For a Property Manager Emigrating to Australia

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

Skills and Experience Required To Be a Property Manager

Before a person can be accepted in Australia as Property 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 Property Manager:

The profession “a Property 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 “Property Manager” and is uniquely identified by the code 612112. 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 Property Manager:

For a Property 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
• Production processes and machinery
• Customer service
• Quality control and inspections
• Performance evaluation and efficiency improvement
• Records
• documentation
• reports and research
• Business operations and financial activities
• Sales and marketing
• Cleaning and maintenance
• Operating procedures and processes
• Work activities preparation

Core Specialist Responsibilities:

Prepare forms
• legislation or proposals
• Conduct sales and marketing activities
• Manage operational budgets
• Manage services
• staff or activities
• Manage
• monitor and undertake financial activities
• Maintain operational and production records
• Perform maintenance or inspections
• Maintain facilities and conduct repairs
• Provide customer service and communicate information
• Communicate and collaborate
• Collaborate with stakeholders
• Staff performance management
• Verify and maintain financial records
• Undertake financial reporting
• documentation and analysis
• Inspect
• test or maintain equipment or systems
• Supervise staff
• Procure materials
• supplies
• or stock
• Manage construction or production projects
• Negotiate purchases or contracts
• Undertake project planning

Specific Tasks Associated with the Role:

Resolve customer complaints or problems
• Maintain operational records
• Promote goods
• services
• or programs
• Evaluate employee performance
• Prepare forms or applications
• Liaise between departments or other groups to improve function or communication
• Prepare financial documents
• reports or budgets
• Coordinate operational activities with external stakeholders
• Communicate organisational information to customers or other stakeholders
• Manage construction activities
• Confer with peers to accomplish work
• Inspect condition
• or functioning
• of facilities or equipment
• Perform manual service or maintenance tasks
• Direct financial operations
• Negotiate sales or lease agreements for goods or services
• Communicate with government agencies
• Supervise employees
• Direct facility maintenance or repair activities
• Direct organisational operations
• projects or services
• Negotiate project specifications
• Analyse financial records to improve budgeting or planning
• Procure materials
• equipment or other resources
• Prepare operational budgets
• Analyse financial records or reports to determine state of operations

3. The Australian eligibility criteria for a Property Manager:

Currently Property 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 Property 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 online assessment form for your complimentary guide and to discuss your options with one of our friendly experts.