Specialist Managers plan, organise, direct, control and coordinate special functions within organisations such as advertising and sales, financial, human resources, production and distribution, education, health and welfare, and ICT.
This occupation group covers Specialist Managers not elsewhere classified.
Occupation description
Specialist Managers plan, organise, direct, control and coordinate special functions within organisations such as advertising and sales, financial, human resources, production and distribution, education, health and welfare, and ICT.
This occupation group covers Specialist Managers not elsewhere classified.
Occupations considered suitable under this ANZSCO code:
- Airport Manager
- Ambulance Services Manager
- Harbour Master
- Security Manager (Non-ICT)
Occupations not considered suitable under this ANZSCO code:
Please note that the ANZSCO specialisations of Ambassador, Archbishop, and Bishop are excluded from VETASSESS’ authority and not available for migration skills assessment.
Other Managers classified in ANZSCO Major Group 1 are also excluded from assessment against this occupation, including those in:
- SUB-MAJOR GROUP 11 Chief Executives, General Managers and Legislators
- SUB-MAJOR GROUP 12 Farmers and Farm Managers
- SUB-MAJOR GROUP 13 Specialist Managers
- SUB-MAJOR GROUP 14 Hospitality, Retail and Service Managers
These occupations are classified elsewhere in ANZSCO.
Specialist Managers 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 includes qualifications assessed at AQF Bachelor, Master and Doctoral level.
This occupation requires a qualification in a subject area that is highly relevant to the nec employment.
Employment Tasks
Highly relevant tasks include:
- Developing, implementing and monitoring strategies, policies and plans for their area of control;
- Establishing and directing operational and administrative procedures;
- Directing and coordinating the allocation of resources;
- Monitoring work progress and performance, and adjusting processes and resources to keep goals on track;
- Controlling budget planning and report preparation, and monitoring and controlling expenditure for their area of control;
- Controlling selection, training and performance of staff;
- Representing the organisation in negotiations, and at conventions, seminars, public hearings and forums.
Employment information
Generally speaking, applicants should be able to demonstrate that their role:
- Is at the level of a Manager as described in ANZSCO;
- Requires managing and controlling a specialised function within the organisation;
- Requires specialist knowledge and skills, and;
- Is not elsewhere classified in ANZSCO.
General Managers are classified elsewhere in ANZSCO.
The reporting line must clearly demonstrate the applicant’s responsibilities at a strategic level with decision-making authority within the specialised function of the organisation.
While general management roles may occur in specialised and unique contexts, they are not normally considered to meet the requirements of this occupation. In order to meet the requirements, the role should involve the oversight of a specialised organisational function. Roles at managerial level in the areas of risk management and compliance may be considered against this occupation.
Supporting material for assessment
If you are nominating this managerial occupation, youmust submit an organisational chart. An organisationalchart should include the company letterhead, your jobposition and those of your superiors and subordinatesas well as all positions reporting to your immediatesupervisor and to your direct subordinates. If you areunable to obtain an organisational chart from your employer, please provide a statutory declarationoutlining the required information and the reasonswhy this information cannot be provided.
You should provide a cover letter that justifies the rationale for choosing an ‘nec’ category.
You should also provide details of any relevant training or professional development courses undertaken. These may be detailed in the Curriculum Vitae/Resume provided.
Not Elsewhere Classified (nec)
Some occupations assessed by VETASSESS are listedas ‘nec’ which means ‘not elsewhere classified’. If nominating one of these occupations, you must ensure that your qualifications and employment are highly relevant to one of the occupation titles given in the ANZSCO description for the particular occupation.
Other specific occupation titles that cannot be found elsewhere in ANZSCO will be considered on a case-by-case basis as long as they are relevant to the ‘nec’ codes. In order to be assessed against an ‘nec’ code, your occupation would generally be described as non-classified, yet specialised or related to its ANZSCO Unit Group description.
Your employment in these nominated occupations should not be a closer match to another ANZSCO code (whether assessed by VETASSESS or not). When considering whether to nominate an ‘nec’ occupation, you should consider the sub major group description and determine whether your skills best fit this category. VETASSESS conducts a case-by-case assessment to determine whether the employment can be considered highly relevant to the classification. If an applicant’s employment is highly relevant to another ANZSCO occupation, the same period of employment cannot be assessed suitably against an ‘nec’ classification, regardless of whether the occupation is available for migration purposes or not. Applicants should provide a cover letter that justifies the rationale for choosing an ‘nec’ category.
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