From 1st January 2010, VETASSESS, the Australian assessment organisation, will require candidates to hold a new combination of qualifications and experience.

VETASSESS conducts assessments relating to over 200 occupations for people applying to migrate to Australia under the federal General Skilled Migration (GSM) and Employer Nomination Schemes (ENS).

From 2010, in order to receive a positive assessment, applicants will need;-

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

and

• at least one year of relevant employment for all occupations. For some occupations, if your qualification has a shortfall in content relevance either one or two additional years of employment may be required.

VETASSESS say that the new system will help ensure that suitable applicants are job-ready and have the relevant skills and qualifications for employment in Australia in their nominated occupations.

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