Australian Computer Society Skills Application

Abraham · December 2013

@ringo thanks again Sir. Yung mga COE's ko hindi rin gaya ng format ng sa ACS pero lahat ng info nandun. Maliban sa current company ko and isang call centet company date. Wala yung FULLTIME. Pero sa job offer / contract ng current company ko, may nakalagay 8 hrs per day ang work.Do you think pwede ko din isend tong job contract ko sa ACS as back up doc lang since wala ung word na fulltime sa Standard COE ng current company ko?

ringo · December 2013

Sir @Abraham nag Pm ako sa iyo

Abraham · December 2013

@ringo wala pa yung PM Sir but I will still wait for it. Baka natrafic lang. hehehe. maraming salamat ulet

eccen3k · December 2013

Do you think pwede ko din isend tong job contract ko sa ACS as back up doc lang since wala ung word na fulltime sa Standard COE ng current company ko?

If mag mock application ka mate sa acs... malalaman mong No ang sagot.

eccen3k · December 2013

Question lang po sa mga nabigyan n ng results: Gano katagal un application nyo sa "Stage 4 - In Progress"?

12 weeks

lexxus · December 2013

Hello paverify ko lang po sa inyo regarding COE, if currently employed so ok lang na Hire date and "still working/ presently working" na note sa End date? Mejo na confused lang kasi ako sa rule regarding "To date". Thanks!

stage2 · December 2013

A ok, I therefore conclude n cguro hindi ako swerte sa case officer. Kasi nun una isang buwan na bago nailipat sa Stage 4 - With Assessor un status nun application ko. Kinailangan ko pa magfollowup... hindi lang nya inupdate sa queue nya. Ngyon naman parang hindi rin pinoprocess kc 14 weeks na ako e. Hay, I give up.

natnor · December 2013

I have received my ACS assessment today. It is suitable and they deducted 4 years from my work experience.

goma_23 · December 2013

GOOD MORNING po!

Newbie here, tanong ko lang po if yung original ba na listed requirements sa first page ng thread is still the same documents needed to be produced?

If not, puwede po bang makakuha ng updated list, maraming salamat po sa mga makakasagot and more power to this forum!!!

best regards,

Abraham · December 2013

@eccen3k thanks sir. Actually, nag email na ako sa acs. And no nga talaga ang sagot nila. No choice kundi makiusap tlg ng maayos sa hr. Moc application sa acs? Tatry ko din to. Thanks ulet

Abraham · December 2013

I have received my ACS assessment today. It is suitable and they deducted 4 years from my work experience.

Wow!!! Congrats po. Sayang yung 4yrs na nabawas but atleast suitable yung results. Ilan po pwede nyo iclaim sa academic and skills nyo? Forsure nag ielts na kau habang nag hihintay ng acs results. Yan dn kase balak ko eh. Congats ulet.

quesoboy · December 2013

I read that IELTS isn't required for ACS skills assessment, pero ang pinagtataka ko lang ay: can you claim points for English kung English instruction certificate from your university ang ibibigay mo for assessment?

Kasi sa ngayon, if I follow the point system, I will need to take IELTS para makakuha ng points in order to get a passing mark kasi pag di ako nag-IELTS, di ako papasa. Kung ganun, parang required na rin ang IELTS, hindi ba?

Can anyone shed some light on this? Would appreciate it. Thanks!

uchiha · December 2013

@quesoboy kung cert from university ang ibibigay mo you cannot claim any points for it. Ang rule for English proficiency is to get at least band 6 for all modules but to get points kailangan ng at least band 7. But if you are planning for state sponsorship may mga states na may required English band/grade.

quesoboy · December 2013

@uchiha thanks for clarifying! I guess I have no choice but to take IELTS then.

ringo · December 2013

can you claim points for English kung English instruction certificate from your university ang ibibigay mo for assessment?

- No, i don't think so.

Kasi sa ngayon, if I follow the point system, I will need to take IELTS para makakuha ng points in order to get a passing mark kasi pag di ako nag-IELTS, di ako papasa. Kung ganun, parang required na rin ang IELTS, hindi ba?

