mummatothebear Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Hi, Just wondered I am starting the long process of applying for a 189 visa. I want to start with my skills assessment but would/need to do IELTS first as I need more points. I am a registered nurse with 1 years experience mainly in a prison setting.. I read somewhere I could do General or Academic but I read somewhere on the ANMAC website I need the academic IELTS, could anyone clarify? Thanks for help in advance. Thanks Kirsty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozmaniac Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 You must have Academic IELTS or OET for skills assessment purposes as a nurse but for purely points purposes, IELTS General is acceptable. Some applicants do IELTS Academic or OET until they achieve the all 7s (or OET Bs) for skills assessment and then do IELTS General (reputed to be easier) in the hope of getting all 8s for points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mummatothebear Posted May 16, 2014 Author Share Posted May 16, 2014 Fantastic thats brilliant thank you. Kirsty x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbouk Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Hi, Just wondered I am starting the long process of applying for a 189 visa. I want to start with my skills assessment but would/need to do IELTS first as I need more points. I am a registered nurse with 1 years experience mainly in a prison setting.. I read somewhere I could do General or Academic but I read somewhere on the ANMAC website I need the academic IELTS, could anyone clarify? Thanks for help in advance. Thanks Kirsty The question about Academic or General depends on your intension when arriving in Australia. If you intend to continue your education in a College/University then you should choose the Academic, but if you wish to enter/continue with employment only then the General category will suffice. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozmaniac Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 The question about Academic or General depends on your intension when arriving in Australia. If you intend to continue your education in a College/University then you should choose the Academic, but if you wish to enter/continue with employment only then the General category will suffice. Paul A nurse must do IELTS Academic for skills assessment. General is OK for purely points purposes but if the applicant's skills assessment authority requires Academic, that that's what they must do until they at least meet the requirements of that authority. Nurses, accountants, teachers and a number of other occupations all need Academic for skills assessment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherries002 Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 I am 8 months post qualifying, I HAVE to get the 20 points which is possible by getting 8's in the academic. As stated above you'll need a minimum of 7's in EACH section to satisfy the ANMAC skills requirements. However, if you dont gain the 8's (20 points) in the academic and get a minimum of 7's (10 points) you can re-sit and do the general, get 7's in each section you can claim a further 10 from here ! = 20 points :rolleyes: Good luck... have you booked your test?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules RT Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I didn't know you could gain 20 points from getting 7's in both academic & general, that was very exciting to read haha, how sad am l!!! I did the academic 10 days ago and found it excruciating, l get the results on Friday. Jules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiveAGirlShoes Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I am 8 months post qualifying, I HAVE to get the 20 points which is possible by getting 8's in the academic. As stated above you'll need a minimum of 7's in EACH section to satisfy the ANMAC skills requirements. However, if you dont gain the 8's (20 points) in the academic and get a minimum of 7's (10 points) you can re-sit and do the general, get 7's in each section you can claim a further 10 from here ! = 20 points :rolleyes: Good luck... have you booked your test?? I would have thought that you would just use your highest grades for the visa? You may be right and it would be great news, but 2 sets of 7 means you only have scores of 7 in your ability to speak, understand and use the English language, so wouldn't that still just equate to 10 points, rather than 20 points which is proficient use of the language? Sorry if I'm being thick? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiegirl68 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I am 8 months post qualifying, I HAVE to get the 20 points which is possible by getting 8's in the academic. As stated above you'll need a minimum of 7's in EACH section to satisfy the ANMAC skills requirements. However, if you dont gain the 8's (20 points) in the academic and get a minimum of 7's (10 points) you can re-sit and do the general, get 7's in each section you can claim a further 10 from here ! = 20 points :rolleyes: Good luck... have you booked your test?? Not sure where you have come up with this sum, only the results from one sitting of ielts can be used for immigration, not a combined general + academic! You MUST sit ielts academic for ANMAC, and achieve a 7 in ALL components. If you only achieve 7s in the academic, but need 20 points for immigration, you can then sit the ielts general, and aim for 8s, again has to be in all components, and in one sitting. Hope that helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth 666 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I must admit the theory of adding general and academic tests together was a new one on me too. So I felt the need to check skillselect. Here's a screenshot of the requirements: My interpretation is that for 20 points you need to prove superior English and to do that it's minimum 8's across all 4 sections of the SAME test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozmaniac Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 I didn't know you could gain 20 points from getting 7's in both academic & general, that was very exciting to read haha, how sad am l!!! I did the academic 10 days ago and found it excruciating, l get the results on Friday. Jules You've misunderstood if you think that getting all 7s in both General and Academic will get you 20 points. The fact is that you can't ever combine scores from two tests of any kind. What we've been saying is that because the General is usually a bit easier than the Academic test, some nurses do Academic for skills assessment purposes and then do General if they need more points but the scores from the two tests stand alone and can't be combined in any way. If they manage to get all 8s in a single Academic test, that's great because they've met the skills assessment requirement for ANMAC AND they have all 8s for Superior English points. If they manage to get all 7s on Academic but found the test difficult (as you evidently did), they then do the easier General until they get all 8s in a single test. They submit the all 7s Academic to ANMAC and use the separate all 8s General for points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules RT Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Ok thanks for that, I must admit I did google it after I wrote my post, thought it was too good to be true haha Jx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherries002 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Apologies for my interpretation of how we can get those extra points !! I am on nights and i have typed up how to achieve those valuable 20 points !! I am well aware that I have made it look like you can combine the 2 and wasnt meant to confuse anyone!!! Hope you get the results you need JULER RT xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiegirl68 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Apologies for my interpretation of how we can get those extra points !! I am on nights and i have typed up how to achieve those valuable 20 points !! I am well aware that I have made it look like you can combine the 2 and wasnt meant to confuse anyone!!! Hope you get the results you need JULER RT xx Don't worry, that's why these forums are so good, someone will always come along with the correct info! Best wishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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