Occupation ceilings for the 2016-17 programme year

The Occupational Ceilings for the 2016-17  programme year  have been announced an occupation ceiling is applied to:

• Skilled independent visas
• Skilled regional sponsored visas
• Skilled or business state or territory sponsored visas

You can see the occupation ceilings for the 2016-17 programme here

Clarification from the Department on the 2016/17 occupational ceiling number for Accountants:

The 4777 includes the number of accountants that will be approved for both the points tested visa and employer sponsored visa subclasses. The number of places for all other occupational categories in the SkillSelect table are for points tested visa subclasses only.