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 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.
Description of Pathways
The information below describes the available pathways for a Skills Assessment under Group B. Please note that in order to achieve a successful Skills Assessment Outcome, a positive assessment for both qualifications and employment is required.
Pathway 1
This pathway requires a qualification assessed as comparable to the education level of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Bachelor degree or higher degree and in a field highly relevant to the nominated occupation.
Bachelor degree or higher degree includes AQF Master Degree or AQF Doctoral Degree.
In addition, it is essential for applicants to meet the following employment criteria:
- at least one year of post-qualification employment at an appropriate skill level, undertaken in the last five years,
- working 20 hours or more per week, and
- highly relevant to the nominated occupation.
Pathway 2
This pathway requires a qualification assessed as comparable to the education level of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Bachelor degree or higher degree and in a field not highly relevant to the nominated occupation.
Bachelor degree or higher degree includes AQF Master Degree or AQF Doctoral Degree.
An additional qualification in a highly relevant field of study at a minimum AQF Diploma level is required. Additional qualifications in a highly relevant field of study include those comparable to the AQF Diploma or AQF Advanced Diploma or AQF Associate Degree or AQF Graduate Diploma.
In addition, it is essential for applicants to meet the following employment criteria:
- at least two years of post-qualification employment at an appropriate skill level, undertaken in the last five years,
- working 20 hours or more per week, and
- highly relevant to the nominated occupation.
Pathway 3
This pathway requires a qualification assessed as comparable to the education level of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Bachelor degree or higher degree and in a field not highly relevant to the nominated occupation.
Bachelor degree or higher degree includes AQF Master Degree or AQF Doctoral Degree.
In addition, it is essential for applicants to meet the following employment criteria:
- at least three years of post-qualification employment at an appropriate skill level, undertaken in the last five years,
- working 20 hours or more per week, and
- highly relevant to the nominated occupation.
Pathway 4
This pathway requires a qualification assessed as comparable to the education level of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Bachelor degree or higher degree with or without a highly relevant major field of study to the nominated occupation.
Bachelor degree or higher degree includes AQF Master Degree or AQF Doctoral Degree.
In addition, it is essential for applicants to meet the following employment criteria:
- at least six years of employment at an appropriate skill level that includes at least one year of highly relevant employment within the last five years before applying,
- working 20 hours or more per week, and
- highly relevant to the nominated occupation.
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.
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.
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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