- Required talga IELTS for English points.
- ACS is separate. Dito ka kukuha ng points for Education and experience sa GSM.

iamKikay · December 2013

I have received my ACS assessment today. It is suitable and they deducted 4 years from my work experience.

Sir @natnor ask ko lang bakit po nabawasan ng 4 years yung total work experience nyo. kase yan din ang pinagdadasal ko na macredit ako atleast 8 years para 5 points na lang kulang ko

Abraham · December 2013

I have received my ACS assessment today. It is suitable and they deducted 4 years from my work experience.
Sir @natnor ask ko lang bakit po nabawasan ng 4 years yung total work experience nyo. kase yan din ang pinagdadasal ko na macredit ako atleast 8 years para 5 points na lang kulang ko

May bagong rules or procedures si ACS regarding dyan. I think this 2013 lang nag simula. Wala naman akong nabasa dito sa forum na ganyan nung nag back read ako. Dapat my corresponding number of work experience ka para ma access nila academic mo. Please refer to link below.

Summary of Criteria Required for a Suitable ICT Skills Assessment Result
https://www.acs.org.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/7324/Summary-of-Criteria-Oct-2013.pdf

Abraham · December 2013

Baka ganito nangyari kay Sir/Mam @natnor.

Bachelor Degree or higher - ICT Major - NOT closely related to the nominated occupation - 4 years relevant work experience completed anytime in past work history. (Baka lang naman)

If this is indeed what happen to you Sir/Mam @natnor, what was left on your work experience is the years for your Skill assessment? Let's say you got 6 years work experience then your assessment is what I mentioned above (sample only), so you have 2 yrs Skill experience nalang. Ilang points nalang ung sa skills mo?

Abraham · December 2013

Baka ganito nangyari kay Sir/Mam @natnor.

Bachelor Degree or higher - ICT Major - NOT closely related to the nominated occupation - 4 years relevant work experience completed anytime in past work history. (Baka lang naman)

If this is indeed what happen to you Sir/Mam @natnor, what was left on your work experience is the years for your Skill assessment? Let's say you got 6 years work experience then your assessment is what I mentioned above (sample only), so you have 2 yrs Skill experience nalang. Ilang points nalang ung sa skills mo?

Possible din pala to :

Bachelor Degree or higher - ICT Major - Closely related to the nominated occupation - 2 years relevant work experience completed in the last 10 years or 4 years relevant work experience completed anytime in past work history.

iamKikay · December 2013

Hi Guys, ask ko lang po kung ano difference ng review and appeal. Kase mukhang magkakaproblema ko sa assessment ko though next month pa naman lalabas kaso nung nagbasa ko sa forum na to. nakita ko na must pala yung fulltime sa employment reference. yung coe nakuha ko kase is with job desc kaso hindi nakalagay yung fulltime. gusto ko na lang maging proactive ngayon incase hindi macredit lahat. Ano po ba dapat ko gawin appeal or review.

AlphaMale · December 2013

Hello Sirs and Ma'ams. As you may see bago lang po ako dito sa forums and also just starting to collect my required documents. I will read as much reference as I can and post some questions here too. Speaking of question... I've had 2 years 8 months experience in a call center as technical support for ISP from 2005 to 2008. Stopped working for 2 and half years. Back to work in 2011 as customer service rep (call center ulet) for 6 months then lumipat ako sa another company. This is time yung position ko is a Network Engineer. From 2011 until October this year kasi I got promoted as a Network Trainer same current company. Kung yung experiences ko from the first call center and sa current company ko yung ilalagay ko will total of 5 years and 2 months, ok na kaya to for the assessment? Especially that my previous experience was in a call center? Thanks in advance!

natnor · December 2013

@Abraham yeah.. got an ICT Major but did not mention in my letter the 'NOT closely related to the nominated occupation'

I suppose it is due to the rule '2 years relevant work experience completed in the last 10 years or 4 years relevant work experience completed anytime in past work history'. Had 8 years of work experience the time i applied for ACS assessment therefore I am able to claim 5 points

natnor · December 2013

@iamKikay we have the same hope before... waited to apply this year thinking Ill be able to claim 8 years worth of experience... but ACS rules keeps on changing... from their new rule.. my understanding is that the minimum work experience to be deducted is 2 years

iamfi · December 2013

@natnor hi po..ano ung dinededuct ng ACS na experience? para san? and ano mangayayre pag nadeduct nila? -newbie po

natnor · December 2013

@iamfi they deducted 4 years from my 8 years of work experience to satisfy the new ACS rule as to when a candidate is considered as 'skilled'...

