To work as a Film and Video Editor, you need a qualification that is comparable to an Australian Bachelor’s degree or higher.

Applicants can meet the assessment criteria in four different ways:

If you started working before finishing the required qualification, you must have at least one year of highly relevant work experience at the right skill level within the last five years. The remaining five years of required work experience can be from the last ten years.

A positive evaluation of both your qualification level and your work experience duration is needed for a positive Skills Assessment outcome.

Group B Previous

Additional qualifications in a highly relevant field of study include those comparable to the following levels:

• AQF Diploma
• AQF Advanced Diploma
• AQF Associate Degree
• AQF Graduate Diploma

A Bachelor degree or higher degree includes:

• AQF Master Degree
• AQF Doctoral Degree

Highly relevant paid employment (20 hours or more per week) requirements are:

1-3 years:

• Minimum of 1-3 years of employment highly relevant to the nominated occupation, completed at the appropriate skill level, within the five years before applying for a Skills Assessment.

4 years:

• Minimum of 4 years of relevant employment required. This includes three years of relevant employment (which can be outside the last five years) plus at least one year of highly relevant employment within the last five years before applying.

SELF EMPLOYMENT

If you are self-employed, you are required to provide the following:

Evidence of self-employment such as sole trading or business registration details and/or official statements issued by your (registered) Accountant and/or legal team. The statement from your Accountant or Solicitor must include the Accountant’s or Solicitor’s letterhead, your full name, how long you have been continuously self-employed including official dates in each role, the nature of the business conducted, the signature and contact details of the Accountant or Solicitor.

A statutory declaration listing your main duties during self-employment;

Payment evidence showing regular income from self-employment, such as client invoices together with corresponding bank statements and/or official taxation records;

Supplementary evidence, such as contracts with clients or suppliers, client testimonials, evidence of projects completed, etc.