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    ACT Critical Skills List Update July 2022

    Jul 12,2022

    Act-Critical Skills List Update July 2022

    With the beginning of the new financial year, the ACT Critical Skills List has also updated on 11 July 2022. This list identifies the current in-demand occupations in the ACT. If you are a candidate for Australia PR and want to apply for ACT nomination under subclass 491 or subclass 190 then this list is most important to you. Find out the ANZSCO Unit Group & code, Nomination places available each month, and the Nominated Occupation list with this article.

    About ACT Nomination

    As per the DHA (Department of Home Affairs), the Australia Capital Territory is allowed to give a nomination to inland and overseas candidates under two visa subclasses,

    However, to apply under these subclasses, candidates need to be eligible as per the Department of Home Affairs criteria.

    • Age should be under 45 years at the time of invitation
    • Your nominated occupation must be under the eligible skilled occupations’ relevant list
    • Candidates must have a valid as well as a positive skills assessment of the nominated occupation.
    • According to the DHA’s points criteria, candidates must achieve at least 65 points.

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    ACT Critical Skills List Update

    As per the recent update, the critical skills list or ACT has been updated on 11 July 2022. The updated list will be applicable for all the Canberra Matrix. Irrespective of when the EOIs were submitted. Here is the list of the updated critical skills list,

