Australian Computer Society Skills Application

eiorlan · August 2012

hello everyone,

i am planning to make a statutory declaration for a programming work I had back in college. reason is because the project has been done and deployed so the developer team of the company had been dissolved since (it's contractual but I was employed fulltime.) problem is, my contact person, the admin manager, who's willing to make one for me, isn't connected to the company any longer. would she still be considered as an eligible person to make claims that i was part of our company before? does she need to mention that she has left the company too in the statement?

also, while i was reading the StatDec FAQ of ACS, i came across this one, "An organisation chart signed by your colleague’s immediate supervisor must be included." is this really needed? coz I'm pretty sure my admin manager and i wont be able to provide it.

thanks so much guys!

legato09 · August 2012

Para sa mga maglolodge palang:

FROM ACS Website:

Skills Assessment Fee Increase - 1 September 2012

Skills Assessment fees will increase on 1 September 2012. All applications submitted on or after 1 September 2012 will be charged at the new fee rate.

Skills Assessment Application Type Current Fee New Fee
Skills (general application) $400 to $450

legato09 · August 2012

hello everyone,

i am planning to make a statutory declaration for a programming work I had back in college. reason is because the project has been done and deployed so the developer team of the company had been dissolved since (it's contractual but I was employed fulltime.) problem is, my contact person, the admin manager, who's willing to make one for me, isn't connected to the company any longer. would she still be considered as an eligible person to make claims that i was part of our company before? does she need to mention that she has left the company too in the statement?

also, while i was reading the StatDec FAQ of ACS, i came across this one, "An organisation chart signed by your colleague’s immediate supervisor must be included." is this really needed? coz I'm pretty sure my admin manager and i wont be able to provide it.

thanks so much guys!

Hi Po,

Same concern din po about that, sa Skills Assessment Guidelines doc hindi po naka outline na kailangan yun.

Kakahilo ;-)

elle · August 2012

@coachella9 I graduated from PLM. May seal naman yun saka doc stamps di ba? I think its enough proof na yun. What i will do is get multiple copies na lang ng TOR, tapos yun na lang isa-submit ko. I might be wrong pero yung binibigay nila eh di original, certified true copies lang din. So if you're applying for assessment, yun na mismo ang ibibigay mo.

coachella9 · August 2012

@elle Thanks. Ayun na confirm ko pla with ACS na okay lang daw basta ipa notarized lang natin yung mga copies ng original docs.

coachella9 · August 2012

Hello po forumers, baka po may makakatulong sa akin kung papaano mag RPL? any one here succeeded? salamat po. I really need your help.

viperbuzz12 · September 2012

hello! i just applied for ACS assessment today. as in just 10-15min ago. AUD400 yung fee na nag-apply s amin.

i am kind of worried kasi yung previous company na hiningan nmin ng COE didn't follow the format i gave. wala dun yung 'Full-time' na word. tinanggal nila. but, we took the risk of submitting it otherwise aabutin na naman ng ilang linggo bago ma-bigay ulit sa amin un COE.

we're still hoping for the best and miracle to happen. start na ng novena prayer sa lahat ng santo. :-)

Geoff · September 2012

Hi guys, Im still confused which occupation to nominate from SOL. Here's my experience:

Technical Support Engineer --> Senior TSE --> Supervisor ---> AM ---> OM ... all of these happened in 10 years in a Technical Call Center but I am a graduate of ECE. Currently, I'm managing Operations of a highly technical program.

I was aiming for 189 or 489 since I have a cousin who can sponsor me. I am planning to choose Computer Network and Systems Engineer since that's the only occupation I think closely related for my experience. However, I saw that there are some occupation that are available in CSOL (ICT Project Manager, Network Administrator, Network Analyst, System Administrator, ICT Support Engineer and Call Center Manager). However, CSOL seems to be only applicable for those visas with State Nomination.

Would you think I can still push through with 189 and 489 and nominate for Computer Network and Systems Engineer? or I should consider 190? Sayang kase yung 10 points na makukuha ko from relative sponsorship e.

