For a Network Manager Emigrating to Australia

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

Before a person can be accepted in Australia as Network Manager, 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 Network Manager:

The profession “a Network Manager” 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 “ICT Managers nec” and is uniquely identified by the code 135199. 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 Network Manager:

For a Network Manager to be deemed experienced down under, here are the essential skills, tasks, duties and responsibilities they must be familiar with:

General Duties:

Communication and collaboration
• Human resources
• Performance evaluation and efficiency improvement
• Data
• analytics
• and databases
• Operating procedures and processes
• Business operations and financial activities
• Security and emergency services
• Digital technologies and electronics

Core Specialist Responsibilities:

Collaborate with stakeholders
• Staff performance management
• Train staff
• Operations research and management
• Procure materials
• supplies
• or stock
• Manage operational budgets
• Manage services
• staff or activities
• Communicate and collaborate
• Investigate illegal activities or maintain security
• Establish organisational policies or programs
• Enforce or maintain security
• Manage or document operational procedure or process
• Undertake or provide professional skill and knowledge development
• Resolve human resources issues
• Develop operational strategies
• plans or procedures
• Operate and maintain computers
• Undertake recruitment activities
• Use data to inform operational decisions

Specific Tasks Associated with the Role:

Recruit staff
• Monitor the performance of computer networks
• Maintain knowledge of current developments in area of expertise
• Evaluate employee performance
• Analyse data to determine project feasibility
• Analyse data to inform operational decisions or activities
• Prepare operational progress or status reports
• Coordinate operational activities with external stakeholders
• Determine resource needs
• Confer with peers to accomplish work
• Resolve employee or contractor problems
• Develop operating strategies
• plans or procedures
• Apply and maintain information security controls as required by policies or risk assessments
• Advise customers on technical or procedural issues
• Manage operations
• research or logistics projects
• Develop organisational goals or objectives
• Manage organisational or project budgets
• Recommend organisational process or policy changes
• Direct organisational operations
• projects or services
• Review computer information systems
• procedures and networks
• Procure materials
• equipment or other resources
• Collate and analyse information for threat intelligence requirements from a variety of sources
• Develop organisational policies or programs
• Conduct employee training programs

3. The Australian eligibility criteria for a Network Manager:

Currently Network Manager’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 Network Managers, 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.