Skills Assessment
Overview
Skills assessments are issued by relevant skills assessing authorities. A skills assessing authority is an organisation that checks that your skills meet the standards they set to work in a relevant occupation.
The combined list of eligible skilled occupations sets out all relevant occupations under 4 occupation lists. Most occupations in each list have their own skills assessing authority. Department of Home Affairs can only accept a skills assessment issued by the relevant assessing authority. Each assessing authority has its own assessment procedures, time frames and charges. Obtaining a suitable skills assessment is mandatory for some visa subclasses (and streams) and may be requested for others.
We can help you with Skills Assessment from the following Skills Assessment Authorities
AACA – Architects Accreditation Council of Australia
AASW – Australian Association of Social Workers Limited
ACPSEM – Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine
ACS – Australian Computer Society Incorporated
ACWA – Australian Community Workers Association Inc
ADC – Australian Dental Council Limited
AIM – Australian Institute of Management
AIMS – Australian Institute of Medical Scientists
AIQS – The Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors
AITSL – Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited
AMSA – Australian Maritime Safety Authority
ANMAC – Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council Limited
ANZPAC – Australian and New Zealand Podiatry Accreditation Council Limited
ANZSNM – Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine
AOAC – Australasian Osteopathic Accreditation Council Limited
AOPA – The Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association Limited
APC – Australian Physiotherapy Council Limited
APharmC – Australian Pharmacy Council Ltd
APS – The Australian Psychological Society Limited
ASMIRT – Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy
AVBC – Australasian Veterinary Boards Council Incorporated
CAANZ – Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
CASA – Civil Aviation Safety Authority
CCEA – Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia Limited
CPAA – CPA Australia Ltd
DAA – Dietitians Association of Australia
EA – The Institution of Engineers Australia
IPA – Institute of Public Accountants Ltd
MedBA – Medical Board of Australia
NAATI – National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters Ltd
OCANZ – Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand Limited
OTC – Occupational Therapy Council of Australia Ltd
SPA – The Speech Pathology Association of Australia Limited
SSSI – Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute Limited
TRA – Trades Recognition Australia
VETASSESS – Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services