Australian Computer Society Skills Application

mariem · October 2015

@mdc yes, kasi yung cousin ko nagpass ng ganyan pero 2 yrs ago pa sya nag apply and now they are in Sydney na. Mabasa ko rin sya sa site.

mgt21 · October 2015

for those na kumuha nga spouse points na +5. kumuha din ba sila ng ACS? or ielts will do? thanks!

beatsmaster · October 2015

Good day guys! Just got my ACS skills assessment results. I graduated as BSCS, which is a 4-year full-time course in Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, 1998-2002, pero Associate degree lang assessment sa akin:

"Your Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Pamantasan Ng Lungsod Ng Maynila
completed October 2002 has been assessed as comparable to an AQF Associate Degree with a major in computing."

Nabawasan tuloy ako ng 5 years of experience.

"The following employment after October 2010 is considered to equate to work at an appropriately skilled level and relevant to 263299 (ICT Support and Test Engineers nec) of the ANZSCO Code.
Dates: 06/05 - 10/15 (10yrs 4mths)"

1. I-appeal ko ba ito?

2. Pag nag-submit ba ako ng EOI, dapat ba indicate ko na start ng employement ko is October 2010 based sa skills assessment ko or June 2005 na actual start ko sa current employer ko?

Thanks sa mag-reply!

appledeuce · October 2015

Good day guys! Just got my ACS skills assessment results. I graduated as BSCS, which is a 4-year full-time course in Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, 1998-2002, pero Associate degree lang assessment sa akin:

"Your Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Pamantasan Ng Lungsod Ng Maynila
completed October 2002 has been assessed as comparable to an AQF Associate Degree with a major in computing."

Nabawasan tuloy ako ng 5 years of experience.

"The following employment after October 2010 is considered to equate to work at an appropriately skilled level and relevant to 263299 (ICT Support and Test Engineers nec) of the ANZSCO Code.
Dates: 06/05 - 10/15 (10yrs 4mths)"

1. I-appeal ko ba ito?

2. Pag nag-submit ba ako ng EOI, dapat ba indicate ko na start ng employement ko is October 2010 based sa skills assessment ko or June 2005 na actual start ko sa current employer ko?

Thanks sa mag-reply!

Firstly, I am wondering why 263299 (nec) ang pinili mong occupation for assessment. Wala yan sa SOL, so you can't apply for a 189 visa kahit na maabot mo yung minimum points, which is 60. Sayang naman. Unless intentional siya?

To answer one of your questions:

1. You can appeal, of course. Pero check mo na rin kung hindi naman ganun kawalan if you decide not to appeal. I'm assuming you're still working so by the end of November, you will have had 5 years na pwedeng icount as skilled employment, which will give you 10 points. Given this, how many points will you have in total na?

appledeuce · October 2015

for those na kumuha nga spouse points na +5. kumuha din ba sila ng ACS? or ielts will do? thanks!

Your partner needs to have a positive skills assessment for his/her occupation from the relevant assessing body, and needs to pass the age and English language ability requirements.

beatsmaster · October 2015

@appledeuce

Skilled - Nominated (Subclass 190) ung visa type na pinili ko and nasa CSOL list ung 263299 na ANSZCO code.

My points so far per my submitted EOI:
• Age 33 - 39 - 25 pts
• English Language Ability: Competent - 0 pts
• Level of educational qualification attained
At least a Bachelor Degree - 15 pts (Associate degree lang nasa ACS skills assessment ko, should I still choose Bachelor of Degree in Science sa EOI or Graduate or Advanced Diploma lang? Confused here...)
• State/Territory Nomination - 5 pts (I selected Queensland since meron akong acquaintances dun)
• Years of experience in Nominated Occupation in Australia within the last 10 years.
Less than 1 Year - 0 pts
Years of experience in a Nominated Occupation - overseas within the last 10 years.
Equal to or greater than 8 Years - 15 pts (nag-base ako sa actual date of employment ko, and not according sa date na Skill Level Requirement Met Date ko which is October 2010).

TOTAL 60

Should I revise my EOI to base my work experience and educational qualification on what is written in my skills assessment? Thanks!

mariem · October 2015

@beatsmaster My hubby based his work experience according sa statement na nakalagay sa assessment ng ACS.

*The following employment after July 2005 is considered to equate to work at an appropriately skilled level and relevant to 261311 (Analyst Programmer) of the ANZSCO Code.

