For a Quantity Surveyor Emigrating to Australia
Welcome to our guide on the Australian skills assessment process for a Quantity Surveyor. Before we examine the skills required to be recognised as a Quantity Surveyor it may be helpful to explain that the skills assessment is the first step of the emigration process. The skills Assessment of a Quantity Surveyor determines their eligibility to emigrate and the visa options available. Ultimately, it will affect their employment opportunities once they are in Australia.
While we appreciate that each case is unique, we always strive to secure the best possible outcome from the Skills Assessing Authorities in Australia. Experience has proven that efforts and expertise in this area are often the keys to a successful case.
Ensuring Quantity Surveyors Are In High Demand
Every skilled migrant wants to know they will be able to secure a job quickly and easily when they are in Australia. The Australian emigration system ensures that they can.
Each year, State Governments and the two territorial Governments report to the federal government on their local demand for Quantity Surveyors and if they need to bring in Quantity Surveyors from overseas to fill any potential shortage skills gaps. This report states the number of overseas a Quantity Surveyors required in the coming year to fill the skills gap within each region.
The Skills in demand are then broken down into priority lists. These lists range from those skills in high demand across the country to those skills with only limited demand within rural areas.
Curently, Quantity Surveyors are on the MLTSSL list. Being on this list means a Quantity Surveyor may qualify for one of the following visa streams:
- 190, 407, 491 (S/T), TSS (S), 494
To read more about the shortage skills list, you can visit the government website here: MLTSSL
Skills and Experience Required To Be a Quantity Surveyor
Before a person can be accepted in Australia as Quantity Surveyor, their qualification, skills and experience must be independently verified via a rigorous accreditation. The process ensures all skilled migrants can do their jobs to the required Australian standards.
1. Defining the job title a Quantity Surveyor:
The profession “a Quantity Surveyor” can mean something slightly different in Australia to what is referred to overseas. In “official emigration terms”, this profession is aligned within the occupation category “Quantity Surveyor” and is uniquely identified by the code 233213. This may seem weird to some people, but it is a registry system that has been in place since 2006.
2. Key Requirements for a Quantity Surveyor:
For a Quantity Surveyor to be deemed experienced down under, here are the essential skills, tasks, duties and responsibilities they must be familiar with:
General Duties:
Communication and collaboration
Environmental management
Data
analytics
and databases
Records
documentation
reports and research
Business operations and financial activities
Operating procedures and processes
Construction
Work activities preparation
Core Specialist Responsibilities:
Provide financial advice
Prepare forms
legislation or proposals
Develop or evaluate projects or designs
Manage operational budgets
Estimate labour
materials and project costs
Negotiate purchases or contracts
Manage or document operational procedure or process
Manage
monitor and undertake financial activities
Manage construction or production projects
Use data to inform operational decisions
Undertake financial reporting
documentation and analysis
Estimate costs of goods or services
Undertake dispute resolution
Undertake environmental sustainability planning or activities
Maintain records
documents or other files
Specific Tasks Associated with the Role:
Plan and manage
and analyse costs and benefits of
proposed designs or projects
Negotiate contracts with clients or service providers
Develop financial plans for clients
Prepare operational progress or status reports
Conduct financial audits
Monitor financial indicators
Prepare financial documents
Estimate green project costs
Analyse business or financial data
Evaluate applicable laws and regulations to determine impact on organisational activities
Maintain data in information systems or databases
Evaluate designs or specifications to ensure quality
Investigate the environmental impact of projects
Assess the cost effectiveness of products
projects or services
Estimate demand for goods or services
Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects
Estimate costs of goods or services
Negotiate agreements to resolve disputes
Confer with others about financial matters
Estimate operational costs
Prepare contracts
disclosures or applications
3. The Australian eligibility criteria for a Quantity Surveyor:
Currently Quantity Surveyor’s are listed on the . This reflects the demand for the profession within Australia.
4. Emigration options:
As the profession is currently listed on the , there are places available. However, demand is high, and Australia will stop inviting further applicants to emigrate once all the places are filled.
Navigating the Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services Skills Assessment Process
For Quantity Surveyors, the skills assessing body is “Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services” they are often referred to as the VETASSESS. To visit their site, follow the link: https://www.vetassess.com.au
It is important to note that the primary purpose of the Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services is to make a profit and protect their current members from migrants entering Australia, taking their members’ jobs, and driving down standards or wages.
Therefore, the VETASSESS will often look to delay, frustrate and reject cases preventing accreditations wherever possible with those aims in mind.
The result of a candidate’s skills assessment is often a key factor in their success. It is vital that we secure the highest possible skills accreditation.
Find out more
Emigration law is one of the most complex areas of legislation and is continuously being adapted. By definition, emigrating to Australia is a legal process where the individual must prove their case. It is not down to the government to assist in that process. In fact, in legal terms, it is the government against whom we must win our case.
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