The Live in Canberra and Skilled and Business Migration Program team returned from South Africa last week with many strong leads for future skilled and business migration as a result of the Live in Canberra seminar series held in Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria.
Over 300 highly qualified South Africans attended the seminars that included presentations from several Brumbies players who promoted the opportunities in Canberra for skilled and business migrants. Live in Canberra supporter Premium Placements Director, Jandy Godfrey was also on hand to inform people of the many job opportunities in Canberra.
Several South Africans who have already chosen Canberra as their destination to live and work attended the seminars. New ACT Darters Netball coach, Bronwyn Bock-Jonathan brought her family along to the Cape Town seminar to learn more about life in our capital before their arrival in June.
The presence of the Brumbies players at the seminars sparked plenty of interest, with the players having high profiles in South Africa. Brumby and Wallaby, Guy Sherperdson was raised in Canberra and spoke very highly of Canberra as a place to live and work.
The team liaised with several South African based migration agents leading up to the visit and invited their clients to attend the seminars. As a result the team was able to speak directly to people already committed to moving to Australia who possessed the skills needed in Canberra. The association with the migration agents has proven very successful, with some committing to visit Canberra to be better able to promote the city to their clients.
New enquiries from South Africa are still being received daily with the visit accounting for a significant spike in website visits and requests for Live in Canberra information packs.
With the ACT Government committing further funding to address the skills shortage in Canberra the Live in Canberra and Skilled and Business Migration team will continue to work together to target overseas markets.
Media contact: Jeremy Lasek, Executive Director, Live in Canberra
Mobile: 0417 652 771
