ICT Skills Assessment Australia
ICT or IT as it’s known in many countries remains a profession in considerable demand in Australia as the country continues to cement its position as an ICT Global powerhouse. ICT roles are of critical demand to the economy which is why there’s some 24 ICT Occupations and specializations on the MTSSL for Australia.
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The following table lists all the current ICT occupations in demand in Australia that may qualify you for the 189 and / or 190 Permanent Residency Visas:
ICT Occupation Code
261111 ICT Business Analyst
261112 Systems Analyst
261311 Analyst Programmer
261312 Developer Programmer
261313 Software Engineer
262112 ICT Security Specialist
263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer
261111 ICT Business Analyst
261112 Systems Analyst
261212 Web Developer
261311 Analyst Programmer
261312 Developer Programmer
261313 Software Engineer
261314 Software Tester
262111 Database Administrator
262112 ICT Security Specialist
262113 Systems Administrator
263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer
263112 Network Administrator
263113 Network Analyst
263211 ICT Quality Assurance Engineer
263212 ICT Support Engineer
263213 ICT Systems Test Engineer
263299 ICT Support and Test Engineers nec
If you’re an ICT professional looking to move to Australia take our free online assessment today to check your eligibility to immigrate to Australia.
In order to be eligible to immigrate to Australia on either the 189 or 190 Permanent Residency Visa you must have an occupation or specialisation on the above list.
Remember, it’s only post qualification experience that counts towards your total visa points score and your all-important Skills Assessment.
Immigrate to Australia as an ICT Professional
Having successfully identified an occupation on one of the above lists we need to secure a minimum of 60 points on the Australian Immigration points test.
If you’re having any issues or problems identifying the 60 points simply take our free online assessment for a comprehensive eligibility check.
Now that you’ve successfully established your prime facie eligibility to immigrate to Australia as an ICT Professional the first step in the journey is to secure a positive skills assessment. Don’t worry, it’s not an actual exam, rather a comprehensive set of documentation you’ll need to gather together to evidence and substantiate your ICT qualifications and professional experience.
For ICT Professionals Immigrating to Australia the Skills Assessment body responsible for processing your Ict Skills Assessment is the Australian Computer Society. Navigating the Australian Computer Society ICT Skills Assessment for Migration can prove quite challenging, Lets Go Global have a 100% success rate with ICT Skills Assessments and our ICT Skills Assessment experts would be delighted to discuss your case. Simply take our online assessment as the first step.
The Australian Computer Society ICT skills assessment applications is assessed in three stages
ICT skills assessment stage one
An applicant’s qualifications are assessed against the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) to ensure that they are comparable to the Australian benchmark. Usually an undergraduate degree in an ICT related specialisation is required. Microsoft, CISCO, and PRINCE qualifications (whilst relevant) are unlikely to carry much weight at ICT skills assessment so an undergraduate degree is always preferable
ICT skills assessment stage two
The applicant’s qualification will be assessed to determine the amount of ICT content within the qualification based on University transcripts.
ICT skills assessment stage three
Only once a qualification is determined as being of an Australian standard, and carries the requisite number of directly relevant modules does the Australian Computer Society then look at an applicant’s employment and professional history to determine the amount of employment and professional history.
The Australian Qualifications Framework and its relevance to an ICT Skills Assessment
Its commonplace in ICT Skills Assessments for some non-Australian degrees to be placed at a higher or lower standard than their Australian equivalents which highlights the benefits of engaging an ICT Skills Assessment professional.
ICT Skills Assessment and the amount of professional experience required varies slightly between all the different ICT Australia Occupation Codes yet in generalized terms the following tend to prove true:
Bachelor’s Degree with ICT major closely related to the nominated occupation will require 2 years’ experience in the last ten.
Bachelor’s Degree with an ICT major not closely related to the nominated occupation will require 4 years of relevant work experience completed at any time
Bachelor’s Degree or higher with an ICT minor closely related to the nominated occupation will require at least 5 years of relevant work experience in the last ten
Bachelor’s Degree or higher with an ICT minor not closely related to the nominated occupation will require 6 years of relevant work experience at any time.
What happens for an ICT Skills Assessment when an applicant has a qualification that’s not recognized by the Australian Qualifications Framework?
In this instance the Lets Go Global ICT Skills Assessment experts will work closely with you to prepare what is known as a ‘Recognition of Prior Learning’ (“RPL”) application. The RPL is lengthy, challenging and time consuming and will ideally be completed by an ICT Skills Assessment expert. A badly formatted RPL application will often lead directly to a negative ICT Skills Assessment result.
In general, a successful RPL ICT Skills Assessment application will require an applicant to submit two very detailed experience based project reports evidencing their ICT knowledge.
What happens once an applicant receives a positive ICT Skills Assessment Result?
The award of a positive ICT Skills Assessment for Australia is indeed cause for a mini celebration. It’s a tough, challenging and complex process to navigate although it’s only the first step in many more that will ultimately lead to a successful Australian permanent residency application. Upon receipt of a positive assessment the lets go global team will then proceed with your Expression of Interest.
What happens if I receive a negative ICT Skills Assessment from the Australian Computer Society?
Let’s Go Global has a 100% success rate via our affiliates with the ACS because we simply won’t take on applications where we aren’t certain of securing the right result. However, in the event that you’re ICT Skills Assessment is returned negative via your own endeavors don’t panic unduly, you will be able to ask for a review or appeal against the decision if it’s within a 60 day timeframe.
Can I lodge an Expression of Interest without an ICT Skills Assessment?
Unfortunately not, one of the key questions at Expression of Interest stage asks whether the applicant has a positive skills assessment in their nominated occupation. By clicking yes to this question before confirmation or in the event your assessment is negative could be classed as making a false statement to Australian Immigration.
If you’re an ICT professional looking to immigrate to Australia take our free visa assessment today.
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