An assistant minister of the Tambo government said he would propose a job-hunting plan aimed at helping more refugees "get rid of welfare benefits."
Mr Tan's government will consider a new plan to help refugees with professional working backgrounds pay for bridging courses so that they can regain their jobs in Australia, according to a senior national party lawmaker.
Assistant Secretary David Gillespie (David Gillespie) said he would "discuss some ideas" with colleagues, which is "similar" to the Youth Employment Program, which will help job seekers prepare for interviews and reward companies that hire young workers.
Dr. Gillespie, who is in charge of settlement services, said many refugees were skilled professionals in their home country before seeking asylum, but their qualifications were difficult to recognize when they arrived in Australia.
"I've been talking to industry leaders and settlement service leaders about how to get our refugees to work more and get rid of welfare benefits," the congressman told reporters.
"We see up to 30 percent of refugees in the past in highly skilled occupations and industries, but many of them have not been trained and certified in Australia."
He said refugees usually arrive in Australia without "means and means" and can pay for "bridging courses" and receive professional certification.
Dr Gillespie said the plan would focus on "giving refugees access to interdisciplinary courses so that they can pass all the exams."
In a 2018 budget released in May, the government announced that refugees would have to wait six months before receiving the benefits paid by Centrelink before receiving "positive" employment services, doubling the waiting period.
According to the budget model, the government said it would help refugees "focus" on English courses in the first few months after coming to Australia, which would save the government 68 million yuan over the next four years.
Members of the National Party have been speaking on immigration issues in recent months.
Dr Gillespie said those who proposed changing rural employment visas were designed to prevent immigrants from coming to Australia sponsored by township employers and later to settle in the cities.
He said it was "very frustrating" for rural companies to pay visa fees in advance and to travel to the city as soon as overseas workers met the visa requirements.
Multiculturalism minister (Alan Tudge) said the government was considering a long-term option to "bind" immigrants to villages and towns.
KMT leader McCormack (Michael McCormack) also expressed support for a plan to send more skilled migrants to towns and villages with declining populations and labor shortages.
Some townships have successfully used refugee workers to revitalize local industries. More than 100 Karen refugees from Myanmar work in the Victorian town of Nhill, almost all employed by a chicken manufacturer.
There are also reports that 200 Syrian and Iraqi refugees will settle in Armidale, a new state, meaning that many people can find work on a tomato farm near Guyra.