For a Driving Instructor Emigrating to Australia

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

Skills and Experience Required To Be a Driving Instructor

Before a person can be accepted in Australia as Driving Instructor, 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 Driving Instructor:

The profession “a Driving Instructor” 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 “Driving Instructor” and is uniquely identified by the code 451211. 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 Driving Instructor:

For a Driving Instructor 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
• Records
• documentation
• reports and research
• Operating procedures and processes
• Teaching and education

Core Specialist Responsibilities:

Research or write in area of expertise
• Teach life skills
• Supervise staff
• Teach others to use computer technology
• Teach school students
• Source and distribute educational materials
• Discuss child learning or development with parents or guardians
• Collaborate and advise on educational and technical issues
• Develop educational materials and programs
• Develop and administer testing routines or procedures
• Communicate and collaborate
• Promote and develop educational programs
• Communicate with others to coordinate work
• Undertake or provide professional skill and knowledge development
• Develop
• implement and monitor educational policies
• standards or programs

Specific Tasks Associated with the Role:

Teach life skills
• Plan educational activities
• Develop strategies or programs for students with accessibility needs
• Distribute instructional or library materials
• Schedule instructional activities
• Document lesson plans
• Collaborate with other teaching professionals to develop educational programs
• Discuss problems or issues with supervisors
• Assess educational needs of students
• Discuss student progress with parents or guardians
• Evaluate performance of educational staff
• Serve on institutional or departmental committees
• Enforce rules or policies governing student behaviour
• Prepare tests
• Select educational materials or equipment
• Monitor student performance
• Create technology-based learning materials
• Promote educational institutions or programs
• Apply multiple teaching methods
• Order instructional or library materials or equipment
• Evaluate effectiveness of educational programs
• Develop instructional objectives
• Attend training sessions or events to develop or maintain professional knowledge
• Set up classroom materials or equipment
• Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress
• Encourage students
• Assign class work to students
• Plan experiential learning activities
• Write articles
• books or other materials
• Evaluate student work
• Modify teaching methods or materials to accommodate student needs
• Maintain student records
• Teach others to use technology or equipment

3. The Australian eligibility criteria for a Driving Instructor:

Currently Driving Instructor’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 Medical Board of Australia Skills Assessment Process

For Driving Instructors, the skills assessing body is “Medical Board of Australia” they are often referred to as the MedBA. To visit their site, follow the link: https://www.ahpra.gov.au

It is important to note that the primary purpose of the Medical Board of 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 MedBA 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.