For an Environmental Educator Emigrating to Australia

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

Skills and Experience Required To Be an Environmental Educator

Before a person can be accepted in Australia as Environmental Educator, 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 Environmental Educator:

The profession “an Environmental Educator” 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 “Environmental Scientists nec” and is uniquely identified by the code 234399. 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 Environmental Educator:

For an Environmental Educator 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
• Environmental management
• Customer service
• Health and care
• Records
• documentation
• reports and research
• Business operations and financial activities
• Operating procedures and processes
• Teaching and education
• Archiving
• recording
• and translating

Core Specialist Responsibilities:

Prepare forms
• legislation or proposals
• Teach school students
• Prepare reports or evaluations
• Manage services
• staff or activities
• Develop educational materials and programs
• Undertake library activities
• Provide customer service and communicate information
• Source and distribute educational materials
• Collaborate and advise on educational and technical issues
• Promote and develop educational programs
• Undertake or provide professional skill and knowledge development
• Research or write in area of expertise
• Perform administrative or clerical tasks
• Advise on environmental conservation
• Undertake environmental sustainability planning or activities
• Undertake environmental and sustainability research
• Develop and administer testing routines or procedures
• Communicate with others to coordinate work
• Undertake community development activities
• Develop
• implement and monitor educational policies
• standards or programs

Specific Tasks Associated with the Role:

Compile specialised bibliographies or lists of materials
• Write grant proposals
• Advise educators on curricula
• instructional methods or policies
• Maintain student records
• Research impacts of environmental conservation initiatives
• Develop instructional materials
• Perform student enrolment or registration activities
• Stay informed about current developments in field of specialisation
• Supervise laboratory work
• Present sustainable goods or services information to the public
• Guide class discussions
• Serve on institutional or departmental committees
• Prepare tests
• Communicate with the public on environmental issues
• Select educational materials or equipment
• Write reports or evaluations
• Direct department activities
• Evaluate scholarly materials
• Supervise student research or internship work
• Promote educational institutions or programs
• Order instructional or library materials or equipment
• Evaluate effectiveness of educational programs
• Develop instructional objectives
• Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress
• Promote environmental sustainability or conservation initiatives
• Write articles
• books or other materials
• Attend training sessions or events to develop or maintain professional knowledge
• Plan community programs or activities for the general public

3. The Australian eligibility criteria for an Environmental Educator:

Currently Environmental Educator’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 Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited Skills Assessment Process

For Environmental Educators, the skills assessing body is “Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited” they are often referred to as the AITSL. To visit their site, follow the link: https://www.aitsl.edu.au

It is important to note that the primary purpose of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited 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 AITSL 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.