Skills Assessment Application

Application for a Skills Assessment for Migration to Australia as a Physiotherapist [Without a Skilled Employment Assessment]

The information on the form is collected by the Australian Physiotherapy Council for the purpose of assessing qualifications and skills (without an assessment of skilled work experience) for the occupation of Physiotherapist ANZSCO Code 252511. This is not an application for assessment for registration as a physiotherapist. Please read the following explanatory notes carefully before completing the application.

Explanatory notes

Introduction The Australian Physiotherapy Council assesses qualifications and skills for the occupation of Physiotherapist for the purpose of migration to Australia under the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) Skilled Migration program. This is not an assessment for registration purposes. The Australian Physiotherapy Council has a separate and different assessing role for physiotherapists seeking to qualify for registration – go to http://www.physiocouncil.com.au/assessment-1 for details. One of the first steps in applying for skilled migration is to nominate an occupation from the “Skilled

  Occupation

 List” and have your skills and

  qualifications

  assessed

  by

  the

  relevant

  assessing

  authority.

  If

  your

  nominated

  occupation

  is

  “physiotherapist”

  then the Australian Physiotherapy Council is the relevant assessing authority. Who should use this form? If you do not require DIAC to consider your skilled employment for the purpose of awarding points, you should use this form. Do I meet the qualifications requirement for a positive skills assessment? You must be able to answer YES to at least one of the following five questions to meet the qualifications requirement for a positive skills assessment. This is not an assessment for registration purposes. 1. Have you successfully completed one of the following basic qualifications in...