When we submitted the EOI ang start ng work experience na nilagay nya is August 2005 since hindi na counted yung deducted years of work experience.

Then sa educational attainment is yung nakalagay rin dun sa assessment.

*Your Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from XXXXXX completed April 2000 has been assessed as comparable to an AQF Bachelor Degree with a major in computing.

appledeuce · November 2015

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@appledeuce

Skilled - Nominated (Subclass 190) ung visa type na pinili ko and nasa CSOL list ung 263299 na ANSZCO code.

My points so far per my submitted EOI:
• Age 33 - 39 - 25 pts
• English Language Ability: Competent - 0 pts
• Level of educational qualification attained
At least a Bachelor Degree - 15 pts (Associate degree lang nasa ACS skills assessment ko, should I still choose Bachelor of Degree in Science sa EOI or Graduate or Advanced Diploma lang? Confused here...)
• State/Territory Nomination - 5 pts (I selected Queensland since meron akong acquaintances dun)
• Years of experience in Nominated Occupation in Australia within the last 10 years.
Less than 1 Year - 0 pts
Years of experience in a Nominated Occupation - overseas within the last 10 years.
Equal to or greater than 8 Years - 15 pts (nag-base ako sa actual date of employment ko, and not according sa date na Skill Level Requirement Met Date ko which is October 2010).

TOTAL 60

Should I revise my EOI to base my work experience and educational qualification on what is written in my skills assessment? Thanks!

For level of educational qualification attained, you have to update your EOI to match the assessment given by ACS. In your case, mukhang 10 points lang ang pwede mong maclaim:

Age - 25
English - 0
Education - 10
Experience - 10 (if you don't appeal) / 15 (if you appeal and get a positive outcome)
State Nomination - 5
_______
Total: 50 (55 if appeal is successful)

You need additional points. I suggest you sit IELTS or PTE-A exam and try going for 20 points to make it easier for you to get an invitation.

knipknap · November 2015

hello guys! newbie here. im planning to have my skills assessed. nakabase po ako sa japan pero nagwowork ako online 25 hrs a week. been working remotely as a part time IT support in an RTO based in QLD since Aug 2012.

originally sa oDesk ko nahanap ung work then eventually, out from oDesk, hinire ako directly ng employer. technically employed ako as part time sa company na nakabase sa QLD pero asa japan ako nagwowork.

pwede ko po ba ito ipa-assess sa ACS if may COE ako from employer? may nakapag-try na po ba sa inyo magpaassess ng part time online job?

salamat po.

wingleaf · November 2015

@knipknap - i suggest to start reading this first, it will help you a lot and if you would like to clarify then don't hesitate to ask it here.

https://www.acs.org.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/7319/Skills-Assessment-Guidelines-for-Applicants.pdf

wingleaf · November 2015

uhmmm... indi ko tuloy alam kung may nasabi akong indi maganda in english..kasi nanibago ako hanggang ngaun walang nag po-post dito hehe..

kittykitkat18 · November 2015

Hehe ok lng yan..bka busy iba

Georgie335 · November 2015

@knipknap according sa assessment guidelines

"Full-time work is considered to be 20 hours or more per week and must be stated in the reference."

Close ba kayo ng employer mo? Pede mo siguro kausapen na ilagay sa reference na full-time tapos stating pa dn naman na 25 hours a week.

azan1989 · November 2015

Hi po sa lahat, I need your advise po to confirm if i'm on the right track of choosing TRA as my assessing body po para sa prefered occupation na pinili ko sa SOL.

First and foremost po, Ang natapos po na course ko ay Bachelors of Electronics Technology (4years), at merun din po akong vocational course sa tesda na Computer Hardware Servicing NCII (6months) , currently I'm employed po as IT-Support dito sa Qatar for about 3 years na din po.

I'm Having doubts on choosing the right assessing body to evaluate my education and skills po if should I choose ACS or TRA. Kindly advice me which is the best po for my situation. Computer Network and Systems Engineer (263111 - ACS) / Electronic Equipment Trades Worker (342313 - TRA) or if merun po kayong mas mabuti maisusugest po na piliin ko.

maraming salamat po sa pagbasa... God Bless po sa inyong lahat....

jlexy · November 2015

hello po.. first timer po!

tanong lang po, pano po ang process ng stat declaration. meron kasing isang prev employer ayaw magbigay ng COE na may job details e.

sana po may maka advise. yun nlng kasi kulang para makapag pa assess po. salamat in advance.

appledeuce · November 2015

Hi po sa lahat, I need your advise po to confirm if i'm on the right track of choosing TRA as my assessing body po para sa prefered occupation na pinili ko sa SOL.

