For a Medical Laboratory Scientist Emigrating to Australia
Welcome to our guide on the Australian skills assessment process for a Medical Laboratory Scientist. Before we examine the skills required to be recognised as a Medical Laboratory Scientist it may be helpful to explain that the skills assessment is the first step of the emigration process. The skills Assessment of a Medical Laboratory Scientist 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 Medical Laboratory Scientists 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 Medical Laboratory Scientists and if they need to bring in Medical Laboratory Scientists from overseas to fill any potential shortage skills gaps. This report states the number of overseas a Medical Laboratory Scientists 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, Medical Laboratory Scientists are on the MLTSSL list. Being on this list means a Medical Laboratory Scientist may qualify for one of the following visa streams:
- 186, 407, 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 a Medical Laboratory Scientist
Before a person can be accepted in Australia as Medical Laboratory Scientist, 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 Medical Laboratory Scientist:
The profession “a Medical Laboratory Scientist” 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 “Medical Laboratory Scientist” and is uniquely identified by the code 234611. 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 Medical Laboratory Scientist:
For a Medical Laboratory Scientist to be deemed experienced down under, here are the essential skills, tasks, duties and responsibilities they must be familiar with:
General Duties:
Quality control and inspections
Data
analytics
and databases
Health and care
Records
documentation
reports and research
Business operations and financial activities
Teaching and education
Science and mathematics
Core Specialist Responsibilities:
Provide health care advice
Operational specifications design and reporting
Direct medical or health care programs
Review or prepare research or technical reports
Teach tertiary and vocational courses
Undertake research and analyse data
Operate and maintain laboratory or field equipment
Undertake biological research
Establish medical standards and protocols
Monitor equipment
procedures and systems
Specific Tasks Associated with the Role:
Analyse data to identify trends or relationships among variables
Plan biological research
Analyse biological samples
Research diseases or parasites
Prepare scientific or technical reports or presentations
Monitor operational procedures in technical environments
Establish standards for products
processes or procedures
Direct medical science or health care programs
Instruct tertiary students in physical or life sciences
Establish standards for medical care
Operate laboratory or field equipment
Advise others on health care matters
3. The Australian eligibility criteria for a Medical Laboratory Scientist:
Currently Medical Laboratory Scientist’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 Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services Skills Assessment Process
For Medical Laboratory Scientists, the skills assessing body is “Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services” they are often referred to as the VETASSESS. To visit their site, follow the link: https://www.vetassess.com.au
It is important to note that the primary purpose of the Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services 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 VETASSESS 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.
