ANZSCO Tasks vs Your Real Position (Occupation)
Any applications requiring any indication or a usage of an occupation such as any work sponsored or skilled migration visas – the Migration laws always refer to the ANZSCO.
The latest ANZSCO is found here:
As immigration lawyers, just as the Department of Home Affairs would, we too use ANZSCO as a guide to determine our clients’ experience or the position being offered for sponsorship by a business is relevant to the listed occupations for migration purposes.
As an example of this being applied, the Department will seldom make Requests For Information (RFI) such as:
Evidence of genuine full-time position and/or occupation alignment in order for me to assess whether the position associated with the nominated occupation of [occupation] is genuine and/or aligns with the nominated occupation as it is described in the ANZSCO, I require additional information.
Provide more information about the position, including:
a statement indicating the approximate percentage of time expected to be spent on the main groups of tasks that the nominee will be undertaking
a statement and evidence (if available) demonstrating that the tasks of the position are consistent with the tasks of the nominated occupation as listed in the ANZSCO when taken in the context of where the position will be performed
Whilst ANZSCO is a very important piece of evidence, it must be very carefully used and must not be applied strictly. Even the authors of the ANSCO state the following:
Interpreting ANZSCO occupation definitions
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The definitional material describing each occupation is intended primarily as an aid to interpreting occupation statistics classified to ANZSCO. The descriptions are, therefore, only a guide to the tasks undertaken and skills involved in various occupations and are not a definitive statement of what is required.
Hence one should not be concerned too if your occupation does not match the ANZSCO tasks.
Consider the occupation: Make Up Artist ANZSCO 399514 the ANZSCO lists the following tasks for this occupation:
Tasks include:
operating microwave equipment to transmit video information to transmitter sites and receiving video signals from remote locations
maintaining and repairing radio and television transmitters and associated equipment
selecting and attaching equipment to cameras, positioning cameras, and following the action of scenes being photographed while adjusting controls
positioning equipment, such as spotlights, floodlights and cables, and operating lights during filming, broadcasting and stage performances
applying and retouching make up during shooting and performance, including special effects make up such as scars and wounds
designing and making musical instruments and instrument parts using specially selected materials and techniques similar to those used in cabinetmaking, metal pipe making, silversmithing and wood carving, and tuning and repairing musical instruments
setting up and adjusting equipment such as microphones, and operating sound mixing consoles and associated equipment to regulate volume and sound quality
selecting and setting up television recording, editing and mixing equipment, and adjusting and monitoring their operation
As you can see out of 8 listed tasks, only one task is considered relative.
A better and more accurate guide to the occupation found as a short descriptor just under the occupation on the same page, as:
Designs and applies make up to actors, presenters and other performing artists.
Or more related to myself, as a Solicitor, if I was to apply for a skilled or sponsored visa and if the Department had applied the ANZSCO very strictly I would fail – because if I were to provide a percentage chart of the tasks, then it would look like this:
ANZSCO Tasks Chart
As an Accredited Specialist in Immigration Law – admitted as a solicitor in the NSW Supreme Court since Feb 2011, I would be greatly offended if the Department or any other authorities told me that they would not recognise my experience and current employment as a ‘solicitor’ simply because my day-to-day tasks are not found in the ANZSCO.
We are always in an ongoing fight with the Department and even the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and educating them to prevent them from using ANZSCO strictly and refusing the applications stating that they are not genuine or relevant simply because the occupation description does not match to that of ANZSCO tasks.
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