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Assessment of post-qualifying social work experience
This application is for social workers who would like to apply for a skilled employment assessment after previously having had a successful migration skills assessment. The skilled employment assessment is an optional additional assessment for those with at least one year of post qualifying social work experience in Australia or at least three years of post-qualifying social work experience overseas.
- The Applicant is required to have had their social work qualifications assessed by the AASW prior to a Skilled Employment application/ assessment.
- The assessment of an Applicant’s post-qualifying employment as a qualified Social Worker is assessed from the date of lodgement of the application and in this instance, with the AASW.
- The Applicant can provide evidence of a minimum of 3 years of post qualifying social work employment overseas, in employment as a qualified Social Worker.
and / or
- The applicant has a minimum of 1 year of post qualifying social work employment in Australia, in employment as a qualified Social Worker (with evidence of the employment as on-going for the full period of employment; if there were gaps in service these should be verified with documentation and the reason why a gap in employment existed).
- The date that it is deemed the Applicant is skilled in the nominated occupation is based on evidence of when the applicant successfully met the requirements of their social work qualification and commenced employment in the specific position and that employment is within the last ten (10) years in the nominated occupation.
- To claim points for skilled employment, the experience must be in an applicant’s nominated occupation, or a closely related occupation. Please view the ANZSCO- Australian-NZ-standards-classification-of-occupations for further details related to the occupation of Social Worker.
- Employment must be on a fulltime paid basis however the Department of Home Affairs can consider employment from 20 hours or more each week. Less than 20 hours paid employment as a qualified Social Worker will not meet the criteria. As such, the assessment will be determined based on this definition of fulltime employment.
To apply for an Assessment of Post Qualifying Social Work Experience, complete the application form below.
Download Assessment of Post Qualifying Social Work Experience
Please allow five (5) weeks for your application to be processed.
Post-qualifying assessment of overseas social work employment
Optional) Skilled employment assessment for 1-3 positions if correspondence address is outside Australia |
AU $800 |
(Optional) Skilled employment assessment for 1-3 positions if correspondence address is within Australia |
AU $880 (incl GST) |
(Optional) Skilled Employment fee per additional (4+) employment position if correspondence address is outside Australia |
AUD $150.00 |
(Optional) Skilled Employment fee per additional (4+) employment position if correspondence address is within Australia |
AU $165 (incl GST). |
Post-qualifying assessment of Australian social work employment
(Optional) Skilled employment assessment for 1-3 positions if correspondence address is outside Australia |
AU $350.00 |
(Optional) Skilled employment assessment for 1-3 positions if correspondence address is within Australia |
AU $385 (incl GST) |
(Optional) Skilled Employment fee per additional (4+) employment position if correspondence address is outside Australia |
AU $150 |
(Optional) Skilled Employment fee per additional (4+) employment position if correspondence address is within Australia |
AU $165 (incl GST). |
Please mail your application form, supporting documentation and assessment fee to:
Postal address:
Australian Association of Social workers
MEA Program
PO Box 2008
Royal Melbourne Hospital VIC 3050
Courier address
Australian Association of Social workers
MEA Program
Level 7
14-20 Blackwood Street
North Melbourne VIC 3051
You will receive email notification acknowledging the receipt of your application.