    ACT Critical Skills List – July 2022

    ANZSCO Occupation Unit Group Available Nomination Places ANZSCO Latest Nominated Occupation
    Advertising, Public Relations and Sales Managers (1311) 5 or less 131112 Sales and Marketing Manager
    131113 Advertising Manager
    131114 Public Relations Manager (491 only)
    Corporate Services Manager (1321) 5 or less 132111 Corporate Services Manager
    Finance Managers (1322) 5 or less 132211 Finance Manager
    Human Resource Managers (1323) 5 or less 132311 Human Resource manager
    Policy and Planning Managers (1324) 10 or less 132411 Policy and Planning Manager (491 only)
    Construction Managers (1331) 15 or less 133111 Construction Project Manager
    133112 Project Builder (491 only)
    Production Managers (1335) 5 or less 133511 Production Manager (forestry)
    133512 Production Manager (manufacturing)
    Supply and Distribution Manager (1336) 5 or less 133611 Supply and Distribution Manager
    133612 Procurement Manager (491 only)
    Child Care Centre Manager (1341) 5 or less 134111 Child Care Centre Manager
    Health and Welfare Services Managers (1342) 5 or less 134211 Medical Administrator (491 only)
    134212 Nursing Clinical Director
    134213 Primary Health Organisation Manager
    134214 Welfare Centre Manager
    134299 Health and Welfare Services Managers (nec)
    Other Education Managers (1344) 5 or less 134412 Regional Education Manager (491 only)
    134499 Education Managers (nec)
    ICT managers (1351) 5 or less 135112 ICT Project Manager
    135199 ICT Managers (nec)
    Other Specialist Managers (1399) 5 or less 139911 Arts Administrator or Manager
    139912 Environmental Manager
    139913 Laboratory Manager
    139914 Quality Assurance Manager
    139915 Sports Administrator (491 only)
    139999 Specialist Managers (nec)
    Café and Restaurant Managers (1411) 5 or less 141111 Cafe or Restaurant Manager
    Hotel and Motel Managers (1413) 5 or less 141311 Hotel or Motel Manager
    Retail Managers (1421) 5 or less 142115 Post Office Manager (491 only)
    Call or Contact Centre and Customer Service Managers (1492) 5 or less 149212 Customer Service Manager
    Conference and Event Organisers (1493) 5 or less 149311 Conference and Event Organiser
    Hospitality, Retail and Service Managers (1499) 5 or less 149912 Cinema or Theatre Manager (491 only)
    149913 Facilities Manager
    149914 Financial Institution Branch Manager (491 only)
    Journalists and Other Writers (2124) 5 or less 212411 Copywriter
    212412 Newspaper or Periodical Editor
    212413 Print Journalist
    212415 Technical Writer
    212416 Television Journalist
    212499 Journalist and Other Writers (nec)
    Accountants (2211) 5 or less 221111 Accountant (General)
    221112 Management Accountant
    221113 Taxation Accountant
    Auditors, Company Secretaries and Corporate Treasurers (2212) 5 or less 221211 Company Secretary
    221213 External Auditor
    221214 Internal Auditor
    Financial Investment Advisers and Managers (2223) 5 or less 222311 Financial Investment Adviser
    222312 Financial Investment Manager
    Human Resource Professionals (2231) 5 or less 223111 Human Resource Adviser (491 only)
    223112 Recruitment Consultant
    223113 Workplace Relations Adviser (491 only)
    Intelligence and Policy Analysts (2244) 10 or less 224412 Policy Analyst (491 only)
    Management and Organisation Analysts (2247) 5 or less  224711 Management Consultant
    224712 Organisation and Methods Analyst
    Other Information and Organisation Professionals (2249) 5 or less 224912 Liaison Officer (491 only)
    224914 Patents Examiner
    224999 Information and Organisation Professionals (nec)
    Advertising and Marketing Professionals (2251) 5 or less 225111 Advertising Specialist
    225112 Market Research Analyst (491 only)
    225113 Marketing Specialist
    Public Relations Professionals (2253) 5 or less 225311 Public Relations Professional
    Surveyors and Spatial Scientists (2322) 5 or less 232212 Surveyor
    232213 Cartographer
    232214 Other Spatial Scientist
    Graphic and Web Designers, and Illustrators (2324) 5 or less 232411 Graphic Designer
    232412 Illustrator
    232413 Multimedia Designer (491 only)
    232414 Web Designer
    Civil Engineering Professionals (2332) 5 or less 233211 Civil Engineer
    233212 Geotechnical Engineer
    233213 Quantity Surveyor
    233214 Structural Engineer
    233215 Transport Engineer
    Electrical Engineers (2333) 5 or less 233311 Electrical Engineer
    Electronics Engineers (2334) 5 or less 233411 Electronics Engineer
    5 or less 5 or less 233511 Industrial Engineer
    233512 Mechanical Engineer
    233513 Production or Plant Engineer
    Other Engineering Professionals (2339) 5 or less 233911 Aeronautical Engineer
    233912 Agricultural Engineer
