Hi everyone,
Newcomer to this forum and have been combing through the available guidance on gov.uk and hoping to get thoughts on a few questions.
My current T5 visa expires in 6 months and I'm looking to shift to a T2 at some point. I'm an existing employee for a large department in the civil service, so obviously everything needs to be done properly.
1. I'm reasonably confident that my job is a PhD level job. It's a niche area so the job title won't be found in the SOC, but is very much consistent with the job description. How do we make the determination that it's the correct job classification? Is there anything else that needs to be provided apart from the job description?
2. I'm aware I still need to go through the RLMT. My business unit is already going on a recruitment exercise to hire an additional person in my current role. I thought I could use this as an opportunity to put my role through the RLMT. I would assume this means they need to advertise 2 roles rather than 1, so my questions are:
a) Would I need to apply for my own job and go through the entire application/interview process? I had to originally write a detailed proposal and go through multiple interviews.
b) If a suitable candidates are found during the RLMT (i.e. they find people more suitable than me), could they hire just 1 but not the other? This is because my role wouldn't actually be vacant till 6 months time when my T5 ends.
I'm aware that PhD level jobs have advantages in the RLMT but I'm not counting on anything. Would be grateful for any thoughts
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