For a Podiatrist Emigrating to Australia

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

Before a person can be accepted in Australia as Podiatrist, 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 Podiatrist:

The profession “a Podiatrist” 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 “Podiatrist” and is uniquely identified by the code 252611. 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 Podiatrist:

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

General Duties:

Health and care
• Production processes and machinery

Core Specialist Responsibilities:

Provide health care or administer medical treatment
• Perform medical tests and physical examinations of patients
• Administration of medical facility records and activities
• Make
• fit or support clients in the use of assistive devices
• Manage health care operations
• Develop and fit medical assistive devices
• Operate and maintain medical equipment
• Design
• repair or fabricate medical equipment
• Provide alternative medicine treatments
• Provide community health programs
• Refer for health services or medical tests
• Diagnose medical conditions and prescribe treatments

Specific Tasks Associated with the Role:

Order medical supplies or equipment
• Analyse test results to inform diagnosis or treatment
• Treat chronic diseases or disorders
• Treat patients using alternative medical procedures
• Fabricate medical devices
• Communicate health and wellness information to the public
• Manage health care operations
• Adjust prostheses or other assistive devices
• Prescribe assistive medical devices or related treatments
• Prescribe medications
• Refer patients to other health care practitioners or health resources
• Maintain medical facility records
• Prescribe treatments or therapies
• Diagnose medical conditions
• Operate on patients

3. The Australian eligibility criteria for a Podiatrist:

Currently Podiatrist’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 Podiatrists, 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 online assessment form for your complimentary guide and to discuss your options with one of our friendly experts.