For an Audiometrist Emigrating to Australia
Welcome to our guide on the Australian skills assessment process for an Audiometrist. Before we examine the skills required to be recognised as an Audiometrist it may be helpful to explain that the skills assessment is the first step of the emigration process. The skills Assessment of an Audiometrist 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 Audiometrists 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 Audiometrists and if they need to bring in Audiometrists from overseas to fill any potential shortage skills gaps. This report states the number of overseas an Audiometrists 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, Audiometrists are on the STSOL list. Being on this list means an Audiometrist may qualify for one of the following visa streams:
- 186, 189 (PT), 190, 407, 485 (GW),491 (F), 491 (S/T), TSS (M), 494
To read more about the shortage skills list, you can visit the government website here: STSOL
Skills and Experience Required To Be an Audiometrist
Before a person can be accepted in Australia as Audiometrist, 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 an Audiometrist:
The profession “an Audiometrist” 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 “Medical Technicians nec” and is uniquely identified by the code 311299. This may seem weird to some people, but it is a registry system that has been in place since 2006.
2. Key Requirements for an Audiometrist:
For an Audiometrist to be deemed experienced down under, here are the essential skills, tasks, duties and responsibilities they must be familiar with:
General Duties:
Health and care
Human resources
Communication and collaboration
Core Specialist Responsibilities:
Perform medical tests and physical examinations of patients
Collect
document and communicate medical information
Collaborate with health care professionals
Develop and fit medical assistive devices
Undertake or provide professional skill and knowledge development
Explain medical information and procedures
Operate and maintain medical equipment
Specific Tasks Associated with the Role:
Enter patient or treatment data into computers
Maintain medical or professional knowledge
Analyse test results to inform diagnosis or treatment
Record patient medical histories
Operate diagnostic or therapeutic medical instruments or equipment
Adjust prostheses or other assistive devices
Test patient hearing
Explain medical procedures or test results to patients or family members
Collaborate with health care professionals to plan or provide treatment
Examine patients to assess general physical condition
3. The Australian eligibility criteria for an Audiometrist:
Currently Audiometrist’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 Trades Recognition Australia Skills Assessment Process
For Audiometrists, the skills assessing body is “Trades Recognition Australia” they are often referred to as the TRA. To visit their site, follow the link: https://tradesrecognitionaustralia.gov.au
It is important to note that the primary purpose of the Trades Recognition Australia 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 TRA 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.
