To migrate through the early childhood education pathway and obtain Australian permanent residency, you must receive a positive skills assessment from AITSL (Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership), the assessing authority designated by the Department of Home Affairs for teaching occupations. Successful applicants will receive an assessment letter, valid for two years, with a standard processing time of approximately 10 weeks. No priority processing service or application progress updates are available.Students must enrol in a programme that qualifies for an AITSL skills assessment (detailed below), before they can apply for the AITSL skills assessment and subsequently for migration.

Requirement 1: Qualifications

AITSL requires applicants nominating ANZSCO 241111 to have completed at least four years of full-time (or equivalent part-time) tertiary education at university level, and to hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. The qualification may comprise multiple qualifications but must include an initial teacher education qualification.

At least one year of full-time (or equivalent part-time) tertiary study at university level relevant to early childhood teaching;

completion of at least 45 days of supervised teaching practice, with students aged 0–8 in pre-primary or early primary year levels. When choosing a programme, ensure it includes at least 45 days of supervised teaching placement.

The four years of tertiary study may include other qualifications, but none of these may fall below the level of an Australian Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree.

Requirement 2: English Language Proficiency

Applicants whose four-year tertiary qualification was completed in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, or the United States are exempt from the English language requirement and do not need to submit English test results;

otherwise, applicants must provide Academic IELTS results from within the past two years: Reading and Writing — 7.0; Listening and Speaking — 8.0. Where an applicant’s English proficiency cannot be confirmed, AITSL reserves the right to require Academic IELTS results.

Therefore, students who successfully complete an early childhood education programme and meet the language requirements will be eligible to complete their skills assessment!

Applicants are required to provide a 400- to 600-word personal statement in English, outlining any study or work experience relevant to early childhood education, which will significantly strengthen your application. In addition, the University of South Australia also offers a merit scholarship for international students in the Master of Early Childhood Education programme.