Regarding Work Permit Application

[rahul_macha]

I am a student on a 2-year engineering master's which I will complete in a couple of weeks. Last year, I was an intern at a distillery as part of the work-placement module of the course. After the six-month internship, I worked part-time with the same distillery while pursuing the second year of my master's.

Now, I have a full time offer as the maintenance systems coordinator in the same company. It is a 12-month contract, hence I know I must apply for the General Work Permit. The only thing that worries me at the minute is - the job was not advertised, rather it was a role designed for me based on the work I did. Will this be a problem from the perspective of the labour market needs test?

I also know the test can be skipped if the job potentially falls under the critical skills list. As a maintenance systems coordinator, I would work primarily in process and production engineering. Is there a chance my role would fall under the critical skills list?

I would be grateful for any advice offered on this.

[meself2]

See by yourself, using SOC coding tool https://onsdigital.github.io/dp-classif ... _tool.html , whether your job responsibilities align with anything on CSEP list.
Didn't have any experience of bypassing LMNT like that, though, so don't know if it will work. You can risk it as you will have a 1G for a year at least (through Graduate Scheme), so you can work without a permit in the meantime.

[rahul_macha]

That is very handy, thanks a million!