nigelhooley

Hi Lauren, OK lets start with the equivalence. Your best option is to contact the Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL). They would give you an answer on whether that is equivalent to an Australian qualification. Alternatively the state teaching authority (In Victoria that would be the Victorian Institute of Teaching - VIT). I see this is listed in the working holiday visa so be aware that you may well need to register with every single state you plan to work in - and it's not a short process. I would advise you to get yourself a police check from the UK in advance of heading over here (google ACRO police check). That will save you time and pain on arrival! Also if you are planning to work in the education field make sure you have your qualifications with you. I would advise having the originals and multiple certified copies with you in preparation for needing them. OK to sponsorship - I'm afraid I may be the bearer of bad news here. Employer sponsorship in education is pretty much non existent. State nomination is available as part of the independent skilled migration process (sub class 190). This gives you an additional 5 points to the immigration points test. On that note as you are interested in a working holiday visa and possibly migration you have age on your side. Check the current skilled occupations list in the immigration website. See if your occupation is listed - be aware early childhood teachers in Australia need to be bachelors qualified - diploma qualified will only allow you to be an assistant in the room which may not be on the SOL. Assuming it is run through the points test and see how many you are entitled to. 65 is the official requirement but realistically you will need 75+ as nobody below this has been invited to apply for a permanent visa in over a year (the invitations are public record). Assuming your job isn't on the SOL or you don't have enough points - maybe look at a student visa. This will allow you to work 40 hours per fortnight and get bachelors qualified which adds points to your visa for the qualification but also 5 more for Australian study! Lots of info to process - feel free to ask any questions. Good luck!

Hi Rachel, Based on your post I guess you are UK based. In relation to where the migration agent should be, I don't think its massively important - however having one based in Australia working on the same time zone as immigration here can only be an advantage for you. Recommendations - absolutely. Uday Mishra of Dyson & Associates. Very knowledgeable agent who didn't let me down throughout the process. Good Luck

Hi Wizard, I applied on the day applications for nomination re-opened (2nd July 2018). I received my nomination from the Vic government on 29th August 2018 and was invited to apply through skill select on 30th August 2018. 190 application was submitted on 10th September 2018 (I had to wait for my UK police check to arrive in the post). 190 visa granted December 3rd, 2018 - exactly 12 weeks from the date of submission. I suspect you may also have your visa now but I thought this may be useful info if not.