For a Medical Laboratory Technician Emigrating to Australia
Welcome to our guide on the Australian skills assessment process for a Medical Laboratory Technician. Before we examine the skills required to be recognised as a Medical Laboratory Technician 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 Technician 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 Technicians 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 Technicians and if they need to bring in Medical Laboratory Technicians from overseas to fill any potential shortage skills gaps. This report states the number of overseas a Medical Laboratory Technicians 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 Technicians are on the STSOL list. Being on this list means a Medical Laboratory Technician 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: STSOL
Skills and Experience Required To Be a Medical Laboratory Technician
Before a person can be accepted in Australia as Medical Laboratory Technician, 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 Technician:
The profession “a Medical Laboratory Technician” 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 Technician” and is uniquely identified by the code 311213. 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 Technician:
For a Medical Laboratory Technician 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
Data
analytics
and databases
Health and care
Cleaning and maintenance
Science and mathematics
Core Specialist Responsibilities:
Perform medical tests and physical examinations of patients
Undertake laboratory operations and analysis
Collect
document and communicate medical information
Manage health care operations
Collaborate with health care professionals
Provide training to health care professionals
Undertake or provide professional skill and knowledge development
Undertake biological research
Operate and maintain medical equipment
Clean medical equipment or facilities
Specific Tasks Associated with the Role:
Cultivate micro-organisms for study
testing or medical preparations
Enter patient or treatment data into computers
Supervise technical medical staff
Analyse test results to inform diagnosis or treatment
Analyse laboratory findings
Prepare medical supplies or equipment for use
Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues
Train medical providers
Collect biological specimens from patients
Operate laboratory equipment to analyse medical samples
Test biological specimens to gather information about patient conditions
Prepare biological specimens for laboratory analysis
Analyse laboratory specimens to detect abnormalities or other problems
Maintain medical laboratory equipment
Inform medical professionals regarding patient conditions and care
Clean medical equipment or facilities
3. The Australian eligibility criteria for a Medical Laboratory Technician:
Currently Medical Laboratory Technician’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 Technicians, 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.
