Information and Organisation Professionals support organisations, government, individuals and the community by analysing, organising and managing information and data, and by providing advice on policy, business and organisational methods.
Occupation description
Information and Organisation Professionals support organisations, government, individuals and the community by analysing, organising and managing information and data, and by providing advice on policy, business and organisational methods. This occupation group includes Information and Organisation Professionals not elsewhere classified.
Occupations considered suitable under this ANZSCO code:
- Electoral Officer
- Knowledge Manager
- Lobbyist
- Museum Registrar
- Procurement Specialist
- Information Management Co-ordinator
- Sales Analyst
Occupations not considered suitable under this ANZSCO code:
- Organisation and Methods Analyst (ANZSCO Code 224712)
- Management Consultant (ANZSCO Code 224711)
- ICT Business Analyst (ANZSCO Code 261111)
- Policy Analyst (ANZSCO Code 224412)
- Purchasing Officer (ANZSCO Code 591113)
- Supply and Distribution Manager (ANZSCO Code 133611)
- Internal Auditor (ANZSCO Code 221214)
- Electorate Officer (ANZSCO Code 224911)
- Liaison Officer (ANZSCO Code 224912)
- Migration Agent/Immigration Consultant (ANZSCO Code 224913)
- Patents Examiner (ANZSCO Code 224914)
Information and Organisation Professionals nec is a VETASSESS Group B occupation
This occupation requires a qualification assessed as comparable to the educational level of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Bachelor degree or higher. Applicants can fulfil the assessment criteria for this occupation in four different ways.
Additional qualifications in a highly relevant field of study include those comparable to the following levels:
- AQF Diploma
- AQF Advanced Diploma
- AQF Associate Degree
- or AQF Graduate Diploma
***Bachelor degree or higher degree includes:
- AQF Master Degree or
- AQF Doctoral Degree
** Highly relevant paid employment duration (20 hours or more per week)
1-3 minimum years of employment highly relevant to the nominated occupation, completed at an appropriate skill level in the five years before the date of application for a Skills Assessment.
4 minimum 4 years of relevant employment required – three years of relevant employment (can be outside the last 5-year period) in addition to at least one year of highly relevant employment within the last five years before applying.
*If employment is prior to the completion of the qualification at the required level, an applicant must have at least one year of highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level within the last five years. The remaining five years of pre-qualifying period may be within the last ten years.
A positive assessment of both qualification level and employment duration is required for a positive Skills Assessment outcome.
Qualification and Employment Criteria
AQF Bachelor degree or higher degree*
This occupation requires a qualification in:
- Business Administration
- Management
- Commerce (with business administration focus)
- Information Management Other disciplines which are relevant to the nec employment context may be considered on a case-by-case basis (if employment is highly relevant)
*This includes qualifications assessed at AQF Bachelor, Master and Doctoral level.
Employment
Highly relevant tasks include:
- analysing, organising and managing information and data;
- providing advice on policy, business and organisational methods.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Employment information
Nomination of the ‘not elsewhere classified’ (nec) code requires applicants to hold qualifications and employment which do not better fit under any other ANSZCO code.
Generally speaking, professionals (other than Internal Auditors) working in the areas of Compliance, Internal Control and Risk Management may be considered against this occupation.
The occupation of Procurement Specialist is distinct from other related occupations classified in ANZSCO, such as Procurement Manager, Supply and Distribution Managers, and Supply and Logistics Clerk roles such as Production Clerk, Purchasing Officer, Stock Clerk, Warehouse Administrator and Order Clerk. One of the listed occupations under this group, Electoral Officer, is not to be confused with 224911 Electorate Officer, which is a separate occupation listed in ANZSCO. An Electorate Officer manages the local office of a member of parliament, while an Electoral Officer would normally be employed by an Electoral Commission to oversee elections.
Supporting material for assessment
Applicants should provide a cover letter that justifies the rationale for choosing an ‘nec’ category. If you are nominating this occupation you may submit an organisational chart. An organisational chart should include the company letterhead, your job position and those of your superiors and subordinates as well as all positions reporting to your immediate supervisor and to your direct subordinates. You should also provide details of any relevant training or professional development courses undertaken. These may be detailed in the Curriculum Vitae/Resume provided.
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