VETASSESS is Australia’s leading Vocational Education and Training (VET) skills assessment authority for migration as well as national skills recognition. As per the latest announcement, VETASSESS has made little changes in their skills assessment criteria, which may affect the students who are doing Ph.D. in Australia and abroad. W.e.f. from 15th December 2018, VETASSESS is not going to receive a full scholarship or stipend as work experience in order to receive one-year work experience for a skills assessment or for work experience points. This was a radical change and surely going to affect numerous Ph.D. students along with the ones who wish to start or continue their careers such as University Lecturers and Scientists. The applications who submitted before this date will continue to evaluate under the same criteria which were placed at the time of lodgment.
The Ph.D. applicants holding full scholarships will have to get paid work experience in their respective field after completing their Ph.D. In case, you failed to lodge your case prior to 15th December, you have to earn work experience in your respective field in Australia itself or overseas.
If you want to gain work experience in Australia after finishing your studies, you have a plethora of ways. For most of the Ph.D.students who are studying in the country can gain work experience via applying under Subclass 485 visa. Ph.D. graduates might be eligible to apply for a Subclass 485 visa for the time period between 18 months and four years depending at what time you first studied in Australia.
For availing more information about recent changes in VETASSESS, feel free to call on official helpline number +91-7042184185 or write down your queries at info@makevisas.com.
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs has announced the ceiling of the occupation for the year 2108-19. The annual limit for all the occupations across Australia’s states and territories has been stated. The prospective migrants were expecting some changes in quota for the occupations that are high in demand in Australia, but no changes have been made to the list.
The Skilled Occupation List of Australia is meant for the skilled migration program to invite skilled overseas workers for the occupations that are high in demand and facing shortage of workers in the labor market.
With respect to this announcement now the candidates will be able to see the number of applications available for the particular occupation as well as the one who wish to settle in Australia as a Permanent Residency can investigate the ceiling limit of various occupations mentioned in the list.
Check out the changes made by the Australian Government:
The overall cap limit for the year 2018-19 is same as the previous year i.e. 190,000. No changes have been made by the Department of Home Affairs this year.
Special Eligibility
This stream is for the candidates who have special circumstances therefore unable to fit in other streams. It may include the permanent residents who were living outside Australia for the short period of time and now returning back to the country. This stream includes the least allocations i.e. 565 allocations among all the steams in the year 2018-19.
This stream is for the candidates who live outside Australia and want to reunite with their partner/family living in Australia. This category is initially meant for the Partner visa and involves reconvening of family. It is a pathway to attain citizenship in Australia. Around 57,400 places have been allocated to this stream. However there are about 3485 allocations got the children category.
The highest number of places i.e. 128,550 has been assigned to this stream for the year 2018-19. The Skill Stream is designed to attract the immigrants to escalate the economy of Australia as well as to fill the gap faced by the labor market as well as Industry.
“Check out the Australia’s occupation ceiling with its value for the year 2018-19.”
Occupation ID
Description
Occupation Ceiling Value 2018-19
Invitations to 11/07/2018
1213
Livestock Farmers
4196
0
1331
Construction Managers
5400
3
1332
Engineering Managers
1155
2
1341
Child Care Centre Managers
1000
0
1342
Health and Welfare Services Managers
1374
0
2211
Accountants*
4785
36
2212
Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers*
1327
13
2241
Actuaries, Mathematicians and Statisticians
1000
4
2245
Land Economists and Valuers
1000
3
2247
Management consultant
3285
19
2321
Architects and Landscape Architects
1474
22
2322
Cartographers and Surveyors
1000
4
2331
Chemical and Materials Engineers
1000
42
2332
Civil Engineering Professionals
3296
105
2333
Electrical Engineers
1042
48
2334
Electronics Engineers*
1000
3
2335
Industrial, Mechanical and Production Engineers*
2178
17
2339
Other Engineering Professionals*
1000
7
2341
Agricultural and Forestry Scientists
1000
15
2346
Medical Laboratory Scientists
1487
9
2347
Veterinarians
1000
12
2349
Other Natural and Physical Science Professionals
1000
3
2411
Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers
2639
26
2414
Secondary School Teachers
7910
34
2415
Special Education Teachers
1000
0
2512
Medical Imaging Professionals
1113
1
2514
Optometrists and Orthoptists
1000
0
2519
Other Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals
1000
0
2521
Chiropractors and Osteopaths
1000
4
2524
Occupational Therapists
1109
5
2525
Physiotherapists
1464
12
2526
Podiatrists
1000
0
2527
Speech Professionals and Audiologists
1000
10
2531
General Practitioners and Resident Medical officers
3495
34
2533
Internal Medicine Specialists
1000
2
2534
Psychiatrists
1000
0
2535
Surgeons
1000
2
2539
Other Medical Practitioners
1000
68
2541
Midwives
1090
3
2544
Registered Nurses
16741
105
2611
ICT Business and Systems Analysts*
1574
14
2613
Software and Applications Programmers*
6202
69
2621
Database and Systems Administrators and ICT Security Specialists
2391
72
2631
Computer Network Professionals*
1318
21
2633
Telecommunications Engineering Professionals
1000
88
2711
Barristers
1000
0
2713
Solicitors
4161
18
2723
Psychologists
1750
6
2725
Social Workers
1562
18
3122
Civil Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians
1000
1
3123
Electrical Engineering Draftspersons and Technicians