    233913 Biomedical Engineer
    233914 Engineering Technologist
    233915 Environmental Engineer
    233916 Naval Architect
    233999 Engineering Professionals (nec)
    Environmental Scientists (2343) 5 or less 234311 Conservation Officer (491 only)
    234312 Environmental Consultant
    234313 Environmental Research Scientist
    234399 Environmental Scientist (nec)
    Veterinarians (2347) 5 or less 234711 Veterinarian
    Other Natural and Physical Science Professionals (2349) 5 or less 234911 Conservator
    234912 Metallurgist
    234913 Meteorologist
    234914 Physicist
    234915 Exercise Physiologist (491 only)
    234999 Natural and Physical Science Professionals (nec)
    Early Childhood (2411) 5 or less 241111 Early Childhood (Pre-Primary School) Teacher
    Primary School Teachers (2412) 5 or less 241213 Primary School Teacher
    Secondary School Teachers (2414) 5 or less 241411 Secondary School Teacher
    Special Education Teachers (2415) 5 or less 241511 Special Needs Teacher
    241512 Teacher of the Hearing Impaired
    241513 Teacher of the Sight Impaired
    241599 Special Education Teachers (nec)
    University Lecturers and Tutors (2421) 5 or less 242111 University Lecturer
    Vocational Education Teachers / Polytechnic Teachers (2422) 5 or less 242211 Vocational Education Teacher (491 only)
    Medical Imaging Professionals (2512) 5 or less 251211 Medical Diagnostic Radiographer
    251212 Medical Radiation Therapist
    251213 Nuclear Medicine Technologist
    251214 Sonographer
    Occupational and Environmental Health Professionals (2513) 5 or less 251311 Environmental Health Officer (491 only)
    251312 Occupational Health and Safety Adviser
    Pharmacists (2515) 5 or less 251511 Hospital Pharmacist
    251512 Industrial Pharmacist
    251513 Retail Pharmacist
    Health Diagnositic and Promotion Professionals (2519) 5 or less 251999 Health Diagnostic and Promotion Professionals (nec)
    Dental Practitioners (2523) 5 or less 252311 Dental Specialist
    252312 Dentist (491 only)
    Occupational Therapists (2524) 5 or less 252411 Occupational Therapist
    Physiotherapists (2525) 5 or less 252511 Physiotherapist
    Audiologists and Speech Pathologists / Therapists (2527) 5 or less 252711 Audiologist
    252712 Speech Pathologist
    General Practitioners and Resident Medical Officers (2531) 5 or less 253111 General Practitioner
    253112 Resident Medical Officer
    Anaesthetists (2532) 5 or less 253211 Anaesthetists
    Specialist Physicians (2533) 5 or less 253312 Cardiologist
    253317 Intensive Care Specialist
    253318 Neurologist
    253321 Paediatrician
    Psychiatrists (2534) 5 or less 253411 Psychiatrists
    Other Medical Practitioners (2541) 5 or less 253912 Emergency Medicine Specialist
    253917 Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist
    253999 Specialist Physicians (nec)
    Midwives (2541) 5 or less 254111 Midwife
    Nurse Managers (2543) 5 or less 254311 Nurse Manager
    Registered Nurses (2544) 15 or less 254411 Nurse Practitioner
    254412 Registered Nurse (Aged Care)
    254413 Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health)
    254414 Registered Nurse (Community Health)
    254415 Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)
    254416 Registered Nurse (Developmental Disability)
    254417 Registered Nurse (Disability and Rehabilitation)
    254418 Registered Nurse (Medical)
    254421 Registered Nurse (Medical Practice)
    254422 Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
    254423 Registered Nurse (Perioperative)
    254424 Registered Nurse (Surgical)
    254425 Registered Nurse (Paediatrics)
    254499 Registered Nurses (nec)
    ICT Business and Systems Analysts (2611) 20 or less 261111 ICT Business Analyst
    261112 Systems Analyst
    Multimedia Specialists and Web Developers (2612) 5 or less 261211 Multimedia Specialist
    261212 Web developer
    Software and Applications Programmers (2613) 40 or less 261311 Analyst Programmer
    261312 Developer Programmer
    261313 Software Engineer
    261314 Software Tester
    261399 Software and Applications Programmers (nec)
    Database and Systems Administrators, and ICT Security Specialists (2621) 10 or less 262111 Database Administrator
    262112 ICT Security Specialist
    262113 Systems Administrator
    Computer Network Professionals (2631) 5 or less 263111 Computer Network and Systems Engineer
    263112 Network Administrator
    263113 Network Analyst
    ICT Support and Test Engineers (2632) 5 or less 263211 ICT Quality Assurance Engineer
    263212 ICT Support Engineer
    263213 ICT Systems Test Engineer
    263299 ICT Support and Test Engineers (nec)
    Solicitors (2713) 5 or less 271311 Solicitor
    Counsellors (2721) 5 or less 272111 Careers Counsellor
    272112 Drug and Alcohol Counsellor
