CHILD CARE CENTRE MANAGERS - CHANGE OF ASSESSING AUTHORITY

LIN 19/260 has specified the assessing authorities for the new subclass 494 visa in the employer sponsored stream starting from 16 November 2019.

Among the very few changes ONE BIG change is happening for students enrolled in the Early Childhood Education and Care Diploma that will also affect applicants of other visa programs such as the subclass 485 Post Graduate visa.

As a result of a change in the assessing authority (from TRA to ACECQA), students who have just finished their course will not meet the criteria for a positive skills assessment with the position of

CHILD CARE CENTRE MANAGER

Previously, a Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care and 360 hours of work experience/ work placement were enough to obtain a positive outcome for the PSA (provisional skills assessment), therefore to meet the main requirement for the grant of the 485 visa GRADUATE WORK stream.

As of 16 November 2019, only applicants who can demonstrate at least 3 years of full time relevant work experience after the mentioned diploma can obtain a positive (full) skills assessment with ACECQA.

Unless ACECQA created a “simplified” process for 485 visa applicants similarly to what TRA has done so far, this is really bad news for all those who had planned a migration pathway based on this course of study/occupation.

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