Migration assessing authorities assess qualifications and skills gained overseas for individuals seeking to migrate to Australia under the Australian Government's General Skilled Migration program.
Our Department facilitates this by supporting a number of migration assessing authorities for professional occupations in their assessment work.
These assessing authorities 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
Good Practice Guide
The Good Practice Guide(pdf 550kb) is an information resource developed by our Department for the use of migration assessing authorities for professional occupations. The Guide supports their conduct of migration skills assessments in a manner consistent with the objectives of the Australian Government's General Skilled Migration program.