Changes to Australian Computer Society skills assessment process from 1 Feb 2010

From the 1st of February 2010, the Core Body of Knowledge for Information Technology Professionals (Skills Assessment for Migration Purposes Only) document will be replaced by Key Areas of Knowledge for the assessment of RPL applications for migration purposes. Click here to view a summary of changes  

 Core Body of Knowledge for Information Technology Professionals (Skills Assessment for Migration Purposes Only) document is applicable only to RPL applications received before the 31st of January 2010 . 

Applicants who have lodged RPL applications on and after 1 February 2010 will need to demonstrate that they have acquired a level of knowledge equivalent to that of a formal tertiary ICT qualification by addressing as many of the areas referred to in the Key Areas of Knowledge they consider are covered by their acquired knowledge. 

 Change to VETASSESS assessment requirements for General Occupations from 1 January 2010

the following update applies only to those people who will apply to VETASSESS for the skills assessment.  Also, VETASSESS Trade applicants are not affected by it.

Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS) conducts assessments for over 200 occupations for people applying to migrate to Australia under the General Skilled Migration (GSM) and Employer Nomination Schemes (ENS). 

From the 1 of January 2010, VETASSESS will be changing the requirements for assessment against these “Generalist Occupations” which are managerial, administrative, professional and associate professional occupations.  

The purpose of this change is to help ensure that applicant’s who meet the requirements under the new process are job ready and have the relevant skills and qualifications for employment in Australia in their nominated occupation. 

Overview of the revised assessment process

With the current system, VETASSESS only assesses the educational qualifications of overseas professionals and associate professionals. Work experience is not evaluated in the Assessment. Under the new assessment process, applicants relevant work experience/on the job training completed in the five years before the date of application for a skills assessment will be evaluated and given great consideration in the assessment.

In brief, from 1 January 2010, in order to receive a positive Skills Assessment, applicants will need:

• to hold a qualification which is assessed at the required educational level in a highly relevant field of study to the nominated occupation;

and