For a Policy and Planning Manager Emigrating to Australia

Welcome to our guide on the Australian skills assessment process for a Policy and Planning Manager. Before we examine the skills required to be recognised as a Policy and Planning Manager it may be helpful to explain that the skills assessment is the first step of the emigration process. The skills Assessment of a Policy and Planning Manager 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 Policy and Planning Managers 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 Policy and Planning Managers and if they need to bring in Policy and Planning Managers from overseas to fill any potential shortage skills gaps. This report states the number of overseas a Policy and Planning Managers 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, Policy and Planning Managers are on the Regional list. Being on this list means a Policy and Planning Manager 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: Regional

Skills and Experience Required To Be a Policy and Planning Manager

Before a person can be accepted in Australia as Policy and Planning Manager, 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 Policy and Planning Manager:

The profession “a Policy and Planning Manager” 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 “Policy and Planning Manager” and is uniquely identified by the code 132411. 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 Policy and Planning Manager:

For a Policy and Planning Manager 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
• Human resources
• Recreation and sporting events
• Data
• analytics
• and databases
• Records
• documentation
• reports and research
• Business operations and financial activities
• Operating procedures and processes
• Sales and marketing
• Work activities preparation

Core Specialist Responsibilities:

Prepare forms
• legislation or proposals
• Schedule staff or assign work
• Conduct sales and marketing activities
• Manage operational budgets
• Manage services
• staff or activities
• Manage
• monitor and undertake financial activities
• Resolve human resources issues
• Communicate and collaborate
• Establish organisational policies or programs
• Coordinate recreational activities or special events
• Collaborate with stakeholders
• Undertake human resources activities
• Manage or document operational procedure or process
• Undertake financial reporting
• documentation and analysis
• Respond to legal
• regulatory and compliance issues
• Use data to inform operational decisions
• Present information and news to the public
• Manage construction or production projects
• Negotiate purchases or contracts

Specific Tasks Associated with the Role:

Represent the organisation in external relations
• Communicate organisational policies and procedures
• Promote goods
• services
• or programs
• Analyse data to inform operational decisions or activities
• Prepare operational progress or status reports
• Liaise between departments or other groups to improve function or communication
• Prepare financial documents
• reports or budgets
• Advise others on legal or regulatory compliance matters
• Analyse data to assess operational or project effectiveness
• Confer with peers to accomplish work
• Manage construction activities
• Present information to the public
• Manage human resources activities
• Resolve employee or contractor problems
• Direct financial operations
• Implement organisational process or policy changes
• Direct sales
• marketing or customer service activities
• Direct administrative or support services
• Coordinate special events or programs
• Direct organisational operations
• projects or services
• Prepare staff schedules or work assignments
• Develop organisational policies or programs
• Prepare operational budgets
• Negotiate contracts for transportation
• distribution or logistics services
• Draft legislation or regulations
• Coordinate with external parties to exchange information

3. The Australian eligibility criteria for a Policy and Planning Manager:

Currently Policy and Planning Manager’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 Policy and Planning Managers, 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.

To discover more, complete our online assessment form for your complimentary guide and to discuss your options with one of our friendly experts.