ACS (The Australian Computer Society) is an immigrant career assessment body for ICT occupations designated by the Australian Department of Immigration, which assesses jobs related to computers and communications. Only those who pass the ACS assessment can make the next visa application or state guarantee application. The IT career assessment does not require IELTS, so IELTS can be prepared in parallel during the career assessment process, which saves the most time.
ACS ICT career assessment, professional and academic qualifications are not required; The ACS evaluation is valid for two years and the evaluation cycle is 12 weeks. Beginning in April 2013, the new ACS criteria began to be based on the applicant's academic qualifications, professional and professional years of service. Work experience after meeting the assessment criteria is Skilled employment: Only employment completed after the date you have met the ACS requirements will be counted as skilled employment.
ACS career Assessment Type (skills application types)
1. New graduates from Australian universities (Australian graduates, teaching in English, study time more than 92 weeks,) Recent Graduates of an Australian University in Australia within half a year)
2. New Australian University graduates consider work experience Recent Graduates of an Australian University in Australia wanting ICT experience considered
3. Skill class Skills
4. Diploma and work experience recognition Recognition Lette
5. RPL Class Recognition of Prior Learning
ACS career Assessment Category (distinct groupings) and years of deduction (New Standard 2014)
* Bachelor's degree, Master's degree and Postgraduate degree: *
1) Major in ICT:
-the profession is highly related to the nominating profession, with a reduction of 2 years or 4 years at any time in the last 10 years, and which effective time is the earliest one. In other words, if the applicant has worked for 11 years, the applicant will have to be deducted for three or four years;
-Professional and nominating occupations are not highly relevant and are deducted by four years at any given time;
2) minor ICT
-there is a high degree of correlation between profession and occupation, with a deduction of five years or six years for any period of time within the last 10 years, and which effective time is the earliest, whichever is the first;
-profession and occupation are not highly related and are deducted for any period of time by six years;
* non-degree qualifications, (Diploma) and qualifications (e.g., college qualifications), majoring in ICT:**
-the profession is highly related to the promotion of occupation, and may be deducted by 5 years or 6 years at any time in the last 10 years;
-Professional and career promotion is not highly related, at any time period deductions of 6 years.
* non-ICT-related qualifications or degrees: * minus 6 years and require RPL program reports.
There is no formal (No Tertiary Education Qualifications): * deduction for 8 years and RPL project reports are required.
Note: ACS nomination, useful years are calculated from the point where both job requirements and academic qualifications are met. For example, the applicant worked in 2003-08, received a computer ICT Major degree in 2009, and the effective years of work began after receiving the degree in 2009.
For Australian ICT major applicants who apply for a permanent residence visa, one year of career-related work experience is required to apply for a career assessment. But the number of valid years has been calculated since the Australian degree was obtained, that is, no deductions. Other countries need to reduce their working years in accordance with the above rules, which is disadvantageous to the applicant.
Definition of minor (Minor) and non-ICT (Non-ICT Qualification) qualifications in ACS majoring in (Major),
1.Major
1) A minimum of 50% of the ICT programmes required for academic (non-degree) recipients-(for example, 30 total subjects and at least 15 ICT-related courses) can be identified as Majo
2) Bachelor's degree laureates (ICT courses need to be available in each year of study, the last year being advanced) can be identified as Majo
-at least 33% of ICT courses are required for a 3-year course
-A 4-year course requires at least 25% of the ICT programme
-at least 20% of ICT courses are required for a 5-year course
3) for a master's degree, a degree (not required to be an ICT major), at least one and a half years of full-time study and the following conditions can be identified as Majo
-at least one year of full-time ICT studies;
-at least 12 courses (a little less outside Australia);
-2-year master's degree at least 50% of the ICT programme;
-A 3-year master's degree requires no less than 33% of the ICT program.
4) for a master's degree, a degree (required to be an ICT Major) requires no less than 33% of the ICT program, which can be identified as Majo
2. For at least 2 to 3 of the Major ICT curriculum ratio can count as Mino
3. Those who are less than Minor are classified as Non-ICT degrees
4. All major/Minor must have 65% of the ICT program highly relevant to the nominating profession.
Other career assessment-related services provided by ACS
If Review: is not satisfied with the results of the evaluation, it can apply for Review, Review to be conducted by a higher evaluation officer within 60 days, if you need to change the ANZSCO career of the nomination, or if you have materials that were not submitted at the time of the initial submission. Or you need to Review the entire application. Apply for Review to provide new materials.
