and drilling
- mineral refinement
- automated trucks and robotic equipment
- grinding and processing technologies
- ore body mapping
- geophysical tools and drilling
- mineral refinement
- automated trucks and robotic equipment
- grinding and processing technologies
- exploration services
- market intelligence
- technical equipment manufacturing
2. Agri-food and AgTech – The application of technology to agriculture and food production. This sector revolves around modern technology and innovations together with traditional agriculture (includes horticulture and aquaculture) at all stages of the food supply chain including production, supply, demand and distribution. This sector includes the following specialisations:
- agricultural data analytics
- biologists/biotechnologist/synthetic biology specialists
- blockchain technology
- commercialisation experience within the industry
- biosecurity, disease management and prevention
- alternate proteins for human and animal consumption
- foodtech
- precision engineering
- product packaging, authentication and verification
- predictive analytics for geospatial analysis, crop management and climatic forecasting
- wearable technologies, including trackers
- technologies for farm management, weather, seed optimisation, fertiliser and crop inputs, and irrigation, including drones, robotics and related capabilities
- precision measurement and/or application of farm inputs such as nitrogen and pesticides, gene editing, nanomaterials and synthetic biology
3. Energy – the development and improvement of energy and mining technologies. This sector includes the following specialisations:
- advanced visualisation technology
- artificial intelligence and machine
- learning technologies
- automation and robotics (for example, smart sorting technologies for recycling)
- traceability technologies (for example, experience with sophisticated material trading systems that make material sources more transparent to consumers)
- hydrogen technology
- clean technologies, renewables and hybrids (including solar, wind and wave power)
- battery/energy storage design (specialised, grid-scale and precursors for batteries)
- bioenergy and biofuels
- micro-grid design
4. Health Industries – The application of technology to research or medical practices, with a focus on making medicines or medical devices more effective, accessible and affordable through new technology, knowledge and techniques. This sector includes the following specialisations:
- antimicrobial resistance
- biochemistry and cell biology
- biostatistics
- biotechnology
- biomedicine and bioengineering
- cell and gene therapies – genomics
- clinical trials
- commercialisation experience in the health industry
- digital health
- healthcare entrepreneurship
- health economics
- implantable and wearable devices (3D printed devices, bionics and prosthetics)
- infectious disease prevention
- medical devices
- medical physics
- microbiology and immunology
- nanotechnology and genomics
- neuroscience and neurology
- pharmaceuticals
- precision medicine
- point of care diagnostics
- regenerative medicine
5. Defence, Advanced Manufacturing and Space – The industries include: Space technology and manufacturing involving a highly skilled and innovative workforce and Advanced manufacturing across the entire value chain of manufacturing including research, design, logistics, and after sales service of manufacturing products. This sector includes the following specialisations:
Defence
- advanced materials
- combat system integration
- complex design and engineering
- emerging military technology
- guided munitions
- intelligence analytics
- modern training and simulation
- protected and secure communications
- protection technology
- robotics and automation
- sensors and advanced signal processing
- surveillance and intelligence
- specialty experience in ICT system analytics and security
Advanced Manufacturing
- advanced materials
- additive manufacturing (3D printing), materials resilience and repair
- data analytics including artificial intelligence and machine learning
- digital design and rapid prototyping
- digitisation, automation and robotics including drone management and manipulation
- precision engineering and manufacturing
- nano-manufacturing and micro-manufacturing
- sustainable manufacturing and life cycle engineering
- bio-manufacturing and biological integration
- biotechnologies
- supply chain resilience
- commercialisation experience within the industry
Space
- space systems engineering
- propulsion systems
- guidance, navigation and control
- thermal management systems
- on-board data subsystems
- sensors and instruments
- electromagnetic technologies and techniques
- optoelectronics
- internet of Things technologies
- autonomous systems
- planetary body exploration
- entry, descent and landing
- in-situ resources utilisation
- human health, life support and habitation systems
- spacecraft mechanisms, structures, materials and manufacturing processes
- electrical, electronic and electro-mechanical (EEE) components and quality
- ground systems technologies and services skills
- space environment monitoring technologies skills
