For a School Principal Emigrating to Australia

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

• 190, 407, 491 (S/T), TSS (S)

To read more about the shortage skills list, you can visit the government website here: STSOL

Skills and Experience Required To Be a School Principal

Before a person can be accepted in Australia as School Principal, 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 School Principal:

The profession “a School Principal” 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 “School Principal” and is uniquely identified by the code 134311. 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 School Principal:

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

General Duties:

Safety and hazard management
• Human resources
• Communication and collaboration
• Recreation and sporting events
• Data
• analytics
• and databases
• Records
• documentation
• reports and research
• Business operations and financial activities
• Operating procedures and processes
• Cleaning and maintenance
• Sales and marketing
• Teaching and education

Core Specialist Responsibilities:

Prepare forms
• legislation or proposals
• Conduct sales and marketing activities
• Teach school students
• Manage operational budgets
• Assess and advise on public opinions
• Maintain facilities and conduct repairs
• Communicate and collaborate
• Establish organisational policies or programs
• Coordinate recreational activities or special events
• Undertake or provide professional skill and knowledge development
• Develop operational strategies
• plans or procedures
• Collaborate with stakeholders
• Monitor compliance with regulations
• standards or procedures
• Undertake human resources activities
• Manage or document operational procedure or process
• Undertake financial reporting
• documentation and analysis
• Use data to inform operational decisions
• Undertake recruitment activities
• Supervise staff
• Train staff
• Communicate with others to coordinate work
• Develop
• implement and monitor educational policies
• standards or programs

Specific Tasks Associated with the Role:

Recruit staff
• Develop safety standards
• policies or procedures
• Maintain knowledge of current developments in area of expertise
• Hire staff
• Prepare forms or applications
• Promote goods
• services
• or programs
• Evaluate program effectiveness
• Develop promotional materials
• Analyse data to inform operational decisions or activities
• Approve expenditures
• Prepare operational progress or status reports
• Prepare financial documents
• reports or budgets
• Coordinate operational activities with external stakeholders
• Manage outreach activities
• Serve on institutional or departmental committees
• Advise others on career or personal development
• Prepare proposals or grant applications to obtain project funding
• Develop operating strategies
• plans or procedures
• Maintain staff records
• Establish interpersonal business relationships to facilitate work activities
• Determine operational compliance with regulations or standards
• Direct facility maintenance or repair activities
• Coordinate special events or programs
• Develop educational goals
• standards
• policies or procedures
• Recommend organisational process or policy changes
• Teach in area of specialisation
• Advise others on business or operational matters
• Conduct opinion surveys or needs assessments
• Develop organisational policies or programs
• Prepare operational budgets
• Evaluate student work
• Conduct employee training programs
• Supervise employees

3. The Australian eligibility criteria for a School Principal:

Currently School Principal’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 School Principals, 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.