For a Systems Administrator Emigrating to Australia

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

Before a person can be accepted in Australia as Systems Administrator, 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 Systems Administrator:

The profession “a Systems Administrator” 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 “Systems Administrator” and is uniquely identified by the code 262113. 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 Systems Administrator:

For a Systems Administrator 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
• Customer service
• Performance evaluation and efficiency improvement
• Data
• analytics
• and databases
• Operating procedures and processes
• Security and emergency services
• Business operations and financial activities
• Digital technologies and electronics
• Teaching and education

Core Specialist Responsibilities:

Teach others to use computer technology
• Develop procedures for communications and data management
• Manage operational budgets
• Operate and maintain computers
• Install and maintain computer equipment or software
• Provide customer service and communicate information
• Communicate and collaborate
• Enforce or maintain security
• Resolve computer application or systems issues
• Develop websites or software
• Test computer or software performance
• Manage or document operational procedure or process
• Use data to inform operational decisions
• Maintain inventory and stock
• Investigate illegal activities or maintain security
• ICT support
• design and management
• Undertake project planning
• Research
• evaluate or design new technologies
• Develop or evaluate projects or designs

Specific Tasks Associated with the Role:

Coordinate project activities with other staff or departments
• Maintain computer networks to enhance performance and user access
• Monitor the performance of computer networks
• Troubleshoot issues with computer applications or systems
• Design integrated computer systems
• Coordinate resource procurement activities
• Implement security measures for computer or information systems
• Develop computer or information security policies or procedures
• Create electronic data backup to prevent loss of information
• Resolve computer network problems
• Conduct research to gain information about products or processes
• Analyse project data to determine specifications or requirements
• Install computer hardware
• Recommend changes to improve computer or information systems
• Develop detailed project plans
• Collaborate with others to resolve information technology issues
• Assess network-related risks and specify recovery routines and contingency procedures
• Document design or development procedures
• Analyse security of systems
• network or data
• Manage information technology projects or system activities
• Provide technical support for software maintenance or use
• Test software performance
• Operate computer systems
• Coordinate software or hardware installation
• Write computer programming code
• Ensure business strategies comply with information security standards
• Review computer information systems
• procedures and networks
• Develop procedures for data management
• Provide technical support for computer network issues
• Test computer hardware performance
• Identify information technology project resource requirements
• Document operational activities
• Configure computer networks
• Monitor the security of digital information
• Collate and analyse information for threat intelligence requirements from a variety of sources
• Collect data about customer needs
• Resolve computer software problems
• Document network-related activities or tasks
• Train others in computer interface or software use
• Update knowledge about emerging industry or technology trends
• Maintain the inventory of equipment
• Analyse data to identify or resolve operational problems

3. The Australian eligibility criteria for a Systems Administrator:

Currently Systems Administrator’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 Systems Administrators, 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.