{"id":317990,"date":"2019-05-21T08:54:56","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T06:54:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=317990"},"modified":"2019-05-21T08:54:56","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T06:54:56","slug":"new-zealand-has-a-massive-job-shortage-in-this-one-area-and-south-africans-can-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/317990\/new-zealand-has-a-massive-job-shortage-in-this-one-area-and-south-africans-can-help\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand has a massive job shortage in this one area – and South Africans can help"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Zealand has published<\/a> <\/strong>its updated Essential Skills in Demand (ESID) lists for 2019, highlighting the jobs that foreigners could help fill.<\/p>\n

The country currently has three different lists<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong> – long term, immediate and regional – that records the skill shortages it faces.<\/p>\n

If a job is on a list, a New Zealand business can apply for a visa for a qualified worker from overseas.<\/p>\n

Statistics provided to BusinessTech<\/a> <\/strong>by Stats NZ at the end of 2018 showed that the number of permanent South African arrivals has steadily increased over the past 15 years.<\/p>\n

Historically these South Africans have entered the country on residence and work visas, with just under 3,000 South Africans entering the country on a work visa in 2018.<\/p>\n

Teachers<\/strong><\/p>\n

As part of a review of its Regional Skill Shortage List (RSSL), New Zealand Immigration said that it is looking for early childhood, primary school, and secondary school teachers across all regions.<\/p>\n

New Zealand has continued to face a teacher shortage in recent years, with the government announcing<\/a> <\/strong>that it would set aside $95 million to train up new teachers earlier this month.<\/p>\n

However, critics argued that the sum is a mere ‘band-aid’ that would barely cover mandatory costs.<\/p>\n

While the New Zealand government has confirmed that it will continue to implement a number of incentives to encourage more local teachers, in the short-term it has turned to overseas recruitment.<\/p>\n

In November 2018, New Zealand education minister Chris Hipkins said<\/a> <\/strong>that he would target countries with teaching qualifications that are similar to New Zealand, including the UK, Ireland Canada, South Africa, Australia and Fiji.<\/p>\n

Salaries<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to information supplied by New Zealand’s Department of Education<\/a><\/strong>, base primary teacher salaries range from $47,980 to $71,891 (R450,279 – R674,677) for someone with a teaching degree.<\/p>\n

This can rise to $49,588 to $75,949 (R465,369 – R712,760) for a trained teacher with a subject degree, for example a BSc.<\/p>\n

Base secondary teacher salaries range from $47,000 to $78,000 (R441,082 – R732,008), depending on the qualification they hold.<\/p>\n

Primary and secondary teachers also receive extra remuneration in the form of units for taking on extra responsibilities.<\/p>\n

While New Zealand has a higher cost of living than South Africa, teacher salaries still compare favourably.<\/p>\n

Teacher salaries in South Africa vary greatly depending<\/a> <\/strong>on where they teach, at what level and whether the school is private or public and what qualifications they have.<\/p>\n

For teachers in the public sector, salaries are scaled, with the minimum a low-level teacher can earn being around R110,000 a year, ramping up to over R900,000 for principals and heads of department.<\/p>\n

Using data from salary database PayScale, the salary range for primary school teachers in South Africa is between R80,000 and R275,000 with the median sitting at R177,500.<\/p>\n

For high school teachers, pay increases, ranging between R120,000 and R300,000, with the median sitting at R200,000.<\/p>\n

Overall (taking both primary and high school into account), the median salary sits at about R188,000 a year \u2013 or just over R15,600 a month.<\/p>\n

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Read: More South Africans are applying for these \u2018green\u2019 and \u2018gold\u2019 visa programmes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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