Skill Assessment
The Department of Home Affairs (DOHA) requires applicants to submit a ‘Skill Assessment’ report in support of certain Skilled visa and Employer-sponsored visa subclasses.
Skill Assessments are a process to test the applicant’s qualifications and work experience. They provide evidence as to whether the applicant has the requisite skills to perform the tasks of the role they have applied for in the visa application.
For each skilled occupation listed on relevant occupation lists, the DOHA has specified an assessing authority that may carry out skills assessments for that occupation. The DOHA will accept only a skills assessment conducted by the relevant assessing authority in support of an EOI for visa application.
Item | Brief expression | Meaning |
1 | AACA | Architects Accreditation Council of Australia Inc |
2 | AASW | Australian Association of Social Workers |
3 | ACPSEM | Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine |
4 | ACS | Australian Computer Society |
5 | ACWA | Australian Community Workers Association |
6 | ADC | Australian Dental Council |
7 | AIM | Australian Institute of Management |
8 | AIMS | Australian Institute of Medical Scientists |
9 | AIQS | Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors |
10 | AITSL | Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership |
11 | AMSA | Australian Maritime Safety Authority |
12 | ANMAC | Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council Limited |
13 | ANZPAC | Australian and New Zealand Podiatry Accreditation Council Inc. |
14 | ANZSNM | Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine |
15 | AOAC | Australasian Osteopathic Accreditation Council Note: AOAC was previously known as the Australian and New Zealand Osteopathic Council. |
16 | AOPA | Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association |
17 | APC | Australian Physiotherapy Council |
18 | APharmC | Australian Pharmacy Council |
19 | APodA | Australian Podiatry Association Note: APodA was previously known as the Australian Podiatry Council. |
20 | APS | Australian Psychological Society |
21 | ASMIRT | Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Note: ASMIRT was previously known as the Australian Institute of Radiography. |
22 | AVBC | Australasian Veterinary Boards Council Inc. |
23 | CAANZ | Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand Note: CAANZ was previously known as the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia. |
24 | CASA | Civil Aviation Safety Authority |
25 | CCEA | Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia Limited |
26 | CPAA | CPA Australia Ltd |
27 | DAA | Dietitians Association of Australia |
28 | Engineers Australia | Institution of Engineers Australia |
29 | IPA | Institute of Public Accountants |
30 | MedBA | Medical Board of Australia |
31 | NAATI | National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters |
32 | OCANZ | Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand |
33 | OTC | Occupational Therapy Council (Australia and New Zealand) Limited |
34 | SPA | Speech Pathology Australia |
35 | SSSI | Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute |
36 | TRA | Trades Recognition Australia |
Obtaining a suitable skills assessment is mandatory for some visa subclasses (and streams) and may be requested for others. Get in touch with Western Global to determine if you need to submit a skills assessment and when you need to obtain it.