Skills assessments are assessments that are issued and governed by the relevant skills assessment authorities. An assessing authority is an organisation that verifies that your skills meet the standards that have been set up for a relevant occupation.
The department of immigration, that deals with Australian migration, only accepts a skills assessment, for an eligible skilled occupation, issued by the relevant assessing authority recognised by the department.
Obtaining a suitable skills assessment is mandatory for some visa subclasses (and streams) and may be requested for others. You should read all the available information about the visa you are interested in applying for. This will allow you to determine if you need to submit a skills assessment and when you need to obtain it.
Please find the checklists and links to all the recognised skills assessment authoritative bodies below.
| Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA) | Checklist | http://www.aaca.org.au |
| Australian Association of Social Workers Limited (AASW) | Checklist | http://www.aasw.asn.au |
| Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality (ACECQA) | Checklist | https://www.acecqa.gov.au/ |
| Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine (ACPSEM) | Checklist | http://www.acpsem.org.au |
| Australian Computer Society Incorporated (ACS) | Checklist | http://www.acs.org.au |
| Community Work Australia | Checklist | https://www.communitywork.org.au/ |
| Australian Dental Council Limited (ADC) | Checklist | http://www.adc.org.au |
| Australian Institute of Medical Scientists (AIMS) | Checklist | http://www.aims.org.au |
| The Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS) | Checklist | http://www.aiqs.com.au |
| Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited (AITSL) | Checklist | http://www.aitsl.edu.au |
| Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) | Checklist | http://www.amsa.gov.au |
| Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council Limited (ANMAC) | Checklist | http://www.anmac.org.au |
| Australian and New Zealand Podiatry Accreditation Council Limited (ANZPAC) | Checklist | https://iliadint.com/en/article/1205-Australian-and-New-Zealand-Podiatry-Accreditation-Council-ANZPAC |
| Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine (ANZSNM) | Checklist | https://www.anzsnm.org.au |
| Australasian Osteopathic Accreditation Council Limited (AOAC) | Checklist | https://www.osteopathiccouncil.org.au |
| Australian Orthotic Prosthetic Association Limited (AOPA) | Checklist | https://www.aopa.org.au |
| Australian Physiotherapy Council Limited (APC) | Checklist | https://www.physiocouncil.com.au |
| Australian Pharmacy Council Limited (APharmC) | Checklist | https://www.pharmacycouncil.org.au |
| Australian Psychological Society Limited (APS) | Checklist | https://www.psychology.org.au |
| Australian Society of Medical Imagery and Radiation Therapy (ASMIRT) | Checklist | https://www.asmirt.org |
| Australasian Veterinary Boards Council Incorporated (AVBC) | Checklist | https://www.avbc.asn.au |
| Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) | Checklist | https://www.charteredaccountantsanz.com/ |
| Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) | Checklist | https://www.casa.gov.au |
| Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia Limited (CCEA) | Checklist | https://www.ccea.com.au |
| Chinese Medicine Board of Australia (CMBA) | Checklist | https://www.chinesemedicineboard.gov.au |
| CPA Australia Ltd (CPAA) | Checklist | https://www.cpaaustralia.com.au |
| Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) | Checklist | https://daa.asn.au |
| The Institution of Engineers Australia (Engineers Australia) | Checklist | https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au |
| Institute of Managers and Leaders National (IML) | Checklist | https://managersandleaders.com.au/ |
| Institute of Public Accountants Ltd (IPA) | Checklist | https://www.publicaccountants.org.au |
| Legal admissions authority of a state or territory | Checklist | lawadmissions@justice.vic.gov.au |
| Medical Board of Australia (MedBA) | Checklist | https://www.ahpra.gov.au |
| National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters Ltd (NAATI) | Checklist | https://www.naati.com.au |
| Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand Limited (OCANZ) | Checklist | https://www.ocanz.org |
| Occupational Therapy Council of Australia Limited (OTC) | Checklist | https://www.otcouncil.com.au |
| Podiatry Board of Australia (PodBA) | Checklist | https://www.podiatryboard.gov.au/ |
| The Speech Pathology Association of Australia Limited (SPA) | Checklist | https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au |
| Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute Limited (SSSI) | Checklist | https://sssi.org.au |
| Trades Recognition Australia (TRA) | Checklist | https://tradesrecognitionaustralia.gov.au |
| Trades Recognition Australia (TRA (trades)) | Checklist | https://tradesrecognitionaustralia.gov.au |
| Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS) | Checklist | https://www.vetassess.com.au |
| Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS (non-trades)) | Checklist | https://www.vetassess.com.au |