VETASSESS

currently assesses 361 professional occupations, and also covers trades occupations — making it the largest skills assessment authority in Australia. Skills assessments are based primarily on qualifications (level and field) and relevant work experience.

Group A

Must hold at least a relevant bachelor degree

Must have relevant work experience

For occupations in this group, the qualification requirement cannot be offset by additional work experience — you must hold at least a bachelor degree, and most occupations require at least one year of relevant post-qualification work experience (at a minimum of 20 hours per week).

Examples include: actuaries, statisticians, mathematicians, university lecturers, life scientist, allied health professions, food technologist, landscape architects, urban and regional planners, and so on.

Group B

Must hold a bachelor degree or above

Field does not need to be related

A bachelor degree is mandatory but does not need to be in a related field. The four scenarios below correspond to different work-experience requirements:

1.With a relevant bachelor degree, post-graduation work experience of 1 years of relevant work experience
2. With an unrelated bachelor degree, post-graduation work experience of 2 years of relevant work experience, plus a related qualification of at least diploma  level

3. With an unrelated bachelor degree, post-graduation work experience of 3 years of relevant work experience or above must have been completed within the past 5 years

4. If work experience was accumulated before the bachelor degree, you need at least 6 years of relevant work experience, with at least 1 years within the past 5 years

Examples include: marketing specialists, advertising specialists, editors of all kinds, /authors, designers of various disciplines (graphic design, multimedia design, web design, fashion design), financial advisers, ICT  sales representatives, management consultants, private tutors, public-relations professionals, recruitment consultants, and similar occupations.

Group  C

Must hold a qualification at least equivalent to an Australian diploma

Field does not need to be related

Diploma is the mandatory qualification — the field does not need to be related. The four scenarios below correspond to different work-experience requirements:

1. A relevant Diploma qualification, with post-graduation work experience of 1 years of relevant work experience

2. Diploma in an unrelated field, with post-graduation work experience of 1 years of relevant work experience plus a related Certificate 4  qualification or above is well-suited to candidates who already hold a Chinese associate-level qualification and come to Australia to study a C4  or higher-level course+ and accumulate relevant work experience — for example as a massage therapist or restaurant manager — then later apply for state nomination or employer sponsorship, which is a workable pathway.

3. An unrelated Diploma qualification, with post-graduation work experience of 2 years of relevant work experience or above must have been completed within the past 5 years

4.  work experience accumulated before the Diploma qualification was completed — you need at least 4 years of relevant work experience, with at least 1 years within the past 5 years

Examples include: massage therapists, restaurant managers, architectural draftspersons, civil engineering draftspersons, customer-service managers, event planners, conference and event organiser, finance broker, insurance broker, interior designers, photographers, real-estate agents, project administrators, contract administrators

Group D

Must hold a qualification at least equivalent to an Australian Certificate III/IV

Field does not need to be related

Diploma is the mandatory qualification — the field does not need to be related. The four scenarios below correspond to different work-experience requirements:

1. With a relevant C4 qualification or above, and post-completion work experience of 1 years of relevant work experience

2. With an unrelated C4 qualification or above, and post-completion work experience of 2 years of relevant work experience

3. With a relevant C3 qualification, post-completion work experience of 3 years of relevant work experience or above must have been completed within the past 5 years

4.  work experience accumulated before the C4 qualification was obtained — you need at least 4 years of relevant work experience, with at least 1 years within the past 5 years accumulated within the past

Examples include: 311215pharmacists, 451711flight attendants, 611211insurance brokers, 612114real-estate agents, 411311recreational therapists, and so on.

Group E and Group F covers a small number of less common occupations and is not detailed here.

The most critical aspect of the skills assessment is deciding which ANZSCO occupation to nominate based on your qualifications and work history — a choice that also shapes the migration pathway available to you. For an individual consultation, contact the team using the details below to arrange an assessment with one of our consultants!