VETASSESS Group B occupation: Importer or Exporter

A bachelor’s or equivalent degree which is considered comparable to the educational levels in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) or experience in a similar area is essential for this profession.

Candidates must meet at minimum any of four requirements in the table below (1-4):

Extra credentials for a topic that is highly relevant to study are at these levels of competence:

• AQF Diploma
• AQF Advanced Diploma
• Associate Degree from AQF or
• AQF Graduate Diploma

The Bachelor’s or higher degree includes:

• Master’s Degree in AQF from the AQF Foundation or
• Doctoral Degree from AQF

Highly relevant, paid, employment duration (20 to more than 20 hours per week)

• An average of three years’ relevant work experience with a suitable qualification level in the profession was obtained 5 years prior to the date to take a skills test.
• Minimum of 6 years of relevant experience is required. This consists in five consecutive years of work that is relevant (which may not have yet to be completed within the past 5 year) and at minimum one year of work with a high degree of relevance that was completed in the last five years preceding the date of submission.

If employment is to be made prior to the attainment of the required level of certification. If this is the case, the applicant must have completed one year’s worth of relevant work and have sufficient knowledge over the last five years. The pre-qualification period of the last five years could have taken place over the previous 10 years. An accurate assessment of the length of employment as well as the level of qualifications is needed to allow the Skills Assessment to be concluded positively.