Skills Assessment

Skills assessment is carried out by the relevant skills assessing authority as they check that your skills meet the standards of a relevant or nominated occupation.

Some visa subclasses require skills assessment as a mandatory requirement of the visa application process. The applicants might need the skills assessment report if they are applying for General Skilled Migration (GSM) visas, Employer Sponsored visas, Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) or a Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485).

The assessing authorities have their own requirements, fee and procedures. The processing times can vary between different authorities. The most popular assessing authorities include Australian Computer Society (ACS), Vocational Education and Training skills assessment (VETASSESS) , Trades Recognition Australia (TRA), Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA), Engineers Australia, CPA Australia and Australian Institute for Teaching and School leadership (AITSL).

Applicants may need to get skills assessed by the relevant assessing authority to be eligible for any of the below visas

How can we assist

Our professional team can assist with skills assessment to meet the assessment and registration requirements and standards with the assessing bodies. Some of the assessing authorities are listed below,

VETASSESS
Trades Recognition Australia (TRA)
Engineers Australia (EA)
Australian Institute of Management (AIM)
Accounting bodies CA ANZ/CPAAustralia/IPA
Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA)
Chinese Medicine Board of Australia
Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)
Australian Computer Society (ACS)
Medical Board of Australia
Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia (CCEA)
The Australian Dental Council (ADC)
Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL)
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
Australian Pharmacy Council (APC)
Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand (OCANZ)

Validity

Skill Assessments reports are generally valid for a period of 3 years from the date of issue or as per the date indicated on the assessment report.

Positive Skills Assessment

Skills Assessment is a prerequisite for some visas and is the mandatory first step in your journey of migration to Australia. Hence it is a critical step and must be undertaken with utmost care and detail as it is the foundation of your visa application. The assessing authority depends upon your qualifications and work experience and our expert team will navigate this process with you.

Cost and Expenses

The cost for Skills Assessment varies dependign upon the assessign body and the services opted for. We can provide with more information as we discuss your case.

Skills Assessment