Counsellors nec Vetassess skills assessment
What is the requirement of the Counsellors nec Vetassess skills assessment?
What’s the vetassess skills assessment of a job description
Counselors provide
- information on vocational, relationship, social and educational difficulties and issues,
- and work with people to help them to identify and define their emotional issues through therapies such as cognitive behaviour therapy, interpersonal therapy
- and other talking therapies.
The occupation group Counsellors NEC covers Counsellors not elsewhere classified.
What is skills assessment Occupations in this group include:
- Gambling Counsellor
- Grief Counsellor
- Life Coach
- Sexual Assault Counsellor
- Trauma Counsellor
Occupations not considered under this ANZSCO code:
Other occupations included in the ANZSCO Unit Group 2721 Counsellors:
- Careers Counsellor
- Drug and Alcohol Counsellor
- Family and Marriage Counsellor
- Rehabilitation Counsellor
- Student Counsellor
Psychologists are advised to contact the Australian Psychological Society for assessment as a psychologist for migration purposes.
What’re the Requirements for Skills Assessment
This occupation requires
A qualification which is assessed as comparable to the educational level of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Bachelor degree or higher degree, in a field highly relevant to the nominated occupation.
Applicants must also have at least one year of highly relevant, post-qualification employment at an appropriate skill level completed in the last five years.
A positive assessment of both qualification and employment is required for a positive Skills Assessment Outcome.
What’s the requirement for Qualification
AQF Bachelor degree or higher
Highly relevant major fields of study include:
- Counselling
- Psychotherapy
Fields of study usually deemed not highly relevant:
- Psychology
- Psychiatry
- Social Work
- Mental Health Nursing
- Special Education
What’s the requirement for Employment
Counsellors provide
- information on vocational, relationship, social and educational difficulties and issues,
- and work with people to help them to identify and define their emotional issues through therapies such as cognitive behaviour therapy, interpersonal therapy
- and other talking therapies.
The occupation group Counsellors nec covers Counsellors not elsewhere classified in ANZSCO.
Highly relevant tasks include, but are not limited to:
- conducting counselling interviews with individuals, couples and family groups
- presenting alternative approaches and discussing the potential for attitude
and behaviour change - may work in a call centre
Additional tasks may include:
- maintaining accurate and confidential client records
- referring clients to other practitioners and service providers where appropriate
In Australia, there are currently no legal requirements
- for licensing or registration for the occupation of Counsellor.
Membership of a professional body such as the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia may be required by employers.