in the assessment letter, ACS will specify the month and year when you can start to count the number of years that you can claim as 'skilled' work experience... for my case, I am able to claim 4 years which is equivalent to 5 points.

miketrinidad · December 2013

Hello, Meron po dito nag papassess for ICT Support Engineer

iamKikay · December 2013

Hi @natnor... well sana lang nga iconsider nila since lahat naman ng position ko related to each other and within my course outline and pinoproblema ko lang is yung wala sya nakalagay na fulltime but I'm just thinking to apply for review... yung officemate ko lumbas na yung result nya and they consider yung experience nya beyond 10 years which mas fit sa natapos nya na course. it seems that basta related sa course mo yung experience mo ikoconsider nila it doesnt matter if for the past 10 years.

densp72 · December 2013

@lexxus

Hi newbie po and I am thinking po to be assessed , I just want to ask po if anyone knows someone na Engineering grad like me ECE but all my experience is with programming na naging successful naman going to australia? Cautious lang po kasi dahil Engr grad then 9 years na Sr. Software engr, though meron din naman programming subjects in college. Any thoughts? Thanks!

@lexxus Engineering grad ako sa Mapua BSECE, ganito nangyari sa akin, nag pa assess ako and after 5 months the result is positive result for code 263111 pero they did not recognize my degree. Narecognize lang yung Microsoft certifications ko as equivalent to ICT Diploma and yung counting ng experience is yung date I passed the Microsoft certification, kaya bawas sa number of years experience. Syempre down na down ako, pinagdasal ko na lang na ganun talaga. Then one night naisip ko na mag appeal.Sa appeal section may input box kung bakit ka mag appeal, sinulat ko doon mga reasons bakit irecognize nila degree ko kasi may mga ICT related subjects kami sa school. May bayad yung appeal $355 yata yun. Before submitting the appeal todo prayer ako before clicking the submit button.Nilift up ko na lang kay Lord yung maging result, then submitted.
After 2 days I got a reply sa appeal ko. They recognized my BSECE in Mapua as a degree major in ICT. Then nirecognize din yung past experiences ko na more than 8 years. So nagpasalamat ako kay Lord for answered prayer na napakabilis. Nasa EOI stage pa lang ako.
I hope this helps you. Good luck and God Bless.

appledeuce · December 2013

Hi IT peeps,

May tanong lang po sana ako, which I also posted in another thread.

If someone had a non-IT (BSc) qualification from college, worked in IT for 5 years right after graduation, then gets an IT(BSc) qualification in Australia, will ACS consider the work experience prior to the IT qualification to meet the required experience for "full suitability"?

Thank you.

appledeuce · December 2013

Hello Sirs and Ma'ams. As you may see bago lang po ako dito sa forums and also just starting to collect my required documents. I will read as much reference as I can and post some questions here too. Speaking of question... I've had 2 years 8 months experience in a call center as technical support for ISP from 2005 to 2008. Stopped working for 2 and half years. Back to work in 2011 as customer service rep (call center ulet) for 6 months then lumipat ako sa another company. This is time yung position ko is a Network Engineer. From 2011 until October this year kasi I got promoted as a Network Trainer same current company. Kung yung experiences ko from the first call center and sa current company ko yung ilalagay ko will total of 5 years and 2 months, ok na kaya to for the assessment? Especially that my previous experience was in a call center? Thanks in advance!

Hi. I'm also a newbie and still learning the ropes around here. But my understanding is that if you're planning to nominate an ICT occupation (which I assume you are since you're on this thread), ACS will only consider your work experience which is relevant to your nominated occupation (network engineer or trainee whichever the case may be). So say out of those 5 years, you spent 2 years as a customer support agent for billing, for example, those 2 years won't be counted by ACS.

Take this with a grain of salt though.