Thank you

Metaform · September 2012

I said it before and I'll say it again - Hindi porke nasa SOL Schedule 1 e you should go for that. Consider the occupation ceiling, states that sponsor the job code, and your estimated points. Kung ang claimed points ay nasa 65 to 70 points lang, forget 189. Or, lodge a 189 EOI AND apply for state sponsorship as back up.

Geoff · September 2012

I said it before and I'll say it again - Hindi porke nasa SOL Schedule 1 e you should go for that. Consider the occupation ceiling, states that sponsor the job code, and your estimated points. Kung ang claimed points ay nasa 65 to 70 points lang, forget 189. Or, lodge a 189 EOI AND apply for state sponsorship as back up.

Hi @Metaform first, thank you for replying. Im new here but I know how to back read and yes I saw that you mentioned before about Occupation Ceiling and I considered that before posting (my bad for not mentioning it on my first post on this thread).

Yes, one should consider Occupation Ceiling however, correct me if Im wrong would the Occupation Ceiling matter kung isang position lang na yun ang applicable sayo on the SOL Schedule 1? I mentioned na yun sa taas na yun lang ang nakikita kong applicable for me but the rest are in CSOL.

And yes, I should've consider CSOL and State Nomination. My cousin is located in Victoria (Melbourne) and I read the information posted on how to proceed with that. Out of all the occupation I listed, Computer Network and Systems Engineer yan lang ang available for Nomination sa Victoria. And for you to get nominated, part of the requirements that they will be asking you to submit is the Skills Assessment. So with that situation, Im back to square one.

Again, I may have missed some points on the process. Thank you

lock_code2004 · September 2012

@Geoff - i think based on your last post, you have the answer kung anu ang skill na pwede mo inominate, kung saan state mo gusto pumunta... at kung anung skill ang available na pwede ma nominate sa state na yun...

1) submit skills assessment sa ACS
2) IELTS
3) submit EOI (189, 190 of 489)
4) submit SS (if ever you decided to take the 190 route)
5) wait for Visa invitation.

for sure you have read, but just like to take note na iba iba din ang processing priority ng mga visa subclass... so you should also consider that in your decision..

Geoff · September 2012

@Geoff - i think based on your last post, you have the answer kung anu ang skill na pwede mo inominate, kung saan state mo gusto pumunta... at kung anung skill ang available na pwede ma nominate sa state na yun...

1) submit skills assessment sa ACS
2) IELTS
3) submit EOI (189, 190 of 489)
4) submit SS (if ever you decided to take the 190 route)
5) wait for Visa invitation.

for sure you have read, but just like to take note na iba iba din ang processing priority ng mga visa subclass... so you should also consider that in your decision..

I will. Thanks @lock_code2004 and I wish you good luck on your Visa

angela · September 2012

@Metaform: "Kung ang claimed points ay nasa 65 to 70 points lang, forget 189..."
-> do you mean mahirap ma-invite with those points for 189, or do you mean even if mainvite ka, the Visa itself would be difficult to be granted? Coz I just got an invite to apply for 189 but I only have 70 pts. I haven't applied for the Visa yet.

Metaform · September 2012

@angela I was talking about the invite. Congratulations. I might have exaggerated when I said 70 points. The 189 invites were initially sent out to those who have 75 to 80 points. I'm not the most optimistic person in this forum, you see.

Isyut · September 2012

Hi po, tanong lang ako. Nag reply kasi acs sakin hinihingi detailed employment reference sa tatlong company na dineclare ko sa acs.
Pwede po ba mag stat dec nalang ako dun? Kasi nasa pinas yung mga companies. Tsaka yung stat dec ba per company ba yun?

hotshot · September 2012

@Isyut : pwede pong statutory declaration...pero hindi po pwedeng self-statutory declaration. so kelangan nyo pa rin puntahan ang mga previous supervisors nyo para magpa-sign ng statutory declaration. kung nasa same country nyo yung mga previous supervisors nyo, then good for you. kung wala, kelangan nyo pa din sila puntahan para pirmahan ang stat dec (or kung sa pinas gagawin...affidavit).

