Australian Computer Society Skills Application

chary_29 · February 2017

Hello po sa lahat.. hoping everyone can enlighten me on my concern.. I am planning to have an ACS assessment next month. Yong concern ko po kasi, yong previous employer ko, they provided me the COE which is the generic one then separated the Job role/description in another page with the signatory ng previous manager ko.

Reason nila kasi daw meron silang global standard na sinusunod so hindi nila pwede baguhin yong format ng COE. dinagdag lang nila doon sa standard COE ko yong statement na Full time, tapos hours per week, permanent in the company, position, and yong duration ng employment.

Tanong ko po, will the ACS during assessment will give credit to this type of arrangement? Tinignan ko po kasi yong mga previous thread at wala akong nabasa na same situation ko.

Thanks po in advance sa lahat.

chary_29 · February 2017

@vylette hello po.. tanong ko lang po kasi confuse ako kung directly po bah ako magpapa assess sa Software Engineer, nakita ko po kasi na fist ACS assessment mo is Software Tester tapos nagpa assess ka ulit as Software Engineer.

Overall work experience ko po Software Tester pero yong positions sa COE ko meron Software Test Engineer, Software Validation Engineer at Software QA Executive. Pwede po hingi ng advise whether should I go with Software Engineer or Software Tester sa assessment, since wala sa visa 189 yong Software Tester. Maraming salamat..

bawse_07 · February 2017

studio719 said:
@lily_07 kung magpapa-CTC o notaryo ka sa singapore, make sure na kumpletuhin mo in one go. effective last feb15, may tinatawag na silang notarial certificate na kailangan everytime may magpapanotaryo. medyo mabigat kasi $75 ung cost.

Thank you po. Yun nga po ang sabi dun sa Eldan Law (former Andrew EE), napaka accomodating naman nung Pinay advise nga po niya to complete in one go to save the cost. Kasi kapag may nakalimutan ka just in case kahit 1 document, need pa rin talagang kumuha ng notarial certificate which cost i think $75 if im not wrong. Thank you po ulit.

squinx22 · February 2017

@jen.farne pareho tayo jen na in progress since yesterday. Sana dumating na ung letter today. Sabi nila 1-2days lng daw from 4b - 5.

bawse_07 · February 2017

Hello po. Can I submit 2 ANZSCO code for ACS assessment?

ishie20 · February 2017

Hello po, first time ko po mag post dito and I'm starting to prepare for my AU Application.

I am an IT consultant and I started working last 2012 and until now, same profession pa rin. Ang concern ko po kasi is from Apr2012-Nov2016, one company. Then Nov2016-present, different na. Kaso nagpplano kasi ako bumalik sa old company ko due to some personal reasons. May effect po kaya ito sa assessment ko if ever? Same role po lahat naman.

Thank you in advance

studio719 · February 2017

@chary_29 as long as may letterhead and signatory pa rin ung additional page, i think ok lang yan. kailangan lang talaga ng ACS is to get the required information and that it comes from an official source. pwede mo rin i-scan yan into 1 pdf sa pagsubmit sa kanila para aware sila na magkasama talaga yang pages.

studio719 · February 2017

hi @ishie20. i dont think magiging issue sa ACS yan. wala naman silang paki-alam kung tumalon ka ng company. ang titingnan lang naman nila is your education, how fit your job description is against the job code and how long ka na doing that kind of work (regardless of how many companies you've been to).

ishie20 · February 2017

@studio719 thank you so much! Super napa-praning na kasi ako. I'm not even sure if my experience will be deemed suitable ng ACS. May idea po ba kayo if let's say, graduate ako ng Computer Science and Information Technology and I've been handling consulting roles since 2012 (fresh grad) up to today. Planned path ko kasi is System Analyst. May chance po ba na mabawasan yung five years ko if ever?

Super thank you!

vylette · February 2017

Hi @chary_29 tama ka wala nga for 189 yung software tester. Ako naman software tester ako eversince i started working pero kasi kung icheck mo yung description ng software engineer sa ACS pasok naman yung testing don. Sa totoo lang risk sya pero it's worth a try magdedepend padin kasi sa kung gano kapasok yung roles mo sa mga companies na pinagworkan mo at syempre sa course at subjects mo sa university kung ilan years madeduct sayo. Ako experience ko manual/automation testing, computer engineering graduate, section 2 yung university ko.

