If having a strong desire to migrate to Australia as a Chief Information Officer 135111, then read this blog. Here, we will tell you about the requirements and the visa provision for Australian immigration.
Job description of a Chief Information Officer 135111:
You have to plan, organize, direct, control and coordinate the ICT strategies, plans and operations of an organization. Doing so will allow you to ensure that the ICT infrastructure supports the organization’s overall operations and priorities.
Assessment requirements:
Unless you are exempted due to limited circumstances, you have to meet ACS skill assessment requirements. Doing so and winning a positive assessment will allow you to apply for some visas.
The skill assessment authority for Chief Information Officer is the Australian Computer Society, ACS.
To win a positive assessment, you need to meet the following ACS Australia skill assessment requirements:
The following are the four types of applications available for migration purposes:
- Temporary Graduate (TG):
This pathway is for a graduate who has completed an Australian Bachelor’s degree or higher. You can use this qualification to apply for a subclass 485 visa.
Your degree has to be an ICT major and closely relevant to your chosen occupation. You don’t have to have worked in the field.
- Post Australian Study (PAS):
This pathway is for a graduate who has completed an Australian Bachelor’s degree or higher. Apart from that, they want a skill assessment for migration purposes in general. Relevant IT employment or completing an ACS Professional Year program is a must.
You need an Australian bachelor’s degree or higher with a major in IT closely relevant to the chosen occupation (ANZSCO). Besides that, you must meet one of the following requirements for a suitable skills assessment:
1 year or related work experience that you had after the completion date of the related Australia degree, or
Completing an ACS Professional Year Program
- Skills:
This is a general skill assessment application for the assessment of tertiary ICT qualifications and ICT employment.
You need a qualification equivalent to AQF Bachelor Degree. Instead of that, you can have a degree with an ICT Major +2 year-experience in the last 10 years, or
Qualification equivalent to AQF Bachelor Degree or Higher with an ICT Minor +5 year-experience in the last 10 years, or
You need a qualification equivalent to AQF Diploma or Vendor Certification +5 year-experience in the last 10 years.
- Recognition of Prior Learning:
It is for applicants having qualifications with insufficient or no ICT content. Apart from that, it is also for those not having any ICT qualifications.
You need Non-ICT Qualification equivalent to AQF Diploma or Higher + 6-year related work experience, or
No tertiary qualification: work experience only + 8-year related work experience
English language requirements for Chief Information Officer 135111:
You must satisfy the following English language competency requirements for a positive RPL Australia ACS assessment:
- IELTS results: at least a score of 5 (L, R, W), 7 in speaking and 7 overall
- OET result: at least grade B in each section
- TOEFL iBT: at least a minimum score (L:12, R:13, W:21, S:23 overall L93)
- PTE Academic: having a minimum score of 50 (L, R, W), 65 in speaking and overall 65
Exceptions:
- Australian Graduate exceptions apply in some territories/states
- Priority Skilled Lists may apply a specific need in some territories/states
- The countries that are exempt from the submission of IELTS or OET are the UK, New Zealand, Canada, the USA and Ireland
Visa provision:
As the occupation featured on the STSOL list, you can apply for a Skilled Nominated 190 or a Skilled Regional Nominated 489 visa. If employed in this occupation and willing to pursue a GSM visa, apply for state nomination for Australian immigration.
Keep in mind: although the occupation is on the STSOL, it is a possibility that no state demands people in that profession. The online assessment only consists of occupations that are currently in demand. They are in demand by a state or territory in Australia. Therefore, if the occupation does not appear on the online assessment, consider looking for an employer sponsor in Australia.