First and foremost po, Ang natapos po na course ko ay Bachelors of Electronics Technology (4years), at merun din po akong vocational course sa tesda na Computer Hardware Servicing NCII (6months) , currently I'm employed po as IT-Support dito sa Qatar for about 3 years na din po.

I'm Having doubts on choosing the right assessing body to evaluate my education and skills po if should I choose ACS or TRA. Kindly advice me which is the best po for my situation. Computer Network and Systems Engineer (263111 - ACS) / Electronic Equipment Trades Worker (342313 - TRA) or if merun po kayong mas mabuti maisusugest po na piliin ko.

maraming salamat po sa pagbasa... God Bless po sa inyong lahat....

Have you checked the job description of those 2 codes? Ma-aassess mo naman po Kung alin sa dalawa ang swak sa work experience mo.

mgt21 · November 2015

Just submitted my ACS assessment profile today. Waiting time begins.

poochini · November 2015

Hello everyone,

I'm a newbie here. Mag sstart palang po ako mag collect ng requirements for skills assessment sa ACS. I've read na rin po ung guidelines sa website nila but since medyo complicated po kasi ang scenario ko. Baka po may pwede mag advice kung anong pwedeng gawin.

Skill to nominate : Developer Programmer

Employment Reference:
1. Current Company (Singapore)
* 3 yrs ako nag work dito (2yrs 6mos as Dev, 6mos as Func(current))
* na retrench ako sa current company ko. My end date will be Nov 30.
* yung boss ko for the Dev role , na retrench din. nauna pa sya umalis ng company.
* yung current manager ko, 6mos lang nya ako nahandle tapos Functional role pa which I think is not that related to the Skill to nominate ko.
* I requested for a COE with Duties & Resp sa HR, pero di daw sila nag pprovide ng ganung format. Normal COE lang daw.
*** Now, my dilemma..sino ang hihingan ko ng Employment Reference?
a. Previous Boss (Dev) - do i need to have this notarised? any important notes in doing this?
b. Current Boss (Func) - should I ask him to give me the employment reference? If yes, should I include the previous Duties & Resp kahit ndi naman sya ang manager ko dati?

2. Previous Company (Singapore)
* Wala na rin sa company na to ung dati kong boss. But yung boss ng boss ko ay nandun pa. So I think pwede naman ako dun humingi ng employment reference. Ok lang ba na iemail nalang nila saken ung document? Or do I need to get the hardcopy from them? If I just printed the soft copy, do we need to have it notarised as well?

COE
1. Current Company (Singapore) - Since na retrench nga ako, nabigyan na nila ako ng COE stating my hire date and ung last day ko which is Nov 30 and they also mentioned the reason why they are letting me go (*sniff). Though nag rereport pa rin ako sa work. Kailangan ko ba humingi ng panibago COE or ok na to?

2. Previous Company (Singapore, Philippines) - I have the COEs from my previous companies. Eto ung mga standard COEs lang na may date of employment, salary(ung isa wala), letterhead etc. Do I need to get new COEs (as of current date) or ok lang na ung employment reference nalang ung present date tapos ung COE ung luma?

NOTARY
Ano ano po ba ang docs na kailangan ipa notary? Same po ba to ng statutory declaration?
Kapag po ba sa Pinas nanggaling ang doc (birth cert, TOR, diploma) pwede rin po ba na ipa notarise sa Singapore or sa ibang bansa?

Ito po muna ang tanong para lang maprepare ko na ung mga drafts ng employment reference. Pasensya na po sa haba ng question at sa scenario. Thanks po sa mga sasagot!

God Bless!

appledeuce · November 2015

Hello everyone,

I'm a newbie here. Mag sstart palang po ako mag collect ng requirements for skills assessment sa ACS. I've read na rin po ung guidelines sa website nila but since medyo complicated po kasi ang scenario ko. Baka po may pwede mag advice kung anong pwedeng gawin.

