Australian Computer Society Skills Application

katlin924 · October 2011

Hi @alnr, what skill are you going to nominate? I think it is better if you put all your duties and responsibilities may it be as system support and system admin.

katlin924 · October 2011

Ako @wisha di nag-submit. Haha!

onesilvertwo · October 2011

@alnr, Just my opinion, I suggest to use the Duties and Responsibilities related to the skills that you wish to nominate. In my case, I highlighted support and programming tasks and few design activities since I was claiming Analyst Programmer. Since you can draft the letter, select what you need to include that is highly relevant to that nominated skills. Good luck!

wisha · October 2011

thanks @katlin924!

hinihintay ko na lang yung COE ko from my two companies before ko ipanotarize lahat ng docs. hay, ang tagal ng mga HR :P

ylai · October 2011

Hello everyone! I would just like to share the good news of how all things are made possible in God... got an email from ACS today with positive result, PIM3, Group A! He truly is a Magnificent God!

onesilvertwo · October 2011

Hello everyone! I would just like to share the good news of how all things are made possible in God... got an email from ACS today with positive result, PIM3, Group A! He truly is a Magnificent God!

congrats @ylai! ang bilis ng timeline mo ah..

alnr · October 2011

@katlin924 and onesilvertwo, im thinking of nominating System Administrator (262113) since ito ang present job ko. im a bs compsci graduate so i think pasok ako under ng "skills assessment" sa application type.

medyo nalilito ako sa part ng assessment criteria. ACS ba ang magsasabi kung anong Group ako under?

@ylai, congrats!!! mukhang ang bilis ng assessment ngayon ng ACS ah...

also, regarding SOL 2011
"Skilled Occupation List (SOL) 2011 – Schedule 1 and 2
If you apply for a General Skilled Migration visa on or after 1 July 2011 and you are not nominated by a State or Territory Government, you must nominate an occupation from Schedule 1 of the Skilled Occupation List.

If you apply for a General Skilled Migration visa on or after 1 July 2011 and you are nominated by a State or Territory Government you must nominate an occupation from either Schedule 1 or Schedule 2 of the Skilled Occupation List."

my nominated skill is not included in schedule 1 but on schedule 2 and i don't have any nomination from a state or territory government. does this mean i cannot apply?

guys, pasencya na kung medyo madami tanong. frankly, kinakabahan na ako ngayon pa lang. hahaha

thanks again...

onesilvertwo · October 2011

@alnr, yes ACS will determine on which group your qualifications will be suitable... this is defined on the guide from their site http://www.acs.org.au/public/ska/docs/PASAGuidelinesforApplicants_July 2011 v3.0.pdf

Each group has a set of criteria. example, for Group A, you must have a degree (major in ICT) equivalent to AU Standard and you need to have 2 years work experience closely related to the nominated occupation.

For the second part of your query (correct me if I'm wrong mga ka forum), you can still apply via 176 route where you must have a state nomination in able for you to use the occupation that you are claiming that is listed in Schedule 2. If you wish to lodge a 175 visa app, the skills should be listed in Schedule 1.

Don't worry much, you will get it. one step at a time. Good luck!

alnr · October 2011

@onesilvertwo, thanks for the clarification regarding the group classification.

i have a brother in australia that will sponsor me, does that count as a state nomination so that i can apply via 176?

maraming salamat ulit..

onesilvertwo · October 2011

@onesilvertwo, thanks for the clarification regarding the group classification.

i have a brother in australia that will sponsor me, does that count as a state nomination so that i can apply via 176?

maraming salamat ulit..

it's family sponsored. yes, you can apply via 176, using SOL 1 and 2:
http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/_pdf/sol-schedule1-2.pdf

ylai · October 2011

@onesilvertwo and @alnr: thanks guys

i was surprise din when i opened my email yesterday coz i was expecting it sa november pa... mabilis na nga assessment ng ACS... IELTS naman ang pag handaan ngayon... sana maka kuha ng malaking score katulad sayo @onesilvertwo

onesilvertwo · October 2011

@ylai Patience lang sa pagrereview at pagpractice... Good Luck!

mimaahk · October 2011

@ylai congrats! mukhang madami na tayong halos magkakasunod ang timeline... all the best sa ating lahat!!!

draven · October 2011

Hi am just a newbie here, I just wanna ask question about the assessment for Business Analyst for ACS and I'm planning lodge my application. Let me give you my background.