If Appeal: disagrees with the evaluation, the costs will be refunded if the results are issued within 60 days of successful application for Appeal, Appeal. Appeal does not allow the submission of new material, but is reviewed by a higher-level evaluation officer to see if it has previously made an erroneous assessment.
The RE-VALIDATION: results can apply for RE-VALIDATION if they expire before the visa application is submitted, and the results before July 2010 can only be re-applied and not extended.
# ACS career assessment costs #
-Australian graduate Recent Graduate of an Australian University $425
-exemption from work experience Australian graduates Recent Graduate of an Australian University, wanting ICT experience considered $450
-General category Skills (general application) $450
-RPL Category Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) $500
-confirmation letter Recognition Letter $500
-Review of Review Application $355
-Appeal Application $355
-Update Revalidation Application $250
ACS occupation scope of ICT Immigration Vocational Assessment in Australia
ACS assesses 24 occupations of skilled immigrants, of which the first 6 occupations (plus black occupation) can apply directly for independent skilled immigrants on the SOL, while other occupations can only apply for state guarantees (489190) or employer guarantees:
01. 261311 Analysis programmer Analyst programme
02. 263111 computer Network and Systems engineer Computer Network and Systems Enginee
03. 261312 Development programmer Developer programme
04. 261111 ICT Business analyst ICT business analyst
05. 261313 Software engineer Software enginee
06. 261112 system analyst Systems analyst
07. 135111 Chief Information Officer (CIO) Chief Information Office
08. 262111 Database Administrator Database Administrato
09. 135199 other ICT Manager ICT Managers NEC
10. 135112 ICT Project Manager, ICT
11. 263211 ICT quality Assurance engineer ICT Quality Assurance Enginee
12. 262112 ICT Security specialist ICT Security Specialist
13. 263299 other ICT support and Test engineer ICT Support and Test Engineers NEC
14. 263212 ICT support engineer ICT Support Enginee
15. 263213 ICT system Test engineer ICT Systems Test Enginee
16. 263211 ICT trainer ICT Traine
17. 261211 Multimedia specialist Multimedia Specialist
18. 263112 Network Administrator Network Administrato
19. 263113 Network analyst Network Analyst
20. 261399 other Software and Application programmers Software and Applications Programmers nec
21. 261314 Software tester Software Teste
22. 262113 system Administrator Systems Administrato
23. 313113 web Administrator Web Administrato
24. 261212 Web developer Web Develope
Interpretation of related acronyms
ICT：Information Communication Technology
RPL：Recognition Of Prior Learning
PASA：Pre Application Skills Assessment
AQF：Australian Qualifications Framework
ACS accredited International Certification (may be sufficient to meet the qualifications criteria)
**Microsoft Certification**
To confirm your Microsoft qualification, we require your Transcript ID and Access Code.
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- Microsoft Certified IT Professional - from 2007
- Microsoft Certified Professional Developer - from 2007
- Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer - after 1997
- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer - after 1997
- Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist - from August 2009
**Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert**
- MCSE: Server Infrastructure
- MCSE: Desktop Infrastructure
- MCSE: Private Cloud
- MCSE: Messaging
- MCSE: Communication
- MCSE: Sharepoint
- MCSE Data Platform
- MCSE Business Intelligenc
**Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer**
- MCSD: Windows Store Apps
- MCSD: Web Applications
- MCSD: Applications Lifecycle Management
**Microsoft Certified Solutions Master**
- MCSM Data Platform
- MCSM Sharepoint
- MCSM Communication
- MCSM Messaging
- MCSM Directory Services
**Novell Certification**
- Certified Lotus Professional or Certified Novell Engineer (from 1997)
- Certified Directory Engineer from Novell
- Master Certified Novell Engineer
- Certified Novell Instructor
**Cisco Certification**
The following list outlines the Cisco Certification accepted by the ACS.
Certifications must be valid at the time of submitting the skills assessment and display the validation date.
**Cisco Professional:**
- Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) - All tracks
- Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP)
- Cisco Certified Voice Professional (CCVP)
- Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP)
- Cisco Certified Internetwork Professional (CCIP)
**Cisco Expert:**
- Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert (CCIE) - All tracks
- Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE)
**Cisco Architect:**
- Cisco Certified Architect
**Other Certifications**
- CITEC Certified Engineer or Oracle Certified Master (from 2004)
- Certified Information Systems Auditor or Certified Information Security Manager from Information Systems Audit and Control Association (from 14 June 2007)
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional from International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (from May 2008)
- Examination in Computing or Examination in IT from Australian Computer Society
- Graduate Diploma (IT) or HDSE Diploma from Aptech
- Certificate or Diploma from British Computer Society
- Four or six semester Diploma from NIIT