Skill to nominate : Developer Programmer

Employment Reference:
1. Current Company (Singapore)
* 3 yrs ako nag work dito (2yrs 6mos as Dev, 6mos as Func(current))
* na retrench ako sa current company ko. My end date will be Nov 30.
* yung boss ko for the Dev role , na retrench din. nauna pa sya umalis ng company.
* yung current manager ko, 6mos lang nya ako nahandle tapos Functional role pa which I think is not that related to the Skill to nominate ko.
* I requested for a COE with Duties & Resp sa HR, pero di daw sila nag pprovide ng ganung format. Normal COE lang daw.
*** Now, my dilemma..sino ang hihingan ko ng Employment Reference?
a. Previous Boss (Dev) - do i need to have this notarised? any important notes in doing this?
b. Current Boss (Func) - should I ask him to give me the employment reference? If yes, should I include the previous Duties & Resp kahit ndi naman sya ang manager ko dati?

2. Previous Company (Singapore)
* Wala na rin sa company na to ung dati kong boss. But yung boss ng boss ko ay nandun pa. So I think pwede naman ako dun humingi ng employment reference. Ok lang ba na iemail nalang nila saken ung document? Or do I need to get the hardcopy from them? If I just printed the soft copy, do we need to have it notarised as well?

COE
1. Current Company (Singapore) - Since na retrench nga ako, nabigyan na nila ako ng COE stating my hire date and ung last day ko which is Nov 30 and they also mentioned the reason why they are letting me go (*sniff). Though nag rereport pa rin ako sa work. Kailangan ko ba humingi ng panibago COE or ok na to?

2. Previous Company (Singapore, Philippines) - I have the COEs from my previous companies. Eto ung mga standard COEs lang na may date of employment, salary(ung isa wala), letterhead etc. Do I need to get new COEs (as of current date) or ok lang na ung employment reference nalang ung present date tapos ung COE ung luma?

NOTARY
Ano ano po ba ang docs na kailangan ipa notary? Same po ba to ng statutory declaration?
Kapag po ba sa Pinas nanggaling ang doc (birth cert, TOR, diploma) pwede rin po ba na ipa notarise sa Singapore or sa ibang bansa?

Ito po muna ang tanong para lang maprepare ko na ung mga drafts ng employment reference. Pasensya na po sa haba ng question at sa scenario. Thanks po sa mga sasagot!

God Bless!

ER:
1. Mas maganda kung yung yung boss mo sa dev role ang mahingan mo ng statutory declaration for your job description as a developer, kung willing naman siya. What I did was ako yung gumawa ng statutory declaration on his behalf (since ako yung humihingi ng favor, and I know na busy yung manager ko to do it himself), tapos pinirmahan na lang niya, then humingi ako ng photocopy ng company ID and driving license niya at dinala ko yung stat dec with those photocopies sa isang notary public, at napapayag ko naman na tatakan nila yung stat dec kahit hindi physically present yung manager ko that time.
b. I dont think kailangan mo pa ng ER for your functional role, since hindi naman siya relevant sa nominated occupation mo.

COE:
1. Pwede na po yang existing COE mo.
2. Pwede na rin yung mga luma.

Notary:
All docs need to be certified by a NP as a true copy of the original, including passport bio page,university transcript/diploma, etc. Pwede naman overseas ipacertify, kasi hihingan ka lang naman nung originals nung magcecertify.
Dalawa kasi ang klase ng docs na dinadala sa NP for ACS application purposes:
1.) Photocopy of originals, para macertify as true copies
2.) Stat declaration, which is sworn affidavit about something that you declare.

poochini · November 2015

@appledeuce hello po thanks sa pagsagot! if pumayag ung current manager ko to sign ung employment reference that indicates ung d&r ko as Technical, ok na kaya yun? if hindi naman, ok lang din kaya na gumawa ako ng reference letter using our company letterhead (binigyan ako ng paper with letterhead ng HR) tapos iback date ko kng kelan nasa company pa si Previous Boss at pa-signin nalang sya.

Ok lang din po ba pa-share ng stat declaration na ginawa mo? di ko pa kasi to nagagawa ever. para if madali lang naman, pwedeng ito nalang ang option then panotarize ko.

Thanks again in advance.

God Bless!

appledeuce · November 2015

@appledeuce hello po thanks sa pagsagot! if pumayag ung current manager ko to sign ung employment reference that indicates ung d&r ko as Technical, ok na kaya yun? if hindi naman, ok lang din kaya na gumawa ako ng reference letter using our company letterhead (binigyan ako ng paper with letterhead ng HR) tapos iback date ko kng kelan nasa company pa si Previous Boss at pa-signin nalang sya.