KarlaD · February 2017

Hello All! Naguupload ako ng documents sa ACS, medyo confused lang ako. Yung TOR and diploma, pagsamahin ba sya into a single file? Also, sa experience, kung COE yung iupload ko, which attachment type should I use? Reference?

boy_sisig · February 2017

Hello everyone. Meron na ba ditong nakapagpaassess na using birth certificate not passport ? Thank you.

grapebella · February 2017

Hi everyone,

Ask ko lang meron ba dito ng submit online ACS Assessment on 08-Feb-17 till now hindi ko pa nareceived assessment ko. nakikita ko sa iba 1 week lang may result na. nakaka worry..

Thanks.

Chad · February 2017

@grapebella your assessment result will be out soon. I got mine in 2 weeks! goodluck!

jen.farne · February 2017

I just receive my ACS assessment pero nacoconfused po ako, please help me understand. Eto po nakalagay sa result.

Your skills have been assessed to be suitable for migration under 263111 (Computer Network and Systems Engineer) of the ANZSCO Code.

Your qualification has been assessed as follows:

Your Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from University of xxxx completed April 2007 has been assessed as comparable to an AQF Diploma with a major in computing.

The following employment after July 2015 is considered to equate to work at an appropriately skilled level and relevant to 263111 (Computer Network and Systems Engineer) of the ANZSCO Code.

Dates: 02/07 - 08/08 (1yrs 6mths)
Position: Product Support - Technical Support Engineer
Employer: XYZ
Country: PHILIPPINES

Dates: 01/11 - 09/11 (0yrs 8mths)
Position: Network Engineer
Employer: ABC
Country: PHILIPPINES

Dates: 09/11 - 06/12 (0yrs 9mths)
Position: Network Engineer
Employer: AAA
Country: SINGAPORE

Dates: 06/12 - 02/17 (4yrs 8mths)
Position: Senior Network and VOIP Engineer
Employer: BBB
Country: SINGAPORE

The following employment has been assessed as not suitable.
Dates: 12/09 - 01/11 (0yrs 0mths)
Position: Network Engineer - Not Assessable due to Insufficient Detail
Employer: CCC
Country: PHILIPPINES
--> work from home po ako dito sa employer na to kaya ang nakalagay sa COE ko, walang country kung saan ako nakabased.

SO kung eto po ang nakalagay na after July 2015 lang ang considered appropriate skilled relevant, ibig sabihin less than 2 years lang yun. So di ako makakakuha ng points sa Qualification? Ano po ba pwede kong gawin? Need ko ba mag re-appeal? mukhang 5 years deduction yung kinuha nila eh. Appreciate your advice po.

squinx22 · February 2017

Got my ACS positive results just now. Took 8 working days from lodging to approval.

jen.farne · February 2017

@squinx22 meron ka din ba deduction?

squinx22 · February 2017

@jen.farne yep. 2 years ang nadeduct. Bale nasa 6 years ang total after deduction.

iska03 · February 2017

Hi guys,

Complete ko na po yung requirements for ACS. Kelangan ba dala ko rin yung orig copy pag pa CTC ko na?Yung iba kasi COE ko through email lang send e.

Also please check this baka po meron pa ko nakalimutan. Yan na yung gathered requirements ko po.

- Diploma
- Transcript
- COEs
- Passport
- Birth Cert(NSO)

Thank you

iska03 · February 2017

Guys suggestion po regarding ANZSCO, parang same lang naman mga description nito :

261311 -Analyst Programmer
261312 -Developer Programmer
261313 -Software Engineer
261399 -Software and Application Programmer

Pasok naman ako sa job description. Ano dapat consider ko pa? Meron po ba yung mas madali ma invite sa mga position jan?

einra2k2 · February 2017

@jen.farne

Yes you are correct. Experience mo from July 2015 onward ang pede mo ma claim.

You can file your EOI on July 2017 para ma complete mo yung 2 years which is equivalent to 5 points sa skill score.

fedsquare · February 2017

Hello, just wanna update you guys. I got the result of my ACS Review today and i got additional 5 pts for the additional work experience i submitted. Thanks to all those members here who advised me to submit a Review, after I came short of work experience after ACS deducted 6yrs from it (as a result of having associate degree)

My only question now is, when i submit my EOI in Skillselect, do i need to enter all my work experience? I have 15yrs in total, all were deemed relevant but only 9yrs were credited for skilled employment. Now, I saw this instruction there in Skillselect to only enter experience for the past 10yrs. Im quite unsure if i should enter 15yrs or 9. Hope you guys can help me. Appreciate it a lot!

studio719 · February 2017

@ishie20 yes, binabawasan nila talaga ung work experience na pwedeng i-claim dependent sa course at kung saang school ka galing (check http://pinoyau.info/plugin/page/accredited-schools para makita mo kung aling section category ung school mo).

im not so sure about the particulars pero ung ibang forumers natin dito, mas kabisado.

