For an Artistic Director Emigrating to Australia

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

Skills and Experience Required To Be an Artistic Director

Before a person can be accepted in Australia as Artistic Director, 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 Artistic Director:

The profession “an Artistic Director” 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 “Artistic Director” and is uniquely identified by the code 212111. 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 Artistic Director:

For an Artistic Director 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
• Production processes and machinery
• Recreation and sporting events
• Records
• documentation
• reports and research
• Operating procedures and processes
• Business operations and financial activities
• Digital technologies and electronics
• Art and entertainment
• Work activities preparation

Core Specialist Responsibilities:

Present information and news to the public
• Manage digital data or recordings
• Develop websites or software
• Create or manage artistic productions
• Coordinate activities or logistics
• Manage services
• staff or activities
• Collaborate and advise on educational and technical issues
• Determine project materials and presentation
• Operate audio-visual equipment
• Coordinate recreational activities or special events
• Negotiate purchases or contracts
• Undertake project planning
• Manage
• monitor and undertake financial activities
• Develop and review technical designs and processes
• Undertake recruitment activities

Specific Tasks Associated with the Role:

Prepare production storyboards
• Operate still or video cameras or related equipment
• Compile technical information or documentation
• Audition or interview potential performers or staff members
• Determine presentation subjects or content
• Select materials or props
• Edit audio
• photographs or video recordings
• Direct productions or performances
• Select staff
• team members or performers
• Review details of technical drawings or specifications
• Direct fundraising or financing activities
• Coordinate artistic activities
• Create television or radio production schedule
• Negotiate for services
• Collaborate with others to prepare or perform artistic productions
• Study scripts to determine project requirements
• Create computer-generated graphics or animation
• Develop ideas for entertainment programs and features
• Determine technical requirements of productions or projects
• Promote products
• activities
• or organisations
• Determine how best to represent a concept visually
• Coordinate activities of production staff
• Inform viewers
• listeners or audiences
• Compile and screen content for radio and television programming
• Manage content of broadcasts or presentations
• Collaborate with others to determine technical details of productions

3. The Australian eligibility criteria for an Artistic Director:

Currently Artistic Director’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 Artistic Directors, 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.