    272113 Family and Marriage Counsellor
    272114 Rehabilitation Counsellor
    272115 Student Counsellor
    272199 Counsellors (nec)
    Psychologists (2723) 5 or less 272311 Clinical Psychologist
    272312 Educational Psychologist
    272313 Organisational Psychologist
    272314 Psychotherapist
    272399 Psychologists (nec)
    Social Professionals (2724) 5 or less 272412 Interpreter
    272413 Translator (491 only)
    272499 Social Professionals (nec)
    Social Workers (2725) 5 or less 272511 Social Worker
    Welfare, Recreation and Community Arts Workers (2726) 5 or less 272611 Community Arts Worker (491 only)
    272612 Recreation Officer
    272613 Welfare Worker
    Medical Technicians (3112) 5 or less 311211 Anaesthetic Technician
    311212 Cardiac Technician
    311213 Medical Laboratory Technician
    311214 Operating Theatre Technician (491 only)
    311215 Pharmacy Technician
    311216 Pathology Collector (491 only)
    311299 Medical Technicians (nec)
    Architectural, Building and Surveying Technicians (3121) 5 or less 312111 Architectural Draftsperson
    312113 Building Inspector
    312114 Construction Estimator (491 only)
    312116 Surveying or Spatial Science Technician (491 only)
    312199 Architectural, Building and Surveying Technicians (nec)
    ICT Support Technicians (3131) 5 or less 313111 Hardware Technician
    313112 ICT Customer Support Officer
    313113 Web Administrator
    313199 ICT Support Technicians (nec)
    Motor Mechanics (3212) 5 or less 321211 Motor Mechanic (General)
    321212 Diesel motor mechanic
    321213 Motorcycle mechanic
    321214 Small engine mechanic
    Panelbeaters (3241) 5 or less 324111 Panelbeater
    Bricklayers and Stonemasons (3311) 5 or less 331111 Bricklayer
    331112 Stonemason
    Carpenters and Joiners (3312) 5 or less 331211 Carpenter and Joiner
    331212 Carpenter
    331213 Joiner
    Painting Trades Workers (3322) 5 or less 332211 Painting Trades Worker
    Plasterers (3332) 5 or less 333211 Fibrous Plasterer
    333212 Solid Plasterer
    Plumbers (3341) 5 or less 334111 Plumber (General)
    334112 Airconditioning and Mechanical Services Plumber
    334113 Drainer
    334114 Gasfitter
    334115 Roof Plumber
    Electricians (3411) 5 or less 341111 Electrician (General)
    341112 Electrician (Special Class)
    341113 Lift Mechanic
    Bakers and Pastrycooks (3511) 5 or less 351111 Baker
    351112 Pastrycook
    Chefs (3513) 5 or less 351311 Chef
    Cooks (3514) 5 or less 351411 Cook
    Animal Attendants and Trainers (3611) 5 or less 361111 Dog Handler or Trainer
    361112 Horse Trainer
    361114 Zookeeper (491 only)
    361199 Animal Attendants and Trainers (nec)
    Gardeners (3622) 5 or less 362211 Gardener (General)
    362212 Arborist
    362213 Landscape Gardener
    Hairdressers (3911) 5 or less 391111 Hairdresser
    Enrolled Nurses (4114) 5 or less 411411 Enrolled Nurse
    Massage Therapists (4116) 5 or less 411611 Massage Therapist
    Welfare Support Workers (4117) 5 or less 411711 Community Worker
    411712 Disabilities Services Officer
    411713 Family Support Worker
    411715 Residential Care Officer
    411716 Youth Worker
    Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials (4523) 5 or less 452312 Gymnastics Coach or Instructor
    452313 Horse Riding Coach or Instructor
    452314 Snowsport Instructor
    452315 Swimming Coach or Instructor
    452316 Tennis Coach
    452317 Other Sports Coach or Instructor
    452321 Sports Development Officer
    Contract, Program and Project Administrators (5111) 5 or less 511111 Contract Administrator
    511112 Program or Project Administrator

    ACT Expression Of Interest

    It is necessary to submit a valid Expression on Interest (EOI) through SkillSelect. SkillSelect is an online application system that is managed by the DHA. To apply for the ACT nomination candidates must need to meet the Department of Home Affairs visa criteria. Moreover, candidates need to meet the DHA’s criteria regularly even if candidates received invitations from the ACT.

    Based on the SkillSelect EOI the ACT confirms the nomination approval and on this basis, the DHA will issue the Invitation To Apply for the skilled migration visa. ACT cannot confirm nominations if candidates do not meet the DHA’s criteria or the SkillSelect EOI is expired.

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    Conclusion

    As per the update now the updated list will be considered for the upcoming ACT nominations. Based on the current labour market demand in the ACT the list has been declared and will revise in the future. Based on the Canberra Matrix, if candidates are working in the nominated occupations or even nominated under the listed above critical skills occupation list they can claim the points.

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