Way back 2005 I had applied for general skilled migrant as an accountant since I finished a degree of accountancy and non-cpa, I have 5 years of experience working as billing analyst that time, so I thought it would really help a lot... but sadly the assessing body CPAA returned my documents since my subjects were not a accredited. Ngayon balak ko ulit magpasa ng application via ACS since am working as Sr specialist in a Telecom co. and I already have 10 yrs experience handling combination accounting and programming job via SQL sybase, and mostly projects, UAT and system enhancement.

now gusto kong magpasa ng docs sa ACS pero under RPL, but my friends told me to have migration agent para mabilis ang pag-process/. Question masmaganda bang mag-migration agent? kasi alam ko mahal din ang bayad dun tapos kapag inasses ba nila ang papers mo ibig sabihin may bayad agad?

katlin924 · October 2011

Hi @draven.. ang advantage naman talaga ng migration agent is that they make sure that all your documents are complete and follow you up on things. Madali talaga ang buhay pag may Migration Agent kse di ka na mag-iisip, ang gagawin mo n lng eh sundan lahat ng sasabihin nya. Unlike if you're doing it alone, dme kang babasahin and sympre andun na din yung worries mo kung okay ba ung na-submit mo or hindi.

If you have the means of hiring a migration agent, go do it.. but if not, you have to work hard to read all the necessary guidelines as well as make sure all the required documents from you are complete.

Ayun lang.. pero alam ko majority dito DIY eh.. mejo mahal talaga kse mag-agent. Pero asa mataas na percentage naman ang pag-grant ng visa if you have your agent.

katlin924 · October 2011

Congrats @ylai!! Go Go Go! ^_^

Ako next week pa ang labas ng result ng IELTS. hahaha.. kabado pa rin..

issa · November 2011

Hi Guys,thanks sa lahat ng mga information you posted here in this forums,napaka laking tulong. I got my result

after 2 weeks ACS received my docs, they sent the result via email

katlin924 · November 2011

Congrats @issa!! ^_^

ylai · November 2011

thanks @katlin924 and congratulations sa yo @issa

mimaahk · November 2011

Congrats @issa! next step na

heyits7me_mags · November 2011

Hi! Draven, If you wish to assess by ACS choose an ICT job and code in line with your work in ACS. I think since accountancy ang degree mo tingin ko RPL route nga ang pwede sayo and you need to read more of ACS guidelines for you to decide properly.

I would like to make an additonal, with regards to payments of agent, depende yan sa kondisyon ng agent mo pero choose a reputable one.

hotshot · November 2011

Question lang po...

I'm currently in the ICT profession (IT Consultant) and have more than 8 years experience. My bachelors degree is ECE. Yung ECE na course po ba, can it be considered as being under an ICT course? Should I apply for "skills" or "RPL" assessment?

hotshot · November 2011

Hi guys, im a newbie here...not sure in which thread to ask so I'll post my question here as well.

I'm currently in the ICT profession (IT Consultant) and have more than 8 years experience. My bachelors degree is ECE. Yung ECE na course po ba, can it be considered as being under an ICT degree? Should I apply for "skills" or "RPL" assessment?

tootzkie · November 2011

@hotshot : YES. BS ECE is an ICT degree. You can be assessed in Group A or Group B, depending on the ICT subjects you had taken.

hotshot · November 2011

@tootzkie : The course syllabus for ECE in the Philippines is more or less similar to all universities, right? I got mine from DLSU. Would you know if I can be assessed in Group A orB? Thanks!

issa · November 2011

@ hotshot, nope no need to apply for RPL. ECE grad din po ako, skills yung apply ko.

issa · November 2011

@ kat, ylai, mimaahk, thanks po

@ hotshot, ece grad rin po ako, yes, pasok po ang ECE and nasa group A. No need na po mag RPL.

tootzkie · November 2011

@hotshot

DLSU main (not Benilde) - Section 1

Either Group A or Group B, you'll get 15 pts for educational qualification coz you have ICT degree in Section 1 school.

Hindi na kasi issue ngayon ang Group A or Group B sa dami ng confusions and loopholes ng ACS and DIAC. After obtaining positive skills assessment. Issue na ang school sectioning.
Be glad that you graduated from Section 1 school. Cheers.

hotshot · November 2011

@tootzkie @issa

Thanks for the information. Buti na lang no need for RPL...so less stuff for me to worry about. hehe

hotshot · November 2011

@issa : thanks!

Another question pa po pala. I'm now in the process of collating my detailed COE's from my previous employers. Kaso, yung work experience ko po kasi dun sa previous employer ko ay 6 years straight pero in those 6 years, I had 3 different projects (different clients). Although similar lang din naman ang ginagawa ko for each project (application maintenance, support and enhancement).

For this case, do I need only one COE kasi isang company lang naman? Or, do I need 3 different COE's (one for each project) then ipa-sign ko sa supervisor ko for each of those projects? I would prefer the former and not the latter. hehe. Pero ano po ba ang tamang gawin?

Thanks in advance.