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• Victoria is an easier place to be nominated as a Teacher, in comparison to other states

• There is a workforce skills pathway which makes it easier to be nominated for a 190 visa as an Early Childhood Teacher in Victoria.

• Luckily for those in Victoria, there is no minimum experience and hours of work requirement. Casual employment will be accepted

NSW 190

• To follow the state nomination in NSW under the Visa 190, you will need to make an expression of interest with SkillSelect

• You need to have resided in NSW for at least 3 months or be employed in the occupation of Teacher in NSW

NSW 491

You will need to make an expression of interest with SkillSelect and register your interest for NSW nomination. ECT is an occupation on the NSW state list. You will have the below 3 options:

• STREAM 1: Live and work in a regional area for at least 12 months and hold a valid skills assessment that appears on stream 1 occupation list; or

• STREAM 2: Hold a valid skills assessment for an occupation that appears on your preferred region's occupation list and have completed study in the past 24 months which can meet the Australian study requirement and relate to your occupation; or

• STREAM 3: Hold a valid skills assessment for an occupation that appears on your preferred region's occupation list and residing in Australia.

Early Childhood teacher is an occupation on the SA list, and you can apply via expression of interest. You can apply for nomination after you have met the following requirement.

Check out the below table for work and study requirements:

You need to make an expression of interest with SkillSelect. If you have not studied in TAS, you must have an occupation on the TSOL list, including the occupation of Early Childhood teacher.

Check out the below table for work and study requirements if you graduated in Tasmania or another states.

Note the employment means 35 hours/week, and can be multiple jobs.

You can apply for nomination after you have met the following requirement.

Early childhood (pre‑primary school) teacher is an occupation listed on the NT list

To be eligible, you need to have:

• Successfully completed a two-year single tertiary course or a set of nested tertiary courses in the NT

And;

• Lived in the Northern Territory for at least 6 months after graduation while holding full work right visa (500 visa cannot be counted as full work right visa regardless the hour permitted)

• Employment is not mandatory if you’re a NT Graduate

Once you have met the above requirement, you need to submit your nomination application to the NT government.

*other states graduates may not go to NT for 190 nominations unless willing to study 2 year degree and have yet used the Visa 485.

To follow the Graduate stream pathway, you need to

• Have a WA qualification

• Meet the EOI requirement

• Have proficient English

• Have relevant skills assessment

• Have an occupation on the WA graduate occupation list

• Have completed 6 months of work experience (minimum of 20 hrs per week) or have a job offer (minimum of 6 months, 35 hrs per week)

General stream pathway (You don’t need to have studied in WA)

• Under Sche1 occupation list, you need to have skills assessment, proficient English and 1 year of work experience

• Under Sche2 occupation list, you need to have skills assessment, proficient English and a job offer (minimum of 1 year of full-time work, 35hr per week).

*Note, the Graduate pathway work experience, and job offer requires minimum of 20 hours per week

*Note, skilled workers pathway work experience and job offer requires minimum of 35 hours per week

State nomination is based on a matrix point system. You need to apply for the nomination after you have applied for EOI.

• Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teacher (241111) is an occupation on the ACT critical list.

• 482/457 visa holders who has been sponsored by ACT employers or small business owners can also follow a pathway to permanent residency

• Skill level for this occupation requires proficient English (ECT is skill lv1)

For 491 and 190 visa state nomination, see table for working and living requirements