- space system project management skills
- space software, programming, applications and computing skills
- space sector enabling skills (for example, space law)
6. Circular Economy – Solutions to reduce waste and pollution, recycle and renew products and materials for continued use, and regenerate natural systems. This sector includes the following specialisations:
- artificial intelligence and digital technologies
- bioenergy generation
- bio-methane production
- commercialisation experience within the industry
- development of sustainable production and supply chain practices that reduce atmospheric land and marine pollution
- energy infrastructure
- environmental science
- recycling and responsible manufacturing to support industries (plastics, paper, glass, tyre components, e-waste and lithium batteries)
- reducing emissions and increasing efficient use of natural resources (including energy, water and materials)
- sustainable manufacturing and life-cycle engineering specialists
- waste treatment (management and reuse) and emissions technology
- Waste to Energy (WtE) technology (the ability to generate reliable baseload electricity that is also capable of diverting waste away from landfill and reducing carbon emissions)
7. DigiTech – Enhancing capabilities in the following areas: Data management and analysis, Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, Robotics Advanced mathematics and statistics, Start ups and entrepreneurs in the industry, and Cyber-Security. This sector includes the following specialisations:
- data science, artificial intelligence and machine learning
- automation and robotics
- big data, data management and analysis
- blockchain technology
- cloud computing
- 5G
- cyber security detection, prevention and response
- data and eResearch infrastructure
- smart tech and disruptive technologies
- front-end development
- Internet of Things
- immersive technologies including virtual, augmented and extended reality
- IT integrated control systems for plant and machinery
- machine learning engineering
- network engineering/architecture
- production and development of digital (video) games and game engine technology
- quantum information and computing
- smart cities
- specialised knowledge in software and mobile application development
- 3D printing
8. Infrastructure and Tourism – This sector includes the following specialisations:
Infrastructure
- Leading large complex transport infrastructure projects for roads, bridges, tunnelling, rail and airports.
- Designing, developing or operating smart cities and technologies that improve the safety, efficiency, and reliability of transport services using emerging transport technologies such as automated vehicles/trains, emerging transport network technologies or artificial intelligence machine learning applied in transport systems.
- Utilising new technologies applied to electricity grids (distribution, transmission, micro/smart grids) that assist with the integration and transition to distributed generation, batteries and electric vehicles.
- Water management technologies
Tourism
- new tourism infrastructure and attraction development (such as high end accommodation)
- high-value tourism attraction
- sustainable tourism
9. Financial Services and FinTech – This sector is focused on the application of technology to finance, with a focus on enhancing financial services through new technology. This sector includes the following specialisations:
- financial data science and analysis
- fintech cyber and data security
- cloud technologies
- software engineering and application programming
- user experience including natural language processing
- digital assets including decentralised finance applications, digital asset marketplaces and non-fungible tokens (subject to Australian Government regulation)
- blockchain engineering (full stack developer or solutions architect)
- regtech
- wealthtech
- insurtech
- neobanking
- digital wallets and cryptocurrencies
- automated and predictive financial advice
- next generation lending, investment and wealth/fund management
- platform banking and payments (such as contactless, DLT based layers, lightning network)
10. Education – This sector includes the following specialisations:
- Senior management of universities and institutions of higher learning such as vice-chancellors, presidents, deans and heads of school or their international equivalents
- Senior academics and researchers at Australian academic level D or E, or their international equivalents
- Researchers and academics with demonstrable and innovative achievements in the field of education, including:
research and education infrastructure
characterisation (technologies in advanced microscopy and microanalysis that underpin modern science, medicine, engineering and industrial innovation)
curriculum development
digital data, education delivery and eResearch platforms
innovative platforms for humanities, arts and social sciences.
- Academics and researchers in the field of education and pedagogy
- Fundraising for research and development in universities
- Research commercialisation
- Edtech
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