Skill Level Requirement Met Date

The ACS assessment process will seek to find the earliest Skill Level Requirement Met Date possible for each assessment pathway. The Skill Level Requirement Met Date is dependent on the completion of both the relevant qualification and relevant work experience. If an applicant’s work experience is completed before the completion date of their qualification, the Skill Level Requirement Met Date will be determined by the earliest date that both the relevant work experience and the qualification are completed.

Please review Example 1 and 2 for further information. 

• Applicant completed a relevant Bachelor’s degree with a major in IT on 31 Jan 2014 and has 4 years of relevant work experience from 1 Feb 2014 until 31 Jan 2018
• 2 years of work experience will be used to satisfy the suitability criteria and the applicant's Skill Level Requirement Met Date will be 31 Jan 2016
• All suitable work experience completed AFTER 31 Jan 2016 will be considered Skilled Employment

• Applicant completes 2 years of relevant work experience from 31 Jan 2008 until 31 Jan 2010
• Applicant completes another 2 years of relevant work experience from 31 Jan 2011 until 31 Jan 2013
• Applicant completes a 3-year relevant Bachelor’s degree on 31 Jan 2016
• Applicant completes a final 2 years of relevant work experience from 31 Jan 2017 until 31 Jan 2019
• The ‘Skill Level Requirement Met Date’ will be 31 Jan 2016 because this is the date BOTH the relevant work experience AND the relevant qualification are completed
• Only relevant work experience completed after 31 Jan 2016 is considered Skilled Employment
• All work experience completed before 31 Jan 2016 is NOT considered Skilled Employment