Australia is a major social welfare country, so many people choose to immigrate to Australia. This has also created the demand for professional positions in Australia's social worker. So what are the conditions for community workers to immigrate to New South Wales, Australia?
About the way to immigrate to Australia
Community Worker Immigration Job Code 411711, Skill Level 2, currently appears on the NSW 190 and 491 state responsibilities list, so you can go to the 190 skilled immigration and 491 remote area skilled immigration channels. The basic invitation scores and work experience requirements of these two are different.
190 Visa: applicants’ basic invitation score is 70 points, and there is no mandatory work experience requirement.
491 Visa: The basic invitation score for application is 65 points, but you need to have more than 1 year of relevant work experience. And it takes at least 20 hours a week to meet the work requirements of NSW.
In addition to age, IELTS, scoring and other requirements, must pass the occupational assessment to apply.
About occupational assessment
Many people regard community workers and social worker as one profession. In fact, these are two different professions of , so occupational assessment institutions are also different . The occupational assessment institutions for community workers are ACWA (Australian Community Workers Association).
ACWA's requirements for occupational assessment are basically divided into three categories, namely:
1. Educational requirements: Diploma (junior college) or above recognized by Australia;
2. English requirements: 4 IELTS 7 or other English tests of the same level;
3. Work experience: Get within four years after graduation, and have at least one year of relevant full-time (or equivalent part-time) work experience;
Note: If you want to plan to study abroad to immigrate, you can choose ACWA certified courses in advance, so that when applying for career assessment, the work experience regulations can be exempted.
NSW University offers AASW certification courses:
1.ACU;
2.USYD;
3.Western Sydney;
4.University of Wollongong;
5.Charles Sturt University;
6.UNSW, University of Newcastle;
Star Han editor here suggests that if you choose to study abroad to immigrate, you must understand your professional courses, regions and employment immigration prospects, which can not only save time but also have additional points!
