Skills Assessment 421111 Child Care Worker.

Assessing Authority: ACECQA (Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority

Unless you qualify for a skills assessment exemption, a positive skills assessment is required to apply for the visas listed below for the occupation ANZSCO 421111 Child Care Worker.

A skills assessment is a mandatory requirement for the subclass Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS) subclass 186 visa under the Direct Entry Stream 

Assessing Authority for the Child Care Worker.

ACECQA (Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority is the assessing authority that conducts skills assessments for the occupation ANZSCO 421111 Child Care Worker.

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Skills Assessment Requirement

ACECQA conducts a skills assessment for childcare workers (ANZSCO 421111) for the purpose of migration. To be successful, applicants typically need to hold an AQF Certificate III or higher or an equivalent qualification and meet the required level of English language proficiency.

Australian Qualification

• A nationally recognized early childhood education and care qualification at Certificate III level or higher, approved by ACECQA, or

Or a comparable overseas qualification

• The educational level must be comparable to at least an Australian Certificate III, which meets the level 3 qualification type descriptor under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF), and
• Early childhood education and care qualifications encompass curriculum development and supervised work placements for children from birth to five years of age, and
• At least 160 hours of supervised work placement in an early childhood setting, undertaken during the qualification.

The curriculum content of your qualifications must cover the 4 key areas:

1-Child development and care:

• Provide care for babies and toddlers Provide care for children
• Promote and provide healthy food and drinks Ensure the health and safety of children
• Support the holistic development of children in early childhood

2-Curriculum studies:

• Use an approved learning framework to guide practice
• Provide experiences to support children’s play and learning
• Use information about children to inform practice.

3-Early childhood professional practice:

• Identify and respond to children and young people at risk
• Provide an emergency first aid response in an education and care setting
• Develop positive and respectful relationships with children.
• Work within a legal and ethical framework
• Participate in work health and safety.

4-Family and community contexts:

• Work effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples
• Develop cultural competence.

English language Requirement

An applicant must satisfy one of the following English language requirements:

• Completion of one year of full-time tertiary or higher education study in Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, the United Kingdom, or the United States of America, or
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS) – General or Academic version: a score of five (5.0) or higher in the reading, writing, speaking, and listening components, completed within the last three years, or
• International Second Language Proficiency Ratings (ISLPR) – This is a teacher-focused assessment that requires a Level 4 score in all four skill areas: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. The assessment must be undertaken at an approved testing site and should have been completed within the last three years.

Potential Visa Pathways for Child Care Worker

The ANZSCO 421111 Child Care Worker occupation is currently included on the following migration occupation lists:

• Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL)

Occupation: ANZSCO 421111 Child Care Worker with the potential to obtain a pathway from temporary to permanent residency through the following visas:

Visa 186 Employer Nomination Scheme DE
Visa 482 Skills in Demand

Visa Types