How to Lodge an Application
All applicants must complete the Assessment Application Form
The Application Form must be accompanied by:
RPL Application form (if
applicable) Birth Certificate or passport Details of relevant tertiary qualification
Employer references Resume Fee
Application form This must be completed in English.
Birth certificate or passport You must provide
evidence of change of name (if applicable).
Those applicants that have at any time resided in Australia must also
provide a copy of their Australian visa.
Details of relevant tertiary qualifications
Documentary evidence issued by the appropriate university should accompany
the application.
- The academic testamur (certificate) of
degree/diploma/award etc.
- The detailed official academic
transcript/mark sheets, showing all the subjects/units studied for the
qualification/awards obtained. If possible, please obtain details of the
percentage of relevant computer content in the course from the appropriate
tertiary institution.
-If exemptions from a course have been granted, applicants must provide
documentary advice from the university/institute specifying the title of
the unit (s)/subject (s) which have been credited and the basis upon which
they have been given.
Letter of completion In the absence
of the testamur applicants that have completed their qualification must
submit a letter from the institution stating the date of completion and
the duration of the course in academic years. This statement should also
specify whether the study was full or part-time. All qualifications will
be verified through the university, students must therefore grant
permission to the university to release this information to the ACS, when
requested.
Undergraduate qualifications must in all cases be
provided.
Applicants that have recently (within 6 months) completed
their Australian IT degree, graduate-diploma or masters are not required
to provide evidence of experience unless they wish to be considered for
the MODL.
This enables the Society to correctly assess the level
of the course, whilst confirming its completion.
Employer references Applicants should attach employer
references to their application. These should be on company letterhead and
include the job title, a brief job description and precise dates of
employment. They should also clearly state whether employment was full or
part-time along with demonstrated levels of competence with any computer
languages, the various types of hardware and software used and the extent
of involvement with any major projects. Letters of appointment or
contracts are not accepted.
References covering a minimum of four
(4) or six (6) years are recommended. (see Current
Guidelines)
Migration Occupation in Demand List (MODL) Applicants that wish to
be assessed against the MODL (see General Skilled Migration booklet, DIMA)
must provide employer references covering a minimum of 12 months as
supporting documentation, hi-lighting the experience they wish to be
considered. The MODL nomination section of the application form should
also be completed.
The following statement will be
included on the letter of advice if the applicant is elected for
MODL: "Based on the provided certified documentation it is my opinion
that the applicant has 12 months experience in_______."
For a current listing of the MODL, please refer to the General Skilled
Migration booklet (DIMIA).
Resume Details
of qualifications held, brief details of relevant experience, and the
periods of these positions. Attach a detailed written explanation of your
professional information technology experience including positions held,
projects undertaken and your contributions to them.
Fees The fee is for non-refundable and subject to
change without notification.
Skills Assessment $350 RPL Assessment $400 Members
$100* Appeal $300
Payment should be made in Australian Currency
by cheque, credit card, international bank draft (payable through an
Australian nominated agent bank), or by transfer to our bank account. If
you wish to pay by transfer, our account details are as follows:
Bank Branch Commonwealth Bank 41 Oxford Street, SYDNEY, NSW
2000, AUSTRALIA Bank Branch Number (BSB) 062 - 017 Account Name
Australian Computer Society Inc. Council Account Account Number 80 -
1049
If paying by transfer, please be sure to include the
applicant's surname in the Remitter Details of your payment advice so that
it can be easily traced in our records.
Incomplete Applications
Applicants that are requested by the society to provide additional
information to support their application must do so within 35 days,
if residing in Australia and 49 days, if overseas. If the documentation
is not received within this time, the case will be assessed on the
documentation held and a result released.
Membership If you
have taken advantage of the ACS 'Special Graduate Offer' you will be
required to pay the full fee of AUD $350
Certified Documents
Please do not send originals, as liability cannot be accepted
for original documents.
All original documents (and the translation
into English where required) are to be photocopied and certified by an
official of the appropriate immigration office, a Justice of the Peace or
a notary public official. Photocopies or faxed copies of certified
documents are not acceptable.
Documents submitted for assessment
will not be returned to the applicant, therefore it is in the applicant's
own interest to have multiple copies
certified.
Translation
All documents not in English
must be accompanied by an English translation; this should be administered
by a registered translation service.
Membership
Membership (Professional or Associate) of the
Australian Computer Society, the British Computer Society or New Zealand
Computer Society must still submit an application for assessment.
Applicants must be current financial members and provide documentation to
prove their claim.
ASCO Codes
Applicants must
nominate their own ASCO Code, for
further information, relating to this issue please refer to the General
Skilled Migration booklet (DIMA). The Society will nominate a code for
those who have not yet commenced work i.e. recent graduates. If the
Assessor disagrees with the applicant's nomination they will elect a more
appropriate code; this will not affect a persons application to DIMA.
Appeals
Applicants have 60 days from the date on the letter of advice, in which
to submit an appeal to the Deputy Director. Appeals
take approximately four weeks to complete. The fee is $300
(non-refundable).
The letter of advice (result) is valid for 12 months. Applicants after
this time will be required to re-submit their application for assessment.
The application will be treated as a new submission and will be assessed
under the guidelines current at the time of application.
It is in the applicant's best interest to be meticulous about the
documents they send this will enable the society to make an accurate
assessment within the stated time frame.
If any documents submitted
to the society are found to have been falsified or forged the applicant's
case will be closed without the issue of result. The fee will not be
refunded.
Applications should be submitted by registered post to P
O Box 534, Queen Victoria Building, Sydney NSW 1230.
Please note
that neither hand delivered applications nor cash payments will be
accepted at the reception area of the ACS Sydney office.
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