News & Updates

The Department of Home Affairs is updating the Temporary Graduate 485 visa.

Dr Mamta Chauhan will become Interim Executive Director of VETASSESS on July 1, following the retirement of Rob Thomason. 

Read the answers to some of the questions our assessment teams are most frequently asked.

Our next skills assessment webinars will be held on June 26 and will focus on professional occupations. These 45-minute webinars are designed to provide applicants, potential applicants, and migration agents and lawyers, with information and updates on appl

On June 12, VETASSESS will resume accepting new applications for the occupations of Chef and Fitter (General). 

VETASSESS has achieved the ISO 27001:2022 international standard for information security, recognising it uses best practice for managing confidentiality, integrity and availability in its information security management system.

VETASSESS and the National Skills Development Corporation of India (NSDC) have agreed to jointly develop a plan to enable skilled workers from India to travel to Australia to fill labour shortages. 

The Customer Service Institute of Australia (CSIA) and VETASSESS have launched an Accreditation Program for customer service leaders.  

From April 23, VETASSESS will implement a number of changes to the trades skills assessment process. These changes will apply to new applications lodged from that date.

On April 23, VETASSESS will resume accepting new applications for three trade occupations.

Our Skills Assessment experts have been assisting our clients and agents with queries via webinars, social media and emails. Here are answers to some of the most common questions they receive. 

The Bendigo Kangan Institute and VETASSESS response to the Australian Government Department of Education Consultation on a National Skills Passport - 2023.