For an Insurance Agent Emigrating to Australia
Welcome to our guide on the Australian skills assessment process for an Insurance Agent. Before we examine the skills required to be recognised as an Insurance Agent it may be helpful to explain that the skills assessment is the first step of the emigration process. The skills Assessment of an Insurance Agent 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 Insurance Agents 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 Insurance Agents and if they need to bring in Insurance Agents from overseas to fill any potential shortage skills gaps. This report states the number of overseas an Insurance Agents 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, Insurance Agents are on the STSOL list. Being on this list means an Insurance Agent 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 Insurance Agent
Before a person can be accepted in Australia as Insurance Agent, 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 Insurance Agent:
The profession “an Insurance Agent” 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 “Insurance Agent” and is uniquely identified by the code 611211. 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 Insurance Agent:
For an Insurance Agent to be deemed experienced down under, here are the essential skills, tasks, duties and responsibilities they must be familiar with:
General Duties:
Human resources
Quality control and inspections
Customer service
Sales and marketing
Business operations and financial activities
Core Specialist Responsibilities:
Provide financial advice
Inspect products
equipment or facilities
Develop marketing plans
Conduct sales and marketing activities
Develop and distribute marketing material
Provide customer service and communicate information
Maintain sales and business transaction records
Negotiate purchases or contracts
Undertake or provide professional skill and knowledge development
Estimate costs of goods or services
Specific Tasks Associated with the Role:
Customise financial goods or services to meet customer needs
Sell goods or services
Explain financial information to customers
Develop marketing plans or strategies
Calculate costs of goods or services
Maintain records of sales or other business transactions
Attend events to develop professional knowledge
Process sales or other transactions
Examine condition of property or products
Develop professional relationships or networks
Gather customer or product information to determine customer needs
Prepare sales or other contracts
Identify potential customers
Take product orders
Review accuracy of sales or other transactions
Study product information to acquire professional knowledge
3. The Australian eligibility criteria for an Insurance Agent:
Currently Insurance Agent’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 Psychological Society Limited Skills Assessment Process
For Insurance Agents, the skills assessing body is “Australian Psychological Society Limited” they are often referred to as the APS. To visit their site, follow the link: https://www.psychology.org.au
It is important to note that the primary purpose of the Australian Psychological Society 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 APS 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.
