For an Audiologist Emigrating to Australia

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

Before a person can be accepted in Australia as Audiologist, 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 Audiologist:

The profession “an Audiologist” 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 “Audiologist” and is uniquely identified by the code 252711. This may seem unusual, but it is a long established registry system.

2. Key Requirements for an Audiologist:

For an Audiologist to be deemed experienced down under, here are the essential skills, tasks, duties and responsibilities they must be familiar with:

General Duties:

Human resources
• Communication and collaboration
• Safety and hazard management
• Health and care
• Sales and marketing

Core Specialist Responsibilities:

Provide health care advice
• Perform medical tests and physical examinations of patients
• Collect
• document and communicate medical information
• Make
• fit or support clients in the use of assistive devices
• Undertake or provide professional skill and knowledge development
• Explain medical information and procedures
• Analyse medical research and data
• Develop
• follow and ensure compliance with health care quality and safety procedures
• Provide community health programs
• Refer for health services or medical tests
• Develop marketing plans
• Monitor and evaluate patient treatment
• Manage health care operations
• Collaborate with health care professionals
• Diagnose medical conditions and prescribe treatments
• Provide health care or administer medical treatment
• Train staff
• Inspect work environment to ensure safety and compliance
• Develop and fit medical assistive devices
• Provide training to health care professionals
• Operate and maintain medical equipment

Specific Tasks Associated with the Role:

Merchandise health care goods or services
• Inspect work environments to ensure safety
• Communicate health and wellness information to the public
• Test patient hearing
• Develop health assessment methods or programs
• Recommend types of assistive devices
• Adjust prostheses or other assistive devices
• Collaborate with health care professionals to plan or provide treatment
• Present medical research reports
• Enter patient or treatment data into computers
• Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues
• Record patient medical histories
• Operate diagnostic or therapeutic medical instruments or equipment
• Manage health care operations
• Train patients
• family members or caregivers in techniques for managing disabilities or illnesses
• Advise others on health care issues
• Conduct health or safety training programs
• Maintain medical or professional knowledge
• Analyse test results to inform diagnosis or treatment
• Train medical providers
• Supervise patient care staff
• Refer patients to other health care practitioners or health resources
• Administer health care or medical treatments
• Examine patients to assess general physical condition
• Monitor patient progress or responses to treatments
• Develop medical treatment plans

3. The Australian eligibility criteria for an Audiologist:

Currently Audiologist’s are listed on the MLTSSL. This reflects the demand for the profession within Australia.

4. Emigration options:

As the profession is currently listed on the MLTSSL, 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 Audiologists, 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 assessment form for your complimentary guide and one of our friendly experts will assess your eligibility to live and work in Australia.