Qualifications evidence

A standard 3-year Bachelor’s level qualification is deemed as having a major in computing if at least 33% of the qualification is IT. Qualifications that are longer in duration are assessed to the equivalent of a 3-year AQF Level 7 (Bachelor) award.

A Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree qualification is deemed as having a major in computing if it contains one full academic year worth of ICT content. For example:

• If your Diploma is of duration 1 year, 100% of the ICT units should be IT
• If duration is 2 years, then at least 50% of content must be IT
• If any Diploma is of duration less than 1 year, it will be considered IT Insufficient

A 2-year postgraduate qualification (such as Graduate Diploma or Masters) is deemed as having a major in computing if at least 50% of the qualification is ICT. Qualifications are assessed to the equivalent of a 2-year AQF Level 8 and above award. An Australian postgraduate degree with only 12 subjects requires at least 67% ICT content.

Australian postgraduate qualifications must contain:

• A minimum of 3 semesters or at least 1.5 years of full-time study;
• At least 2 semesters or 1 year of full-time equivalent ICT content;
• A minimum of 12 units or subjects

If your qualification involves a thesis or research project, you must provide an abstract of the thesis or research project. If possible, the primary supervisor should endorse the abstract. The front page of the abstract should display the university name, the date of thesis publication or project completion, and specify the percentage and nature of IT content relevant to your nominated ANZSCO. In the case of a research-based postgraduate qualification (Master or PhD) completed primarily through a thesis, the assessment will focus on the research content and findings presented in the official thesis.