@Heprex / @Anino78

if i remember right, kayo ata ung mas may alam dati. pwede nyo bang i-advise si @ishie20?

studio719 · February 2017

iska03 said:
Guys suggestion po regarding ANZSCO, parang same lang naman mga description nito :

261311 -Analyst Programmer
261312 -Developer Programmer
261313 -Software Engineer
261399 -Software and Application Programmer

Pasok naman ako sa job description. Ano dapat consider ko pa? Meron po ba yung mas madali ma invite sa mga position jan?

check mo kung alin dyan ung nasa SOL or CSOL. maski positive ung assessment ng ACS sa iyo pero kung wala naman dun sa list ng occupation na hinahanap ni AUS, hindi ka rin makaka-apply ng 189/190.

pag asa CSOL sila, check mo rin kung aling states ung open for state sponsorship at kung gusto mo ba dun. fyi, ang pagkakaalam ko closed ang sponsorship ng Victoria (Melbourne) until July ata.

i've also seen before na may report na nakapublish online about kung ilang points and kelan nag-apply ung mga latest na na-approve. so from there you can check ung competition mo for the slots. sorry nga lang pero inde ko na mahanap ung link ngaun.

Heprex · February 2017

hello @ishie20, yes. mababawasan tlga ng experience as per ACS guidelines. since section 3 school ka, may chance na 5 years mabawas sayo. so since 3-4 years pa lang exp mo, its possible for you to be unsuitable for now. I would advise you to wait until you reach your 5th year of employment.

As for why they deduct experience, based from their senior assessor, it is to meet the suitability criteria with respect to their guidelines. ICT occupation is a very competitive space nowadays kaya siguto ganun sila unlike sa ibang assessing bodies ng AU.

I suggest you read more about ACS, para pag dating mo ng 5th year mo, you know what to expect and how they assess. Read about the ICT units ng nominated occupation mo. Read about how your nominated occupation relates to your education background and employment. Read more.

lahat ng ito ay nasa website nila.

@studio719

Heprex · February 2017

@fedsquare Yes, you need to input all your work exp to your EOI. Be careful lang dun sa pag tag as Related and Not Related, i refer mo dun sa Assessment letter yung details.

Goodluck on your next move.

reynoldstm · February 2017

Good morning. Magstart pa.lang ako.mag gather.ng mga employment references ko for skills ass. Tatanggapin.po kaya ng Acs yung employment letter na ang cintent lang is he has.been with us for this so and so date as consultant. Or need.to format it according to the Immigration standards? Thanks po

iska03 · February 2017

@studio719

studio719 said:

iska03 said:
Guys suggestion po regarding ANZSCO, parang same lang naman mga description nito :

261311 -Analyst Programmer
261312 -Developer Programmer
261313 -Software Engineer
261399 -Software and Application Programmer

Pasok naman ako sa job description. Ano dapat consider ko pa? Meron po ba yung mas madali ma invite sa mga position jan?

check mo kung alin dyan ung nasa SOL or CSOL. maski positive ung assessment ng ACS sa iyo pero kung wala naman dun sa list ng occupation na hinahanap ni AUS, hindi ka rin makaka-apply ng 189/190.

pag asa CSOL sila, check mo rin kung aling states ung open for state sponsorship at kung gusto mo ba dun. fyi, ang pagkakaalam ko closed ang sponsorship ng Victoria (Melbourne) until July ata.

i've also seen before na may report na nakapublish online about kung ilang points and kelan nag-apply ung mga latest na na-approve. so from there you can check ung competition mo for the slots. sorry nga lang pero inde ko na mahanap ung link ngaun.

@studio719 thank you sir, consider ko mga sinabi mo. Nasa CSOL and SOL naman yung mga job titles na yan dun ko talga copy yan.

iska03 · February 2017

Guys, meron po ba kyo alam link ng mga latest points and available slots.

@studio719 Nakita ko narin yun link dati mejo matagal na. Hindi ko na alam san babalikan

iska03 · February 2017

Hi guys,

If unsuitable po result ng acs kulang ng work exp, pwede ba mag add ng work exp later on?
lets say after 6 months.

Sir @Heprex baka po alam nyo sagot