Free employability assessments for migrants living in Australia
UPDATE: This program has closed for new applications. If you are currently participating in the program you can email us at pilot3@vetassess.com.au.
UPDATE: This program has closed for new applications. If you are currently participating in the program you can email us at pilot3@vetassess.com.au.
More occupations have been added to the list of roles available for a fast-tracked skills assessment for migrants who are living in Australia on a family, partner, humanitarian or refugee visa.
From August 9 2023, VETASSESS will no longer require applicants to provide verified copies of qualifications from HEC Pakistan or, for Nigerian applicants, the registrar's office of the awarding body. This applies to applicants in professional and general occupations.
The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) has endorsed the VETASSESS skills assessment criteria for the occupation of Landscape Architect.
VETASSESS has resumed conducting skills assessments for students applying for a Temporary Graduate (Subclass 485) visa.
VETASSESS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) to collaborate on skills harmonisation and workforce mobility between Australia and India.
The VETASSESS submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration inquiry into the role of permanent migration in nation building - March 2023
The Australian Property Institute (API) has endorsed the VETASSESS skills assessment criteria for the occupation of Valuer.
Some occupations assessed by VETASSESS are listed as ‘nec’ which means ‘not elsewhere classified’.
Applicants are expected to provide all the documents required at the time they submit their application.
Apiarists and beekeepers who need a skills assessment for Australian migration purposes will no longer require a bachelor-level degree to satisfy the criteria.
All new and pending applicants in the occupations of Carpenter, Joiner, and Carpenter and Joiner who successfully complete a skills assessment under Pathway 1 will now receive the most up-to-date qualification: