Migration-assessing authorities assess overseas qualifications and skills for people migrating to Australia under the General Skilled Migration Program.
Our Department supports this by monitoring migration assessing authorities who assess professional occupations.
These include:
- Architects Accreditation Council of Australia
- Australasian Podiatry Council
- Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine
- Australasian Veterinary Boards Council
- Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine
- Australian Association of Social Workers
- Australian Computer Society
- Australian Dental Council
- Australian Institute of Management
- Australian Institute of Medical Scientists
- Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors
- Australian Institute of Radiography
- Australian Institute of Welfare and Community Workers
- Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Australian Physiotherapy Council
- Australian Psychological Society
- Council of Occupational Therapists Registration Boards
- Council of Pharmacy Registering Authorities
- Council on Chiropractic Education Australia
- CPA Australia
- Dieticians Association of Australia
- Engineers Australia
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
- Institution of Surveyors Australia
- National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters
- National Institute of Accountants
- Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand
- Speech Pathology Australia
- State Osteopathic Registration Boards
- Teaching Australia
If you consider a migration assessing authority has not adhered to its specified assessment process you should contact the relevant authority to discuss your concerns in the first instance. After this approach if you still have concerns you may wish to contact DEEWR outlining what you consider to be the breach in procedures.
Good Practice Guide
The Good Practice Guide(pdf 123kb) is a resource that has been used by professional assessing authorities to support their establishment and conduct of migration skills assessments consistent with the objectives of the Australian Government's General Skilled Migration Programme.