BSMQ SKILLED PROGRAM
The Queensland State Nomination Skilled Program is closed for FY19-20.
This includes both the Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) (subclass 491) and Skilled Nominated (Permanent) (subclass 190) visas.
BSMQ has not yet received advice from Home Affairs in regards to Queensland’s nomination allocation for FY20-21 and when we will be able to re-open the business and skilled program.
Once we receive advice on nomination allocation, we will post details to the BSMQ homepage and across our social media channels.
ANZSCO and Assessing Authorities
ANZSCO is a system developed to collect, publish and analyse occupation statistics across government agencies, and is being introduced by HA as the new standard to capture occupation information in all visa, settlement and citizenship programs.
ANZSCO is used within skilled visa programs, where it is a requirement for visa eligibility, as the standard by which a visa applicant’s skills to undertake a specific occupation in Australia are assessed.
The relevant assessing authority is listed against the occupations in the Migration (LIN 19/051: Specification of Occupations and Assessing Authorities) Instrument 2019. Below is an explanatory list of the abbreviations for the assessing authorities. Please note this is not an exhaustive list. For more information, please see HA’s website.
| AACA | Architects Accreditation Council of Australia Inc |
| AASW | Australian Association of Social Workers |
| ACPSEM | Australasian College of Physical Scientist and Engineers in Medicine |
| ACS | Australian Computer Society |
| ACWA | Australian Community Workers Association |
| ADC | Australian Dental Council |
| AIM | Australian Institute of Management |
| AIMS | Australian Institute of Medical Scientists |
| AIQS | Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors |
| AIR | Australian Institute of Radiography |
| AITSL | Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership |
| AMSA | Australian Maritime Safety Authority |
| ANMAC | Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council |
| ANZSNM | Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine |
| AOAC | Australasian Osteopathic Accreditation Council |
| APharmC | Australian Pharmacy Council |
| APodC/ANZPAC | Australasian Podiatry Council/Australian and New Zealand Podiatry Accreditation Council Inc. |
| APC | Australian Physiotherapy Council |
| APS | Australian Psychological Society |
| AVBC | Australasian Veterinary Boards Council |
| CASA | Civil Aviation Safety Authority |
| CCEA | Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia |
| CPAA | Certified Practising Accountants Australia |
| DAA | Dietitians Association of Australia |
| CA | Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand |
| IPA | Institute of Public Accountants |
| NAATI | National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters |
| OCANZ | Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand |
| OTC | Occupational Therapy Council |
| SPA | Speech Pathology Association of Australia |
| SSSI | Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute |
| TRA | Trades Recognition Australia |
| VETASSESS | Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services |