For a Veterinarian Emigrating to Australia
Welcome to our guide on the Australian skills assessment process for a Veterinarian. Before we examine the skills required to be recognised as a Veterinarian it may be helpful to explain that the skills assessment is the first step of the emigration process. The skills Assessment of a Veterinarian 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 Veterinarians 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 Veterinarians and if they need to bring in Veterinarians from overseas to fill any potential shortage skills gaps. This report states the number of overseas a Veterinarians 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, Veterinarians are on the MLTSSL list. Being on this list means a Veterinarian 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 Veterinarian
Before a person can be accepted in Australia as Veterinarian, 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 Veterinarian:
The profession “a Veterinarian” 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 “Veterinarian” and is uniquely identified by the code 234711. 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 Veterinarian:
For a Veterinarian 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
Business operations and financial activities
Human resources
Agriculture and animals
Core Specialist Responsibilities:
Provide health care advice
Perform medical tests and physical examinations of patients
Provide health care or administer medical treatment
Administration of medical facility records and activities
Care for patients and clients
Perform administrative or clerical tasks
Manage health care operations
Provide animal care and training
Operate and maintain medical equipment
Provide training to health care professionals
Undertake or provide professional skill and knowledge development
Analyse medical research and data
Treat animal injuries or illnesses
perform breeding procedures
Administer medications or immunisations
Provide community health programs
Establish medical standards and protocols
Diagnose medical conditions and prescribe treatments
Specific Tasks Associated with the Role:
Communicate health and wellness information to the public
Analyse medical data
Perform clerical work in medical settings
Treat animal injuries or illnesses
Operate on patients
Care for animals
Determine protocols for medical procedures
Provide health and wellness advice to patients
program participants or caregivers
Treat acute illnesses
infections or injuries
Schedule patient procedures or appointments
Supervise medical support staff
Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues
Collect biological specimens from patients
Manage health care operations
Prescribe medications
Maintain medical facility records
Maintain medical or professional knowledge
Analyse test results to inform diagnosis or treatment
Train medical providers
Immunise patients
Examine patients to assess general physical condition
Develop medical treatment plans
Operate diagnostic imaging equipment
3. The Australian eligibility criteria for a Veterinarian:
Currently Veterinarian’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 Veterinarians, 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.
