Pollyana

If you can post links to the conflicting information it would be easier for people to review it for you

navman

Please see link below:

This advises of the costs invovled.

http://www.engineersaustralia.org.au...lls-assessment

Pollyana

The link seems to have the prices up to date as of July 1st. Wouldn't imaging they've changed again since then, so what's the problem?

navman

Its not clear what is the total cost?

Is it minimum $600 plus extras?

mrsgreenstar76

The extra service for AUD $250 is to assess work experience or an overseas PhD. It can only be done if you have a PhD, one year of Australian work experience, or three years of overseas experience in your nominated (or closely related) occupation.

The basic skills assessment (of your qualifications) is AUD $600 without GST, or AUD $660 with GST.

navman

As I thought, I guess Skills Assesment for me is from the ACS, its cheaper and its faster!

mrsgreenstar76

That'll depend on which occupation you are intending to nominate. Have you checked the SOL for which skills assessment body actually covers your nominated occupation?

Rhubarb65

Navman,

when I looked at your original post a couple of days ago, you had mentioned that you were an IT Telecommunications Engineer. I fully accept that you are in the best position to choose the skills assessor applicable to your set of skills but in a later post, you mentioned that 2 assessment bodies were relevant for your skills and that you felt ACS was more appropriate as it was cheaper! That doesn't seem to me to be the best criteria for choosing an assessment body. I would urge you to study the list of ANZSCO codes from the SOL list and then look in detail at the underlying skills that each code addresses compared with your own...only then will the correct assessment body become apparent.

Choosing an assessment body because they are the cheapest is asking for disappointment further down the line - think of the skills assessment as the foundation of your prospective visa application and you won't go far wrong. The 2 bodies will be assessing different codes and in turn, different skills and it is critical that you pick the right one,

cheers

Rhubarb

navman

Hi there,

My skills fall into two areas:

IT and Engineering.

I am an IT Engineer currently specialising in Telecommunications work, this is based on Network VOIP (IT skills).

I am not limited to Telecommunications work and do conduct other IT work as part of my day to day role(s) and can see me doing more along this path in the future.

The highest technical qualification on which my application is based is listed on the ACS Skills Assesment guidelines PDF as a skill they assess.

I originally advised of my job title and you gave your advice on what is the correct code, after reviewing the documentation it seems ACS are more suited to my skillset.

FYI I have emailed both organisations with my qualification and technical skills and am awaiting confirmation.

But after reading the PDF's for both organisations it seems clear that my skills fall into the ACS.

The bonus is its slightly cheaper.

Rhubarb65

OK. I agree that it's much better to base it on your underlying skills and qualifications than the job title...best of luck with the assessment

regards


Rhubarb

mrsgreenstar76

According to the SOL, Telecommunications Engineer is assessed by Engineers Australia. That is who DIAC would expect to assess you if you nominate that occupation.

You might want to consult a MARA registered agent if you have any doubts though. I imagine you wouldn't want to have to fork out for a second skills assessment if it turns out that you chose the wrong one.

navman

Telecommunications skills fall into two categories:

Old legacy PSTN - Which would go to Engineers Australia
IP Based - Most definetely this would go to ACS

I will wait for there reply back to confirm, but its a tricky one.

navman

I have checked this over:

I have two options:

Telecommunications Network Enginner - 263312 - Engineers Australia

Computer Network & Systems Engineer - 26311 - ACS

Now technically, My background is of a Network Engineer, I do market myself as Unified Communications Consultant which falls into both categories.

Now as I understand, based on the two job types, Is there a quota of people they require or limit for each?

Im just trying to work out if there is any merit such as demand or quota limits, Visa Processing time to choose one over the other?

Right now I have lower fee and online application handling from the ACS as benefits.

matt_b

The occupational ceiling lists (available places) are here :-

http://www.immi.gov.au/skills/skillselect/


Engineers Australia would expect you to have an honours degree for 263312, if you don't you have an accredited degree (Washington/Sydney) you would have to go the CDR route.

I think telecommunications Network Engineer, the way I read it is not specifically PSTN, its more microwave/satellite/radar/two way radio.

Whereas Computer Network is more, well, computers, cat5, tcp/ip, voip. Typical quals would be a Microsoft Certified person, or CISCO etc etc.

One thing I will say though is choose the one which you believe is actually your job, from experience I know Engineers Australia are vigorous and expect full documentary evidence with your assessment application. i.e. Written job descriptions by Human Resources, Contracts of employment etc etc.

navman

Hi there,

I have checked and its definetely ACS for me.

IS there any specific degree requirements with ACS?

I have a BA & MSc In Business, of course many high level techical IT certifications applicable to the job that I do.