The assessment process

ACS will review your qualification(s) to determine Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) comparability. The course units of your qualification are assessed to determine whether the professional IT content is considered an IT professional unit or not. The outcome of the Assessment will note if your qualification is a Major, Minor or if the IT content is Insufficient. 

An ACS Assessor will review which IT units are considered closely related to your nominated occupation. Once your qualification(s) have been assessed, the assessor will then determine the amount of relevant work experience required to meet the suitability criteria. You can review a summary of the criteria in the Assessment Pathway you chose to follow.

Your employment episode(s) are then assessed to determine if they are considered closely related and at the appropriate skill level, to your nominated occupation. 

ACS will provide an assessment outcome in PDF format. Suitable outcomes are valid for 2 years. During your migration journey you may submit the letter to the Department of Home Affairs or relevant Australian government authority as evidence of a successful ACS Migration Skills Assessment. Please note that a suitable letter is not a formal IT award, qualification, or license and should not be utilised as such.

If you receive an Unsuitable outcome, the ACS assessor will note the reason for the outcome but will not include details regarding internal assessment processes. In addition, ACS will provide information regarding the Appeal process. Per the MSA Appeal Policy, ACS may refund the cost of an Appeal if the assessment decision is overturned.

ACS regularly reviews and updates assessment criteria adapting to IT industry and technology trends. Because of this, it is sometimes possible for returning applicants to receive an outcome not in line with their previous assessment outcomes. ACS does not currently support Outcome Reassessment nor Outcome Renewals. We are actively working with internal and external stakeholders to identify future support opportunities and technical capabilities.

Outcome revocation

ACS undertakes quality checks and supports a variety of communication channels to engage stakeholders and combat unethical practices. Should there be any conclusive evidence of misrepresentation or fraud in your assessment, even after the result letter has been issued, ACS reserves the right to revoke the result letter and officially report the matter to DOHA for further action.

Information submitted to ACS may be shared with Australian Government authorities for the purposes of maintaining standards and integrity of the skills assessment and migration processes. ACS will inform all parties in writing when an outcome/s has been formally revoked.