Visa Sponsorship for an Early Childhood Career in Australia
Are you looking for visa sponsorship to further your career in early childhood education and development in Australia?
REED offers a number of Visa sponsorship opportunities to international educators and teachers who are passionate about their early childhood career and seek to reside in Australia with their family.
*Please note, Australian law requires us to hire Australian staff where possible first. If we are unable to source Australian staff for a position, we then recruit international educators. We also have a preference for international educators who are already onshore.
1. Subclass 482 Temporary Skill Shortage Visa Scheme: 1 – 5 Year Visa
Under this ANZSCO Code 421111 scheme, REED can sponsor you if you currently live in another country of the world but want to work in child care in Australia and meet the following VISA criteria:
- You have 2 years full time equivalent employment experience from permanent employment.
- You hold an overseas Diploma that is National Quality Framework (NQF) approved. To check your qualification, please click on this link: https://www.acecqa.gov.au/qualifications/nqf-approved
- If your qualification isn’t currently recognised by the Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) as equivalent to the Australian Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care you can request that ACECQU assess the qualification for you (see Where to From Here below).
- You have an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Score of 6 for English.
2. Subclass 494 Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) Visa Scheme: 3 Year Visa
Under this ANZSCO Code 421111 scheme REED can sponsor you if you live in another country of the world but want to work in child care in Australia and meet the following VISA criteria:
- You have 3 years proven full time equivalent experience from permanent employment.
- You hold an overseas Diploma that is National Quality Framework (NQF) approved. To check your qualification, please click on this link: https://www.acecqa.gov.au/qualifications/nqf-approved
- If your qualification isn’t currently recognised by the Australian Children’s Education & Care Quality Authority (ACECQA) as equivalent to the Australian Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care you can request that ACECQU assess the qualification for you (see Where to From Here below).
- You have an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Score of 6 for English.
- You complete an ACECQA ANZSCO Code 421111 skills assessment.
After completing this three year visa, you can apply for permanent residency in Australia at no extra cost.
3. REED can also employ you if you are on a Student, Graduate or 408 visa.
The above visas have varying working rights, and people often go from student visas to graduate visas. They then may look to enter one of the visa options outlined above. The 408 visa is free for individual applicants.
REED honours all VISA sponsorship arrangements it enters into, and over the years has seen many staff members complete visas, grow their early childhood career and then successfully apply to become permanent residents. You can even talk to our migration agent who has worked with REED since 2019. She can independently verify REED’s commitment to honouring every VISA sponsorship opportunity offered to international educators. Please note, ensure that you are truthful at all times when you submit your visa application, as otherwise your visa will application will be declined when processed by the visa authority.
REED has over 23 child care services across the Wheatbelt, Midwest and South West of Western Australia under the REED umbrella, and we host a two day Educator Conference each year for all staff. The conference includes a range of professional development workshops as well as paid accommodation, food/meals and mileage.
Where to From Here – Next Steps:
Step 1: Check your qualification is on the approved list:
If you are overseas or currently in Australia and you are interested in sponsorship job opportunities with us, you will first need to check whether or not your current qualification is on the approved list. To check your qualification, please click on the link below:
https://www.acecqa.gov.au/qualifications/nqf-approved
Step 2: Have your qualifications assessed by ACECQA:
If your qualification is not on the approved list, then you will need to get it assessed by ACECQA. Please click on the link below and follow the steps:
https://www.acecqa.gov.au/qualifications/assessment/apply/early-childhood
Important: Read the “Guidelines for determination of equivalent early childhood qualifications” before you submit your qualifications for assessment and pay the $116 fee. The guidelines are included in the link above. The guidelines provide clear criteria that you will need to meet for each of the Early Childhood teacher, Diploma Level Educator or Certificate 3 Level Educator. Please pay attention also to the “supervised professional experience during qualification” section for each position.
NOTE: REED will not respond to your enquiries unless you have completed steps 1 and 2 above. It is important that you do your basic initial research. Once you have completed the steps above, we will refer you to our approved registered migration agent.
If you have completed the above steps, please forward your enquiry and documents to [email protected].