Trust Officer administers trusts, estates and settlements on behalf of beneficiaries
Occupation description
Trust Officer administers trusts, estates and settlements on behalf of beneficiaries
Occupations considered suitable under this ANZSCO code:
- Trust Clerk
Trust Officer is a VETASSESS Group D occupation
This occupation requires a qualification assessed as comparable to the educational level of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF)
Certificate III or higher.
Applicants can fulfil the assessment criteria for this occupation in one of four ways.
* Highly relevant paid employment duration (20 hours or more per week)
Pathways 1–3
minimum years of post-qualification 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.
Pathway 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.
A positive assessment of both qualification level and employment duration is required for a positive Skills Assessment outcome.
Qualification & Employment Criteria
Qualification
This occupation requires a qualification assessed as comparable to the education level of an Australian
Qualifications Framework (AQF) Cert III or higher and in a field highly relevant to the nominated occupation.
- Law
- Legal Services
- Legal Practice
- Legal Studies
- Justice
- Crime and Justice Studies
- Paralegal Studies
- Personal Trust Administration
Employment Tasks
Highly relevant tasks include, but are not limited to:
- Satisfying statutory requirements, establishing beneficial entitlements and disturbing assets
- Maintaining probate and trust files, investing trust funds and administering accounts.
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