Ok lang din po ba pa-share ng stat declaration na ginawa mo? di ko pa kasi to nagagawa ever. para if madali lang naman, pwedeng ito nalang ang option then panotarize ko.

Thanks again in advance.

God Bless!

I, (Manager's name) , of legal age, Filipino, and residing at (address) after being duly sworn according to law, hereby depose and state that:

1. I have been working for Apple Inc. since (start date) and currently hold the position of (position);

2. (my name) was employed by (company) from (date) to (date) and had worked on a full time basis with the Development Team under my supervision for this period. He was involved in various technical projects of and performed the following roles and responsibilities:

(Role Name) (Date From - Date To)
- created and reviewed development and testing effort estimates and low-level technical design documents (LLD) for new R/3 projects and enhancements to existing R/3 functionalities

- created and reviewed high-level technical design documents (HLD) documents for R/3 projects and enhancements to existing R/3 functionalities

- liaised with business analysts to ensure that all business requirements are addressed during high level design document creation

- provided Level 3 support for SAP Production R/3 issues escalated by the Production Management Team

- prepared technical design documents to fix critical SAP Production issues

- implemented source code modifications to fix critical SAP Production issues

- created test plans and executed unit testing (UT) and component and systems integration testing (CSIT) for all software configuration changes to ensure expected functionality is met before deployment to production

- conducted root cause investigation and prepared root cause analysis documents to address recurring SAP Production issues

- created user guides for new functionalities rolled out to the Production Management team as part of every software configuration release.

3. Apple Inc. does not issue a certificate of employment with detailed description of duties and responsibilities as of this time.

4. My employment with Apple Inc. can be verified electronically by emailing (company HR email)

5. For further verification, I am providing my contact information as follows:

Email:
Office:
Mobile:
Office Address:

6. I am executing this Affidavit to attest to the truth of the foregoing
statements.

AFFIANT FURTHER SAYETH NAUGHT.

Hope this helps.

mariem · November 2015

Okay to ha

poochini · November 2015

@appledeuce Yes, this will help a lot!. many thanks!

God Bless!

jlexy · November 2015

Question po tungkol sa ACS Assessment form.

Sa Experience po na part. If currently employed ka sa company po ano po ilalagay sa TO DATE? Di po kasi pede blank e.

Sana po may maka advice. Ayaw ko lang magkamali.
Salamat in advance.

kittykitkat18 · November 2015

@jlexy nilgay ni hubby ung current date kng kelan mo susubmit acs application mo

jlexy · November 2015

@kittykitkat18 thank you po!

isa pa pong tanong! pano po if yung passport po is currently nirerenew. pede po bang pag pa assess na muna sa ACS. tapos sa EOI nlng po yung updated passport? or mas advisable na antayin ang new passport?

kittykitkat18 · November 2015

@jlexy i think pde..kasi sa case nmn..july kme nag pa acs tpos oct expiry ng passport...tpos eoi ko october din using old passport..sa lodgement na nmin eencode ung new passport

yhanie_17 · November 2015

Just submitted my ACS assessment profile today. Waiting time begins.

My officemate has also submitted his application last Oct 12. Currently Stage 2 siya since October 13.

Ikaw ano na status mo online? 263111 siya.

yhanie_17 · November 2015

My officemate had a previous ACS assessment and he did not get any points for experience kasi hindi daw closely related ung code na ini-apply which is ICT Business Analysist via Respall. Lahat ng nakuha nyang COE before e puro generic na job description lang kasi hindi ininsist ng agent na kunin ung current role nya. What's funny e pinag-RPL pa siya (BS ECE grad siya from Mapua).

So now with my help, he has submitted a new application for the code 263111 and was able to obtain a COE na akma sa code na napili nya. I hope he will be able to get a positive ACS Assessment without any hiccups. We did go thru RPL route dahil as far as I know e hindi na kailangan.

mgt21 · November 2015

Just submitted my ACS assessment profile today. Waiting time begins.
My officemate has also submitted his application last Oct 12. Currently Stage 2 siya since October 13.

Ikaw ano na status mo online? 263111 siya.

Stage 4 na yung skills assessment ko since yesterday 10am (Philippine time).
Hopefully matapos na sya today.