Isyut · September 2012

I see thank you hotshot.
Ang problema walang makaka process sa pinas. Pwede kaya ipa skip ko nalang yung mga companies na yun? Anyway, dun sa ibang experiences aabot pa din 8yrs ang work exp ko.
Ng taka lang ako bakit pa nila hihingin yun samantalang more than 10yrs ago pa yun eh.

hotshot · September 2012

@Isyut : pwede po cguro. ako kasi may na-skip din akong work experience although 5 months lang yun. kasi hindi na worth it ayusin para sa 5 months na experience lang. hehehe! cguro kung tinanong kayo kung bakit meron gaps sa work experiences nyo, be ready to explain na lang para walang problema.

Isyut · September 2012

@hotshot salamat sa feedback mo
Wala naman gap sa experiences ko. Meron ako sinubmit sa kanila na coe ko dun sa companies na yun pero lang indi detailed.
Kaya siguro naghingi sila nang detailed with duties and responsiblities

hotshot · September 2012

@Isyut : ah ok. may nabasa ako dati sa pinoyau na similar sa inyo. pag ganyan, parang ilalagay lang nila na not enough evidence para sa ibang work experiences nyo so hindi nila isasama sa bilang ng credited na number of years ng work experiences. so kung di nyo naman po kelangan ang mga work experiences na yun, hayaan nyo na lang. hehehe

Isyut · September 2012

Ganun na nga siguro mangyayari
By the way, dun sa email nang acs kailan ko pa din mag reply sa kanila na di na ako mag provide pa dun sa details na kailangan nila diba?

hotshot · September 2012

@Isyut : siguro mas maganda na din po na magreply na din kayo to explain na hindi na kayo makakakuha ng detailed COE for those experiences para lang informed sila.

angela · September 2012

@Metaform: Thanks for the clarification!:) I just got worried na baka kahit na-invite ako eh malabo pa rin pala yung Visa hehe.
By the way, has anyone here tried eVisa? I'm having problems coz sabi sa instructions, for your current employment, leave End Date blank, but the system won't allow me naman to save na walang End Date.

Metaform · September 2012

@angela Ni-leave ko na lang yung end date as the current date (or lodgement date).

jovsnet · September 2012

Hi everyone! Ask ko lang po para sa mga nakapag ACS na. The last time I checked my ACS status online nasa stage 4 na ako. that was yesterday morning. When I checked again kanina morning hindi na ako makapag-login. When I try to recover my password and entered the application number, it says that my "... application number doesn't exist...". Normal po ba to or something is really wrong. I am worried (kunti palang) but I want to know first from you if it's normal before ako magpanic at komontak sa ACS.

coachella9 · September 2012

Hi forumers, curious lang pa ko kung papano kayo nagbayad sa ACS, via credit card po ba? what kind of credit cards do they accept? Okay po ba yung mga local credit cards natin like bpi , metrobank? or kailangan mga like ng Citibank, HSBC ? Salamat po

stolich18 · September 2012

@coachella9
Yup credit card. Citibank Visa ginamit ko. I think as long as pasok sa credit limit mo OR pde ata with other Credit card companies to "advance pay" them so that mas malaki ung pdeng credit limit mo

SavingPrivateRyan · September 2012

Hi po, question lang. I am a graduate of AMA QC and by the time na gumraduate ako kakastart pa lang na maging AMA University ng AMA. However, nawala before ang TOR ko and nung nagrequest ako dumating sa akin University na. Di ko na naasikaso ang pagprocess ng diploma. Ok lang bang magkaiba ang TOR and Diploma na isang University and isang College? Im worried kase sa time na 3 months ang processing ng diploma so by that time pa ako makakapagsubmit sa ACS. Thank you

franz · September 2012

@jovsnet hello, same tayo. checked my status this morning everything was ok. but checked again just now, hinde na makapag login. correct naman ung user and pwd. wait lng tayo baka magiging ok na later. hope you wont mind, when did you submit your acs assessment? mine was Aug14 (stage 4). Hope all will go well for us..